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
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
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Massachusetts man is charged with attempted kidnapping after he allegedly drove to Madison with a stash of weapons, to see a boy he met in an online game. 21-year-old Trevor Lucas was already charged in state court in the incident. Wednesday, a federal grand jury handed ...More
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prairie du Chien’s Common Council is scheduled to decide next Tuesday whether to reprimand Mayor Karl Steiner. Police officer Max Erickson filed an ethics complaint last month, saying Steiner refused to sign his paycheck because he supports the mayor’s election opponent this spring ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Better Business Bureau says it’s getting fewer consumer complaints in Wisconsin, at a time when they’re going up nationally. The BBB handled about 15,000 complaints in the Badger State last year. That’s down 8 percent from the year before, while the number ...More
