State News

Milwaukee urban farmer Will Allen is joining Michelle Obama as she launches a nationwide campaign to fight childhood obesity.

A state health official says don't become complacent about your chances of contracting the swine flu.

Dane County authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a ski area with the patient still inside.

An audit of Wisconsin's virtual schools finds that they are nearing capacity.

A winter storm, expected to bring about a foot of snow to Lake Michigan counties, canceled classes as snow plow drivers worked to keep up with the sustained snowfall Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Senate's higher education committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on a plan that would make it illegal to manufacture and use false academic credentials.

Details of a proposal to increase regulations on payday lending in Wisconsin were slated to be unveiled less than two weeks after Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan admitted dating a lobbyist for the industry.

A congressional panel is preparing to hear from Obama administration officials about their plan for protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp.

Police in Kenosha County say no one was injured after about 24 Union Pacific freight cars derailed.

Gov. Jim Doyle says he's disappointed federal officials won't close Chicago-area locks and gates to stop Asian carp from spreading into the Great Lakes.