http://www.yourstreet.com/news/wi YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us by Average Joe (Posted Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:50:28 GMT) Henry Vilas wrote: Crockett wrote: TheBookPolice wrote: I've never had brownies or cookies for breakfast. Never seen it. Ok, I admit, I sometimes spew some BS or at least things I don't research, but this is as... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752196/is-this-a-wisconsin-phrase- Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:50:08 -0700 by Henry Vilas (Posted Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:01:31 GMT) Looks like T. Wall has made it official. A political blog said Wisconsin Republican Terrence Wall has filed candidacy papers to challenge Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold. The Congressional Quarterly's CQ Politics... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752204/t-wall-vs-r-feingold Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:01:08 -0700 The Kenosha Sheriff's Department have four people in custody following a homicide early Tuesday morning in Brighton Township in Wisconsin. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749920/four-in-custody-after-50-year-old-kenosha-man-fatally-shot Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:52:08 -0700 Good morning!  If you were fortunate enough to be off yesterday on the Holiday, welcome to the start of an abbreviated work and school week.  We can also say welcome to the sun.  Clearing is just to our west in Wisconsin and starting to push its... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748646/your-weather-story Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:26:08 -0700 The remains of a man who had been missing since March have been found on an island in the Mississippi River near the Wisconsin town of Trenton. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748506/body-found-on-river-island-near-red-wing Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:04:06 -0700 Throughout this season, Janet Rayfield has said that success for the Illinois soccer team will come when it puts all the pieces together. But on Sunday, another piece was added to the puzzle for an Illini team that is now 0-2-2 in the Big Ten after losing 1-0 to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749653/illinois-soccer-still-searching-for-first-big-ten-win Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:57:08 -0700 Despite not having lost to Wisconsin since 2002, head coach Janet Rayfield and the Illini soccer team know that Sunday's match against the Badgers is far from a foregone conclusion. "Wisconsin's a much-improved program, and I think that what this team has to do is... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749658/illini-soccer-to-host-red-hot-wisconsin-in-sunday-showdown Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:51:08 -0700 The body of a western Wisconsin man missing for seven months was found Sunday by hunters along the Mississippi River on an island south of Red Wing, Minn., the Pierce County sheriff's office reported Monday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743581/red-wing,-minn-after-7-months,-hunters-find-body-of-missing-man-in-river Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:39:08 -0700 A group of Minnesota and Wisconsin lawmakers met Monday morning to push for keeping in place a decades-long agreement that simplifies taxes for people who live in one state but work in the other. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743582/lawmakers-look-for-a-way-to-keep-tax-reciprocity-between-minnesota,-wiscons Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:36:08 -0700 Now Wisconsin's Department of Corrections will pay for a series of expensive facial reconstruction surgeries. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743978/corrections-dept-to-pay-for-inmate-s-facial-surgery Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:41:08 -0700 After Wisconsin stores sell all their regular cigarettes, the new law requires they only restock their shelves with fire-safe cigarettes. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744046/fire-safe-cigarettes-will-be-required-in-wisconsin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:26:08 -0700 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin taxpayers have paid $38,000 in legal bills to the state Democratic Party that Republican state Sen. Dan Kapanke said he would cover. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744037/kapanke-says-he-intends-to-pay-for-lawsuit Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:08 -0700 BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin (WXOW) - Sentencing for a Jackson County man who killed his ex-wife is set for Tuesday at 1 PM. District Attorney Gerald Fox will recommend 30 years in prison for Doug Sidie. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744038/sidie-to-be-sentenced-for-wife-s-murder Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:48:08 -0700 The remains of a man who had been missing since March have been found on an island in the Mississippi River near the Wisconsin town of Trenton. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748500/missing-man-s-remains-found-on-river-island Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:45:08 -0700 Wisconsin's last operating dog track may be shutting down. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743975/dairyland-dog-park-contemplates-closing Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:05:08 -0700 A small business owner is now up against a big name to represent Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743974/sensenbrenner-challenger-enters-2010-race Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:35:08 -0700 Wisconsin taxpayers have paid $38,000 in legal bills to the state Democratic Party that Republican state Sen. Dan Kapanke said he would cover. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744049/sen-kapanke-says-he-intends-to-pay-for-lawsuit Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:50:08 -0700 The National Weather Service in Green Bay says less than an inch of snow could stick to the ground in Stevens Point today. Earlier today central Wisconsin was expected to get between 1 and 3 inches of snow today. It has been snowing most of today but little has... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743966/weather-update-little-snow-expected-to-stick-in-area Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:08 -0700 ONALASKA, WI (KWWL) -- Police in Onalaska, Wisconsin are investigating the theft of a 250 pound pumpkin. It happened just after 3 Monday morning. Ben Garbers says his wife woke up and saw a blue hatchback http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750058/250-pound-pumpkin-stolen Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:51:08 -0700 Associated Press - October 12, 2009 5:45 PM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin and Minnesota state lawmakers will send a joint letter to Govs. Tim Pawlenty and Jim Doyle asking them to save a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744114/minnesota,-wis-lawmakers-meet-to-discuss-taxes Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:45:08 -0700