State warns of Medicare scam

The state consumer protection department is warning people about a Medicare card scam. Administrator Sandy Chalmers says they received a complaint from a woman who got a phone call from a group called Preferred Benefits to Seniors. She says the…

posted 2013-01-04 12:59 by WHBY

WS Packaging buys N.Y. company

A Green Bay-based company is buying a full-service printer in Rochester, N.Y. WS Packaging announced the deal with Label World today. Label World specializes in pressure-sensitive labels. WS Packaging has 21 manufacturing facilities across the country.

posted 2013-01-04 12:58 by WHBY

Lamers Bus founder remembered

The founder of Lamers Bus Lines is being remembered today. 97-year-old Lyle Lamers died earlier this week, and his funeral services were this morning in De Pere. He started the bus company with his wife, Ellen, in 1944, and his…

posted 2013-01-04 12:57 by WHBY

Traffic deaths up for 1st time in 5 years

2012 was a deadly year on Wisconsin roads. Major Sandra Huxtable of the bureau of transportation safety says 601 people were killed in crashes last year, and that's a six percent increase from 2011. She says there were significant jumps…

posted 2013-01-04 05:05 by WHBY

Gulfstream to add 100 jobs

An aviation company plans to hire 100 new workers during the year, at its location in Greenville. Gulfstream currently had about 725 employees at the Outagamie County Regional Airport. The company getting more orders for large-cabin airplanes.

posted 2013-01-04 05:04 by WHBY

Incoming LU leader greets campus

The next president of Lawrence University was back on campus yesterday. Mark Burstein spoke at the Memorial Chapel, and he held a meet-and-greet last night, at the Warch Campus Center. He says it's important to listen, because he believes there…

posted 2013-01-04 05:03 by WHBY

Knezel leaving Appleton school baord

After more than a decade on the Appleton school board, one of the seven members decided not to run for re-election. Jeff Knezel says he recently started to lose the energy and drive that he had, when he first joined…

posted 2013-01-04 05:02 by WHBY

2013-01-03

OSHA fines Lunda for 2nd crane death

Federal investigators are coming down hard on a construction company for safety violations, after a second deadly crane accident along Highway 41. Lunda Construction of Black River Falls is facing $105,000 in fines from OSHA on one willful, and five…

posted 2013-01-03 13:05 by WHBY

FISC: Payroll tax hike can have impact

The take-home pay for all workers will drop a bit, because the two percent cut in social security payroll taxes expires, and some people will feel it more than others. That's according to FISC financial counselor Alan Prahl. He says…

posted 2013-01-03 13:04 by WHBY

Baldwin sworn in as U.S. Senator

Wisconsin's new U.S. senator took office today. Former Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin was sworn in today during a ceremony in Washington D.C. There are 11 other new members of the U.S Senate. Baldwin is a Democrat from Madison, and she defeated…

posted 2013-01-03 13:03 by WHBY

Appeals court reverses mascot ruling

Opponents of the state's law on race-based mascots lost a court battle today. A state appeals court ruled that two parents in the Mukwonago school district don't have the right to challenge the review process by the department of public…

posted 2013-01-03 13:02 by WHBY

WDC: Change way justices picked

The state is facing another expensive Supreme Court election this spring, and the head of a government watchdog group says lawmakers should consider changing the selection process. Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says he perfers a merit system,…