Provides the latest RSS feeds for Wisconsin News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Wisconsin Star.com http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/cat/d2a460830d69bfa0/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:53 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:53 -0400 30 Madison - Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) said he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620324/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620324/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A140-acre property at 1147 St. Augustine Road in the Town of Erin is to be aquired by the DNR for addition to the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in Washington ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620325/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620325/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Newly sworn in and attending her first board meeting, Social Development Commissioner Magda G. Peck listened for more than an hour as the commission discussed and debated a slate of issues including the hiring of a search firm to find a new CEO, where to hold the annual meeting and how to elect a new executive committee for the anti-poverty agency. The tone was sometimes friendly, but at other ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620326/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620326/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- In contrast to last year, weather conditions were nearly idea as an estimated 7,000 runners started the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon at Lambeau ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620413/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:02:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214620413/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON -- The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee is poised to consider provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would exempt rent-to-own stores from Wisconsin's consumer protection laws. Rent-to-own businesses offer customers a chance to rent items such as appliances and electronics with no credit check. Customers can exit and rejoin the deals as they wish with ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214619747/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214619747/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A tornado from a large storm system moving cross the south has struck a Georgia town 60 miles north of Atlanta, according to CNN. A least one death has been reported in the state. High winds also are raking Tennessee, where a man died after a tree fell into his home, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214619601/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:27:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214619601/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Kyle Lohse on the mound, Aramis Ramirez out of the lineup and the St. Louis Cardinals with another big inning. It all added up to yet another setback for the Brewers to their rival at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon, 4-2. The Cardinals got to their former teammate Lohse for four two-out runs on six hits – five of them singles – in the fourth inning while the Brewers’ offense ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214619270/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:36:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214619270/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON -- The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation of the shooting death in Madison of a man who allegedly charged police officers with a sword. The Dane County Medical Examiner identifies him as 43-year-old Brent E. Bozek. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Bozek was shot Friday night after a day-long standoff that began when officers attempted to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214618818/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:54:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214618818/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The National Weather Service in Sullivan has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Madison area until 3:45 p.m. Sunday. The area within the warning includes southeastern Columbia County, Dane County, southern Dodge County, Green County, northwestern Jefferson County and northwestern Rock County. A severe storm was reported at 2:44 p.m. near the Monroe Airport and was moving northeast at ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214618893/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:47:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214618893/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Experts say a swarm of black flies appears to be the best explanation for why endangered whooping cranes are abandoning their nests at a Wisconsin wildlife ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214618894/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:35:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214618894/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 PolitiFact Wisconsin : Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says a state report projects that "approximately half" of public employees would live outside municipal boundaries after a decade if the state bans local residency ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214617849/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:05:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214617849/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The sole winning ticket for the $590.5 million jackpot was sold in Florida. But the Wisconsin Lottery says $1 million tickets were sold in Antigo and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214617426/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:20 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214617426/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 An exhibit traveling to the Milwaukee Public Museum this fall concentrates on something few like to talk in depth about: poop. The exhibit is called "Scoop on Poop" and it's based on a popular children's book by the same name. It gives visitors an idea of what poop is and how animals and humans use it. It features artifacts, models and interactive exhibits. Visitors can ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214617345/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:51:09 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214617345/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE- A weekend drunk driving intiative in Milwaukee county results in 12 arrests. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department says the average PAC of the offenders was 0.16. Two of the people arrested were repeat offenders. The aggressive Driving Under the Influence initiative began Friday night and ended early this morning. Since January 2010, Operation Drive Sober has resulted in ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616795/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616795/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Press-Gazette . Eliud Ngetich of New York won the men's marathon in about 2 hours 18 minutes, the newspaper reported, and Lauren Kleppin, a Milwaukee native who now lives in California, won the women's marathon in 2:47.21. