western Wisconsin

INDEPENDENCE - The owner of a frac-sand mine that was ordered to be shut down this week said Trempealeau County officials pointed their fingers at the wrong people. The Texas parent firm of Superior Silica Sand said the order was issued in error, and it was apparently intended...

WASHINGTON D.C, - The U.S. Supreme Court could hand down a decision on same-sex marriages as soon as this week – or it could take months. One of the cases being considered by the court is Wisconsin’s constitutional ban passed eight years ago. Both sides of the debate are...

MADISON - Members of the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee give the go-ahead for the state election board to spend $461,000 on educating voters about the voter ID law. The money for the statewide television, radio and online education campaign will come out of the Government...

After the snow-and-cold dragged into the spring, the "S"-word is the last thing many Wisconsinites want to hear. However, snow is in the forecast for tonight in much of the Badger State. The National Weather Service says at least a few snow showers are possible in central and...

EAU CLAIRE - A technical college in Eau Claire is the only school in Wisconsin to get a major job-training grant from the Obama White House. In fact, Chippewa Valley Technical College will get the largest grant among the recipients, with $20-million. The grants are designed...

GREEN BAY - For the fourth time in his nine seasons as head coach, Mike McCartney's Packers have started an NFL season by losing two of the first three games. McCarthy wasn't talking much about the start to the season at Monday's news conference. His focus was on fixing the...

MADISON - Wisconsin's job creation agency did not keep records to justify all its spending on travel, salaries, and grants during its first two years. The Legislative Audit Bureau released a fiscal review today of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the public-private...

All but two-percent of Wisconsin's 424 school districts met or exceeded the state's achievement expectations during the last school year. The state released its annual report cards for public schools this morning, and 88-percent of individual schools met or surpassed their expectations....

MADISON - State agriculture officials are predicting an 11-percent increase in the size of the Wisconsin corn harvest this year – and that’s bad news for farmers. A crop which yields 162 bushels per acre could mean corn prices so low that those corn producers can’t make...

ARKANSAW - Pepin County authorities say a trench wall collapsed Saturday morning, killing a 56-year-old man and a two-year-old boy. The Pepin County sheriff’s office was called to the scene just before 10 a.m. Deputies report they rushed to a property in the Town of Waterville....

The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for both Pepin and Buffalo counties effective until Tuesday evening. The Chippewa River is rising again due to recent heavy rains. Light flooding is expected in Durand and other communities along the Chippewa River. The...

CHICAGO - A federal appeals court struck down same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana this afternoon. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago called the 2006 ban unconstitutional -- and a three-judge panel scolded officials in both states for the reasons they gave...

MILWAUKEE - President Obama brings his worst approval ratings to Wisconsin in more than two years during today’s visit. His appearance at Laborfest in Milwaukee is an official visit and not a campaign trip. He won’t be joined by Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor...

MEDFORD - Taylor County authorities have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in a shooting which interrupted a high school football game at Medford Saturday night. Chippewa Falls and Medford were playing a makeup game when the action was stopped. Players and fans were taken to a nearby...

The last of Wisconsin's summer holiday weekends is underway. The AAA Club says almost three-quarter million state residents are hitting the road for Labor Day -- and that doesn't count the out-of-state visitors coming in. The state DOT says the heaviest traffic will be from...