Madison (Wisconsin)

Special legislative session possible on tax reciprocity

Madison - If Wisconsin and Minnesota lawmakers can reach agreement on a tax reciprocity dispute lawmakers in Wisconsin may call a special session to enact the deal. A spokeswoman for Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker...

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Hunt's on, so stay safe, DNR says

Madison - Wisconsin's traditional November gun deer hunt has begun. But state wildlife officials say don't forget to stay safe. Department of Natural Resources experts say they can't remind hunters enough to follow the four...

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Lab Way Behind on Blood Samples

Story Created: Nov 21, 2009 Story Updated: Nov 21, 2009 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A state lab is facing a backlog of nearly 1,000 blood samples from suspected intoxicated drivers. The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene is now...

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Effect of Voice Quality on Perceived Height of English Vowels

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc., USA Address of Corresponding Author Abstract Across a variety of languages, phonation type and vocal-tract shape systematically covary in vowel production. Breathy phonation tends to...

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Memory Loss Screening Encouraged by Maker of Brain Nutrition Supplement Prevagen

Memory loss (http://www.prevagen.com) screening is encouraged by maker of brain nutrition supplement Prevagen® for those concerned about memory loss and successful aging in honor of National Memory Screening Day, November 17th....

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Wis. National Guard unit returns - Chicago Tribune

Wis. National Guard unit returns Chicago Tribune AP MADISON, Wis. - Soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard's 951st "Sapper" Engineer Company are returning from Afghanistan. About 100 soldiers from the Tomahawk and...

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College football preview: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Where: Evanston, Ill. Stadium: Ryan Field (capacity 47,130), natural grass playing surface. Records: Wisconsin 8-2 overall, 5-2 Big Ten; Northwestern 7-4, 4-3. Coaches: Wisconsin, Bret Bielema, fourth season (36-13 at Wisconsin...

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Wis. Mulls Harley-Davidson, Cheese Microbe Honors

Choppers and Cheese: Wisconsin state honors sought for Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Choppers and cheese may soon...

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Mammoth dung clue to changing landscape

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A study of mammoth dung from a lake bed in Indiana suggests a crashing comet did not wipe out North America's largest ice age animals, scientists said. The study from the University of Wisconsin,...

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College student finds bag of cash in Wis. cab

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Chicago college student who found a duffel bag containing more than $10,000 in cash decided to call the police -- after consulting her mother. The 22-year-old woman was in Madison last weekend for a...

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