NEW state lawmakers ask for Gov. Walker's rent-to-own measure be removed from budget
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The president of the Wisconsin Senate and one of his GOP colleagues want to remove a proposed state budget item...
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Unemployment rates go down in all metro areas across Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Unemployment rates went down last month in all 12 Wisconsin metro areas. State labor officials released the loc...
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U.S. Senate Democrat Tammy Baldwin gives first floor speech
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s newest U.S. senator said Wednesday that her state’s businesses and middle class res...
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"Wisconsin Walleye Initiative" unveiled by Gov. Scott Walker
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state DNR has created a new program to improve Wisconsin fishing by expanding the walleye population. Gov...
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Flood warnings remain in far western Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ) - Flood warnings continue in far western Wisconsin. That area has been hit the hardest by a series of rainst...
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Groundbreaking ceremony for St. Croix River bridge next week
HUDSON, WI (WTAQ) - Officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next Tuesday afternoon for the n...
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Man killed in Superior industrial accident
SUPERIOR, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in Superior are investigating the death of a man in an industrial accident. First responders wer...
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Eau Claire man arrested for allegedly forcing child to carry drugs
EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ) - An Eau Claire man has been arrested in Minnesota, for allegedly forcing his 8-year-old daughter to carry ill...
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Wisconsin has recorded six "EF-5" tornadoes in state's history
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin has only recorded six tornadoes as strong as the one that hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. The...
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Illinois is third Midwest state to have confirmed case of PEDV
CHICAGO (WTAQ) - Two of Wisconsin’s neighbors are the among the first U.S. states to have confirmed cases of a virus that affe...
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