Wisconsin lawmakers are working on a pair of bipartisan bills that would boost compensation for a man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a homicide he didn’t commit as well as for all wrongful convictions. The Wisconsin …
Drivers will get a chance to sound off this week on a Republican bill that would raise Wisconsin’s speed limit. The Assembly transportation committee has scheduled a public hearing on the proposal for Tuesday in the state Capitol. The bill …
Commercial driver license holders in Wisconsin face a Jan. 30 deadline to provide the state with information required by the federal government in order to remain on the road. The Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles is reminded CDL holders that …
The timber company that owns most of the Douglas County land that burned in one of Wisconsin’s largest forest fires says damage will exceed $1 million. Lyme St. Croix Timber Co., executive Sean Ross says the fire damaged most of …
Harvest time brings an increased risk of collisions between farm machinery and vehicles on state roadways. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says there were nearly 1,400 crashes involving farm machinery from 2005 to 2012. Twenty-five were fatal collisions and 708 …
As a child in Wisconsin, Lisa Schuetz would feel a tingle of excitement when she saw a firetruck or an ambulance speed past her. Still, as a girl, the notion of one day becoming a firefighter or an emergency medical …
An electrical fire that closed the Milwaukee County Courthouse for a week could cost about $2 million to clean up. County Comptroller Scott Manske tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel a restoration firm hired for the cleanup suggested the sum. County …
An 8-year-old central Wisconsin boy who survived a lightning strike to the head last month is adjusting well since being discharged from the hospital. Blake Draeger doesn’t have any lingering fear of lightning and he even enjoyed a recent fireworks …
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, is now offering motorcycle insurance in Wisconsin. This new product not only covers motorcycles, but also scooters, dirt bikes, golf carts, snowmobiles and Segways. A motorcycle insurance policy from Esurance typically includes: An option that …
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC has paid out another $260,000 in a long-running lemon law case. Attorney Vince Megna sued the company in 2005 on behalf of a Waukesha businessman who purchased a defective sedan. The state Supreme Court last year upheld …