SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - Superior might become the second Wisconsin city to ban synthetic marijuana. The City Council will consider the ban on Tuesday night. The product is known as “K-2,” and it’s a mix of herbs and a formulated compound. A chemist from Clemson University developed it 15 years ...More
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - State officials said they found no mechanical problems on a Wisconsin Dells amusement park ride where a 12-year-old girl was seriously injured. A report released Thursday by the state Commerce Department said the operator of the Terminal Velocity ride did not follow proper protocol when Teagan ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A pharmacist who used to be on the UW-Madison Foundation is one of two people accused of importing and selling millions of counterfeit pills. 55-year-old Marla Ahlgrimm of Madison and 63-year-old Balbir Bhogal of Middleton are both due in federal court Friday. And they’re being held ...More
HUDSON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A western Wisconsin man has admitted injuring a dog with a soup ladle, and causing its death. 26-year-old Michael Wondra of Hudson withdrew an insanity plea Thursday. He pleaded guilty in St. Croix County Circuit Court to a felony charge of mistreating an animal while causing death ...More
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The largest road building project in Wisconsin history is only 2 years old – and already, there are cracks in it. An on-ramp at Milwaukee’s Marquette freeway interchange was shut down Thursday night, after cracks were found in a vertical support column. State Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin had a 50 percent increase in federal funds last year, because of the stimulus program. And the Census Bureau said the Wisconsin increase was much higher than the national spending hike of 16 percent. The Badger State received the 21st highest amount of federal funds per ...More
