WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is behind an effort to reclaim millions of dollars in unspent transportation funding. The Wisconsin Democrat is offering an amendment to an aviation bill in the Senate that would reclaim money that was set aside for transportation projects that haven’t ...More
FOX POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police officers in Fox Point are cleared by the investigation of the shooting death of Curtis Gerard. The chief says his officers acted by the book when they pursued Gerard after he allegedly robbed a store. The officer's dashboard camera shows Gerard pulling into a ...More
GERMANTOWN, Wis. (WTAQ) - Germantown Police say a woman charged in a drug overdose death might be linked to 2 other deaths – but they’ll need witnesses before they can seek charges. 38-year-old Kimberly Sell of Germantown was charged this week with reckless homicide, for allegedly providing the methadone that killed ...More
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s beer-makers want to buy their hops closer to home. And the UW Extension will hold a workshop this month to show local farmers how it’s done. It’s set for March 27th in Black River Falls. Wisconsin has over 60 breweries – and ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Flood warnings are in effect on parts of 3 rivers in far southern Wisconsin. The National Weather Service said minor flooding is already taking place on the Fox River at New Munster in Kenosha County. At mid-morning, the river was 3 inches above its 10 foot flood ...More
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - State legislators from northwest Wisconsin are praising the appointment of an Eau Claire attorney to the UW Board of Regents. Governor Jim Doyle chose Edmund Manydeeds to replace Eileen Connolly-Keesler of Neenah, whose term ends on May 1st. Manydeeds has served on the selection panel that ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A public hearing is being held Thursday on the best ways to meet transit needs in three parts of Wisconsin. The Assembly Transportation Committee is considering the creation of regional transit authorities for commuter rail and bus service from Milwaukee to Kenosha. Other measures would create similar ...More
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities say 12 people have been arrested following a 9-month investigation turned up a major drug ring. Brown County Sheriff's took cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana with a street value of over $400,000, along with cash and guns. Officials say the bust covered Green Bay ...More
WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Volvo acted unfairly when it canceled a franchise agreement with a truck dealership in Wausau. The justices unanimously agreed with an earlier ruling by an administrative law judge. The Wausau Truck Center had sold Volvo trucks since 1988. But in ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An environmental group says some of Wisconsin’s coal-fired power plants should be shut down in the wake of this week’s soot pollution. Clean Wisconsin says the state is making more electricity than it can use. And the group’s Katie Nekola calls plant shutdowns “a ...More
