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Senate Republicans have cut a public hearing on right-to-work legislation short, sending dozens of people who had been waiting hours to speak into a rage.

The state Senate's labor committee has approved a Republican right-to-work bill, sending the measure on to the full Senate for a vote.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) -- Gov. Scott Walker stopped in Wisconsin Rapids Tuesday morning to talk about job training for disabled workers.

As debate and protests intensify in Madison, right-to-work has raised questions closer to home.

It appears the right-to-work rally at the Wisconsin state Capitol is over.

A crash has closed both lanes of Wisconsin Highway 17 in Lincoln County, according to an alert from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The Buddhist tradition is full of visual representations and sculptures of the religion's titular deity.

About 2,000 people have gathered outside the Wisconsin state Capitol to protest a right-to-work bill.

Testifiers are disagreeing over whether making Wisconsin a right-to-work state will improve the economy and help workers.

Budget forecasts predict Detroit's general fund revenues to top $1 billion for each of the next two fiscal years.

"Dancing With the Stars" fans, wait no more. The season 20 star-studded celebrity cast was revealed today on "Good Morning America" and the competition is shaping up to be one of the fiercest yet.

Two busloads of police officers are on hand at the Wisconsin state Capitol in advance of a rally and public hearing on a right-to-work bill.

A commuter train has partially derailed after striking a small trailer vehicle in Southern California, police said.

Police officers plan to close the Wisconsin state Capitol as usual after a hearing on a right-to-work bill that's scheduled to go into the early evening.

 The chairman of the Wisconsin Senate Labor Committee is promising an orderly and thoughtful hearing on a right-to-work bill.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska has become the third state in the U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee County executive says a loaded handgun that was smuggled into the county jail was found in a load of dirty laundry.

Driving along Atwood Avenue in Madison there's a good chance you'll encounter the neighborhood's new unofficial mascot.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California health officials' latest update shows no new measles cases for the first time since the Disneyland outbreak began last year -- an encouraging sign that infections may be waning.