Proposal would lift UW's out-of-state enrollment cap

There could be more out-of-state students at UW-System schools next year. The Board of Regents will vote today on a proposal to lift the enrollment cap from 25 percent, to 27-1/2 percent. That's a compromise from the initial request of…

posted 2012-12-07 05:02 by WHBY

Winnebago Co. looking for dog park land

Winnebago County's dog park near Oshkosh is too small, and overcrowded, so county park officials are trying to find space for a new one, in the Neenah-Menasha area. Parks Director Rob Way says they've actually been looking for the new…

posted 2012-12-07 05:01:03 by WHBY

Man gets life in mental facility for murder

A Wittenberg man charged with killing his father earlier this year might be in a mental institution for the rest of his life. A Shawano County judge handed down a life sentence yesterday, in the case of 21-year-old Joshua Johnson.…

posted 2012-12-07 05:00 by WHBY

2012-12-06

State to add staff at King vets home

The state plans to add more nursing positions at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, but a union leader believes there's a bigger issue to their staffing problems. Troy Bauch of the state employees union works at the home. He…

posted 2012-12-06 13:05 by WHBY

Kaufert undecided on same-day registration

There's a push among some Republican lawmakers to put an end to people registering to vote at the polls, and a GOP lawmaker from Neenah says he's not sure if he would support it. Rep. Dean Kaufert says he's backed…

posted 2012-12-06 13:04:59 by WHBY

Group wants online retailers to pay sales tax

A state group that's led by an Appleton business owner is calling on Governor Walker and lawmakers to level the playing field, by collecting sales tax from online retailers. Joe Pankratz of Avenue Jewelers is the president of the Wisconsin…

posted 2012-12-06 13:03 by WHBY

Concealed gun helps man in road rage case

An Appleton man with a concealed carry permit made sure Wausau police had a chance to arrest his attackers. Deputy Chief Bryan Hilts says the 49-year-old man was apparently the victim of road rage, and he held the two suspects…

posted 2012-12-06 13:02 by WHBY

Property tax rate holds steady in Little Chute

People in Little Chute shouldn't have too much sticker shock when they open their property tax bill this year. The village board passed next year's budget last night, and village administrator Chuck Kell says the tax rate is holding steady…

posted 2012-12-06 13:01 by WHBY

Wis. gets 'Race to the Top' education grant

Wisconsin is among five states that will receive money from the federal government to improve early learning programs, especially for the most at-risk children. White House officials announced today that Wisconsin will get $22.7 million over the next four years,…

posted 2012-12-06 13:00 by WHBY

Council pres. still hopeful for SWAT deal

The city council president in Appleton wants to give the city and town of Grand Chute police departments more time to work out their issues over a SWAT team deal. The city is proposing to end the one-year agreement, and…

posted 2012-12-06 05:05 by WHBY

Outagamie Co. getting paid for work in Caluemt Co.

A 10-year deal between Outagamie County, Appleton, and Calumet County will make sure the Outagamie County sheriff's department is reimbursed for calls in Calumet County. Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson says the Outagamie County sheriff's department has been responding to…

posted 2012-12-06 05:04 by WHBY

Walker not looking to change GAB

Governor Walker says he's fine with appointing former judges to the board that oversees Wisconsin's elections, instead of using political appointees. His comments come after incoming Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald called the Government Accountability Board a "rubber stamp"…