Wisconsin

Sequester Uncertainty Surrounds Section 8 Housing Program

Kara Brandeisky — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:16:00 +0000

Last week, several media outlets and advocacy groups began circulating the same sad story: Because of sequestration, 60 low-income families in Dane County, Wis., were soon to be homeless.

But the truth is more complicated.

The story began with a blog post written in February by Dane County Housing Authority Executive Director Rob Dicke.

At the time, he made what he calls a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation that a 6 percent funding cut — the amount he

Illinois Man Charged With Stealing 42,000 Pounds Of Muenster Cheese

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:46:00 +0000

Seems cheese crime is booming: Today we get news that an Illinois man is being charged with trying to steal 42,000 pounds of Muenster cheese from a Wisconsin creamery.

Binge Drinking Sticks Wisconsin With A Hefty Tab

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:27:00 +0000

Wisconsin has the highest number of binge drinkers in the nation — one in four adults. And binge drinking — defined as five or more alcoholic drinks in a short period of time for men, and four for women — cost the state $6.8 billion in 2012.

That breaks down to about $1,200 per person in higher taxes, more health care, and other costs, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Second Claim Of Sexual Misconduct Against Former U.S. Olympic Speedskater

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:58:00 +0000

Ex-skater and former US Speedskating President Andy Gabel faces a second accusation of sexual misconduct, as first reported by member station WUWM in Milwaukee.

Former skater Nikki Meyer told the NPR affiliate that she was assaulted by Gabel in the 1990s when she was 15 and he was 26.

Meyer's allegations follow similar accusations made by fellow speedskater Bridie Farrell

Milwaukee Finds Its Missing Link; 'Guido The Racing Italian Sausage' Turns Up

Mark Memmott — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:50:00 +0000

Team mascots across the nation are heaving exaggerated sighs of relief this morning.

The front-page news in Milwaukee is that "Guido, the Klement's racing Italian sausage costume last seen a couple weeks ago adorning a bar hopper in Cedarburg, was returned Wednesday night."

According to the Journal Sentinel:

"Two men — one wearing a hoodie pulled tight over his face — lugged the larger-than-life lin