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616880/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616880/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach of Madison is reunited with Casey, a 4-year-old yellow Lab he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, in a surprise ceremony Friday at the Iowa Capitol in Des ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616881/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616881/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Spooner - Washburn County sheriff's authorities took part in a ground and water search Thursday and Friday in the case of a 15-year-old Wisconsin girl missing for 17 years. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616353/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214616353/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, of Fond du Lac, says he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be vaccinated. The bill would require ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214615751/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214615751/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 SUSSEX: A possible explosion and fire destroyed a garage connected to a home in Sussex early this morning. Neighbors described hearing what sounded like firecrackers for about fifteen minutes before seeing flames or smoke. The garage's roof along with two vehicles were destroyed in the fire. No one was hurt. There's no word yet on what caused the fire. The damage is estimated at ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214614811/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:05:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214614811/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sunday will start with a bit of patchy morning fog before mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies take over for the majority of the day, according to WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) meteorologist Jesse Ritka. There is a very slim chance for a morning shower if storms in Iowa hold together, but that will be a quick chance and most of the Milwaukee area will stay dry. It will be warmer with a bit more humidity ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214614410/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:09:03 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214614410/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 One of the best rivalries in sports - maybe the best, if the measuring sticks are talent, head-to-head results, controversy and acrimony - happens to be in bowling. That's right. Kegling. Tenpins. Sean Rash and Jason Belmonte are two of the hottest professional bowlers on the planet. They are high-rev, power players in the primes of their career - Rash is 30 and Belmonte is 29 - and they ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214611828/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:12:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214611828/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The chances of winning are low -- 1 in 175 million. But should you strike it big with the Powerball drawing, financial advisor and CPA Mike Arnow says there's three things you should ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609908/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:56:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609908/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Milwaukee police were investigating two shootings that happened about two miles apart on the city's northwest side Saturday morning. In the first, a 47-year-old man was shot while sitting with a friend in the 4700 block of N. 76th Street. Police said a black SUV pulled in front of the pair and a suspect shot the victim once before exiting the vehicle to demand the victim's cellphone. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609643/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609643/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 What happens when a disease-fighting charity dives into venture capitalism? In the first case of its kind, the results include one of the planet's most expensive pills, huge sales projections for a drug company and windfalls for executives who sold stock in the glow of enthusiastic news releases about the drug. Kalydeco is a breakthrough drug designed from knowledge of the genetic roots of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609909/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609909/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Here are the winning numbers in tonight's Powerball drawing: 10 13 14 22 52 with a 11 as the Powerball. The jackpot rose to a record total of an estimated $600 million. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214610058/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214610058/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MLB: Power rankings St. Louis – Jeff Bianchi made the most of a rare opportunity on Saturday night. Starting at second base in place of the slumping Rickie Weeks, Bianchi delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single to center in the top of the 10th inning to spark a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. It was just the second start of the season for the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609910/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609910/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Last week, the Legislature's budget committee cut funding for the state's land conservation program and called on the Department of Natural Resources to begin selling off property. The funding cut and a directive to put public land on the auction block drew strong protests from Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee, but both have been done before. The land-sale proposal calls for ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609547/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:58:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609547/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Search crews took to the ground and water this week in Washburn County searching for a girl who went missing more than 17 years ago at the age of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609090/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:04:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609090/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wabeno -- A treasured landmark has been returned to a small town in northern Wisconsin with a rich history in the logging industry. The giant fiberglass statue of Larry the Logroller has been keeping watch over the logging museum in the Forest County community of Wabeno for many years, but in January it sustained extensive damage by a falling tree. Larry, in pieces, was shipped to an auto body ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609091/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:04:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214609091/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 For a company that operates in more than 100 countries, ABB Inc. keeps a low profile in Wisconsin. That may have ended in January, when ABB announced plans to develop a new regional headquarters at Innovation Campus, the new technology park being developed by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. ABB employs over 29,000 people in Canada, Mexico and the United States and over 145,000 people ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214608972/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:04:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214608972/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 (Fotolia) The owner of a Milwaukee bowling alley and bar who was recently told to remove hundreds of bras hanging from the ceiling due to it being a fire hazard has been allowed to put them back ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214608706/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:54:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214608706/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Powerball was quite the show-stopper this weekend. Saturday night's drawing was expected at $600-million. Today's TMJ4's Keller Russell was out talking to hopefuls in Milwaukee. For some, it was their first time to buy a ticket. Just how much would it take for you to give up your job? Russell spoke with a financial adviser who says, for instance, if you make ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214607986/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:22:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214607986/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Drivers in both directions of I-94 in Milwaukee County were forced to inch along, as construction work completely shut down the highway at Rawson. Today's TMJ4's Todd Hicks spoke with some angry people, stuck in traffic, that according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation stretched at least three miles in the southbound lanes. Some people, like Jim Timmerman, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214607987/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:22:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214607987/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) -- West Allis police have a man in custody in connection to the death of a 63-year-old woman who was found in a hallway of an apartment ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214608103/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:03 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214608103/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison - Two years after lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to enlarge the state budget by creating a privately run bail bonds system in Wisconsin, the controversial idea could be returning. Last time, the bipartisan group of opponents included the state's judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, sheriffs and clerks of court - virtually the entire legal system. Gov. Scott Walker ultimately ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214607290/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:21:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214607290/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - An apartment complex in the 74-hundred block of West Washington Street for people with mental health issues is the scene of a death investigation this weekend. Police aren't yet saying what happened to a 63 year old woman, discovered dead in the hallway outside her apartment Friday afternoon. Officers are now questioning one man, but have not said whether the two ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606708/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:33:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606708/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 endangered whooping cranes are abandoning their nests, but the pesky insects might not be the only reason the birds are struggling in Wisconsin. Black flies are especially prevalent at Necedah, northeast of Tomah, where whooping cranes were reintroduced in 2001 in the hope they would once again inhabit - and potentially flourish in - the eastern United States. The bird's story over the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606819/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606819/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 No one would mistake Scott Walker and Barack Obama for political twins. Yet in their public standing in this polarized state, they’ve come to mirror each other in striking ways. We saw it in 2012 when the two weathered Wisconsin’s turmoil and tribal division by earning the very same share of the vote (53%) five months apart. And we’re seeing the pattern persist in the off ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606709/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606709/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Zielinski had been demoted in March to an adviser from his job as the party's spokesman. He had compared Republican Gov. Scott Walker to Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer on ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606820/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606820/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Fireworks light up the sky over Summerfest on opening day in 2012. The 2013 summer festival season kicks off Saturday with the Highland Games and ends with Indian Summer Festival on Sept. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606191/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606191/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 21-year-old Wisconsin woman was injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning, May 18. Christin Fenter, of Eau Claire, was riding a motorcycle around a curve when it went into a ditch according to the Pierce County Sheriff's department. Fenter was ejected from the motorcycle which also hit trees. The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. near 330th Avenue on westbound U.S. 10 in Union ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606192/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214606192/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Press Gazette GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay police have ruled the death of a 49-year-old man a homicide. The department announced last week it was investigating a suspicious death at Daniel Kuehl's residence. Detective Capt. Todd Thomas tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette the slaying likely occurred within a week of Kuehl's body being found. Police aren't ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605660/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:43:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605660/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - A 27 year old Chicago man's been arrested in connetion with three recent robberies in the Milwaukee-area. West Allis police took Henry Davis Junior into custody, after the Tri-City Bank inside Pick-N-Save at 6760 W. National Avenue was held up at gunpoint last week. In all three cases, police say a Silver Nissan was spotted leaving the scene. The other robberies ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605661/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:43:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605661/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 More than a year after Kohl's Corp. dropped the idea of moving its headquarters to Milwaukee's Park East strip, a long-awaited marketing campaign for that moonscape-like area is about to be launched. Meanwhile, a June groundbreaking is set for a Park East apartment development after years of delays, while a nearby Milwaukee School of Engineering parking structure under construction is ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605662/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605662/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Southbound traffic was reporting a miserable three-mile backup into Rawson Avenue, where I-94 remained shut down for construction work Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Pyritz said in contrast, the northbound lanes had just a half-mile backup. Pyritz said there was no way to know for sure what accounted for the difference. He said there ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605097/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605097/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Mother nature was cutting construction workers along I-94 a break Saturday afternoon, as they rushed to finish a big project, that shut down the highway in both directions near College Avenue. Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Pyritz said dry conditions enabled crews to move at a pace, about an hour ahead of schedule. As of 1:30pm, they had already installed a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605096/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605096/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 As mortgage rates descended, David and Marilou Jasinski decided to jump on for the ride. After buying their house in Sussex in 2004 with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sporting an interest rate of about 5.5%, they refinanced to a 20-year term in 2011 with a rate a little higher than 4%. In February, they refinanced again, this time for 15 years at 2.5%. The latest refinance, while shaving five ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605098/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605098/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 May 18, 2013 2:51 pm A potential Milwaukee's bra ban has been dropped by local officials, according to reports this week, after public outrage at the threat.A Milwaukee city inspector had lodged a complaint that a bowling alley in the city contained a fire hazard, potentially meaning the business could face severe fines if it did not rectify the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605099/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605099/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A St. Paul man is dead after being hit by a semi in Wisconsin Friday, May 17. Glenn Augustine, 63, was struck by a semi pulling into a parking lot just after 4 p.m., according to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Augustine was walking away from his semi as another truck was pulling into get fuel at the Hixton Travel Plaza when he was struck, according to the release. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605100/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214605100/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - This is what it looked like for drivers in the construction zone on I-94 Saturday afternoon. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation completely shut down the highway near the Milwaukee county/Racine county line. Some drivers were reporting that they endured an additional hour of travel time getting through it all. The DOT was expecting to reopen I-94 Sunday morning after ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604538/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604538/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison - Wisconsin's neighbor Minnesota may have become the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex unions on Tuesday. But gay marriage is not on the legislative agenda in Wisconsin, and that's not expected to change in the near future. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse political scientist Joe Heim ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604539/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604539/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay - Green Bay police have ruled the death of a 49-year-old man a homicide. The department announced last week it was investigating a suspicious death at Daniel Kuehl's residence. Detective Capt. Todd ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604212/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604212/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's neighbor Minnesota may have become the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex unions on Tuesday. But gay marriage is not on the legislative agenda in Wisconsin, and that's not expected to change in the near future. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse political scientist Joe Heim ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604542/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604542/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Gov. Scott Walker’s big week of campaigning out east and in Iowa begins Monday with an appearance in Connecticut that is already generating heat. The Connecticut Democratic Party called Walker a "goon" and is raising funds to "send him packing" back to Wisconsin when he keynotes the Connecticut GOP’s largest annual event on May 20, the Hartford Courant reported on ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604540/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604540/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison - The quarterly deadline to place a telephone number on Wisconsin's no-call list is approaching. The deadline to be added to the list is May 31. Any number put on the list then will be protected from unwanted phone solicitations and text messages starting July 1. Registrations are good for two years, and people can re-register their numbers at any time. The list is updated four ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604073/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604073/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison - The state Department of Natural Resources has lifted a statewide burning ban. The DNR temporarily suspended all burning permits on Wednesday because low humidity, windy conditions and high temperatures had created conditions ripe for fires and dozens of fire departments were already committed to battling a massive wildfire in Douglas County. DNR fire officials said they lifted the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604074/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604074/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Dane County Sheriff's Lt. Charles Immel says Madison police were called to the man's condo building after sheriff's deputies were unsuccessful in serving the man with an eviction notice Friday morning. The man was believed to be armed with knives and a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604076/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214604076/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 There’s a tradition at a Milwaukee tavern/two-lane bowling alley called the Holler House where first-time female patrons remove their bra, sign it, and hang them from the rafters, which sounds like something I would support wholeheartedly. Apparently, others do too, because according to Marcy Skowronski, the 87-year-old owner of the establishment, the tradition has been going on from ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214603955/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:24:39 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214603955/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0