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A research team from UW-Milwaukee could chagen the way dementia patients are treated. They're studying the effects of a program called "Music and Memory."

Gov. Scott Walker tells his cabinet in their first meeting since his re-election victory that they are going to be "even more aggressive now" in pushing their agenda because of strong Republican support in the Legislature.

Governor Walker had the rhetoric of a presidential hopeful when he delivered re-election victory remarks late Tuesday.

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The man accused of shooting 10-year-old Sierra Guyton was found guilty Wednesday.

The shift in power could make President Obama's last two years in office a challenge. But he and other democratic lawmakers say they are eager to get back to work.

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Common Council honored an autistic teenager on Wednesday whose quick actions saved the life of his neighbor.

MILWAUKEE -- A dive response team has been dispatched to the Milwaukee River near Erie and Milwaukee Streets.

MILWAUKEE - The state Department of Natural Resources is adding on to an artificial reef in the Milwaukee River that was built in 2006. "There are two goals. One is to expand the reef by about three tenths of an acre. And then to lower the existing reef by about a foot to a foot and a half, to account for some projected Lake Michigan lows," said state fisheries biologist Will Wawrzyn. The $75,000 project aims to support breeding for species like sturgeon, walleye, and redhorse. "The hope is that we can create some habitat with the goal of creating sustainable populations that won't require routine stocking." The reef is located just north of Humboldt Avenue along Commerce Street. Crews are expected to wrap up work on Thursday.

Tuesday's results were big for Gov. Scott Walker, and they also confirmed the Republican party's majority in the state legislature. The state Senate raised the Republican majority to 19 seats, winning 11 races on election night, and the State Assembly picked up enough wins for 63 seats. "First of all, the most important thing, every single Assembly Republican running for re-election won in their district," Robin Vos, the Majority Leader in the State Assembly, said. "Number two, every open seat that was being vacated by an incumbent Republican, we carried every one of those districts, even in some territory that was definitely competitive." Vos said the Republican party also beat three liberal incumbents, gaining ground in three parts of the state where conservatives haven't held in generations. "Two rural districts, one that's urban," he said. "Just shows that Assembly Republicans and our message is working all across the state." Conservatives have been steadily gaining ground in the past three consecutive cycles. Vos said Walker has played a role in encouraging these gains for the GOP. "It really shows that what Governor Walker has done," he said. "People enjoyed the opportunity to continue to vote for people who keep their word." But now with the big wins behind them, the state legislature must move forward with Walker to make priorities for the coming months. With rumors already swirling about a potential presidential run, it leads the question: how much will a conservative legislature be able to accomplish if politics and campaigns will again be in the way? Vos said he feels positive about accomplishing an agenda in the next four years. "We now have the ability to look and say, 'Wow, we have a four year term to actually enact our agenda,'" he said. He said that when the Assembly put forward the agenda they wanted to discuss last time around, they showed the positive ideas legislators had for the state. With four more years, they'll be able to accomplish more on the list. "We did not do anything near enough welfare reform, to try and get people the skills they need to get off the billout," he said. "I was disappointed that we didn't have the opportuntiy to have more school choice, and more school reform, so that every kid gets a good education, that's going to happen this session." Looking forward, Vos said there's a lot to do - but he's excited to get to work. One issue that seems to be on everyone's mind is budget; Vos said that tax cuts are something in the futures of Wisconsin residents. "No doubt about it," he said. "A lot of it depends on how we're going to be able to get the budget balanced, we have made those tough decisions. I know Governor Walker wants to do bold, sweeping tax reform, and of course, the Assembly Republicans will stand at his side."

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ROCHESTER, NY - When Susan B. Anthony was born, women were barely considered human, let alone citizens. "They couldn't own property in many states, they couldn't enter into a contract, they couldn't sue someone. Their husbands had complete rights over where they could go, what they could do and also had complete custody of their children. They weren't the women's children, they were the men's children," explained Deborah L. Hughes, president and CEO of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, NY. Anthony dreamed of changing all that and joined the women's rights movement in 1852, taking a special interest in woman suffrage. On November 5, 1872, Anthony and fourteen other women voted in the presidential election, causing a huge controversy. The women claimed they had the right to vote because of the 14th Amendment. "That amendment said anyone who was born in this country is a citizen of this country." Some people agreed with Anthony. "The three local commissioners in Rochester did allow her and fourteen other women to register. Those commissioners actually went to jail," said Hughes. Anthony and the other women were arrested for illegal voting. "At Susan B. Anthony's trial, the judge wouldn't let her be a witness because women weren't considered to be appropriate witnesses in a court of law. And of course, there were no women in the jury box. And the judge didn't even let the jury discuss the case. The judge told them they'd found her guilty." The judge fined her $100 and made her pay courtroom fees, but did not imprison her when she refused to pay, therefore denying her the chance to appeal. It's impossible to say what Anthony would think about today's political landscape, but her vision was clear. "She felt that we needed to be an educated population who were really engaged in democracy. She would've wanted everyone to vote. She also would've wanted people to know about the issues. She was absolutely disgusted with the political mood and attitude of her time," said Hughes. Anthony had high hopes for the future. "She believed that we could get to a time when people actually could look at an issue, have the facts, and make a judgment based on what's good for society." In addition to being a suffragist, Anthony worked to end slavery and reform education. She was a labor activist and temperance worker. And she campaigned for other women's rights. Anthony died in 1906. American women didn't get the right to vote until 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, or the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

SILVER LAKE -- The polls are closed and the votes have been counted. The debates, however, are far from over.

The results are in, and Gov. Scott Walker has been re-elected for the third time in four years. He said he's relieved and thankful for the win, but the party didn't last long. "Had our party, had a couple Miller Lites," he said. "And now I'm ready to roll." With the win behind him, Walker is already moving forward with his next four years in Madison. Tuesday he will meet with his cabinet in the Capitol to tackle the first steps of moving Wisconsin forward. "I'm ready to get to work," he said. Walker has several weeks before he is officially sworn in for his second term in office. But he said he won't wait until then to set priorities for the months and years to come. "People voted us into office because, again, to get things done," he said. "And I think one of the key things now is to sit down with the Speaker and the Senate majority leader and talk about how we can set a legislative agenda." Planning sessions with legislative leaders are being organized to start his next term off strong. He said the agenda will focus on campaign issues. "Tax reform, entitlement reform, education reform," Walker said. "These are all things we talked on the campaign, but unlike some elected officials elsewhere in the country, particularly in Washington, talk a good game but then don't get things done, we're going to get it done." Walker said another priority is a big one: the budget. "How we can put a budget together, that I think is going to be one of the most effective and one of the quickest passed budgets, I think in our state's history if we work together."

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Federal prosecutors have given Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun immunity after an investigation into Biogenesis owner Tony Bosch.

MADISON -- About 54 percent of Wisconsin's voting-age population cast ballots in the midterm election, the highest turnout in at least 60 years for a non-presidential year but below what was predicted.

MILWAUKEE -- A Marquette University student was robbed near campus Tuesday night.

MILWAUKEE -- Three men and a woman have been charged with beating a man to death on Milwaukee's south side.

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