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A state attorney says legislators decided maintaining order in the state Capitol outweighs the costs of enforcing access rules.

The state Department of Workforce Development released the latest figures Thursday. They show the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February dropped from 6.2 percent the month before to 6.1 percent.

That's a milestone, fulfilling a goal set by Congressional Budget Office and embraced by the White House.

A city council candidate saw the post and filed a complaint with the district attorney, who was weighing whether to file charges on Thursday.

The bill was one of more than two dozen that Walker acted on Thursday.

Rice Lake police are looking for Trishia Harrison, 18. They say she went for a walk from her group home early Saturday afternoon, and never came back.

The Republican-authored measure requires the state to guarantee up to $2,500 in loans to purchase propane or other heating supplies and pay down interest.

The Assembly passed a bill last year that would allow lawyers to nullify rulings that block statutes if they file an appeal within 10 days.

The bill was among 29 that Walker signed privately on Thursday morning in Milwaukee.

The state Supreme Court ruled in 1998 that a state law providing for a six-person jury in misdemeanor cases conflicted with a provision in the Wisconsin Constitution requiring a 12-person jury in all criminal cases.

The bill was among 29 that Walker signed privately on Thursday morning in Milwaukee.

As of Thursday morning, the river was nearly 14 feet below flood stage at Grand Avenue.

The school district of Neillsville is closed today, March 27.

A driver's education instructor has been cited for drunken driving in Whitehall.

Sheriff's officials say a man has died in a fall from the roof of a pole shed in Monroe County.

Wausau West High School is set to host the eighth annual National Archery in the Schools Program Wisconsin state tournament next week.

President Barack Obama is holding an historic first meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

When it comes to ownership for the buildings at the center of the Confluence Project, nothing is concrete.

With Summerfest 2014 just a few short months away, Wednesday the festival announced 75 bands that will be performing at the big gig this year in Milwaukee.

La Crosse Co. ranked 19th, Chippewa came at 26th and Dunn ranked 13. The healthiest community at number 1 was Ozaukee County and at 72 was Menominee County.