Updated: 1:46 PM Government workers in Wisconsin would have to be offered a high-deductible health insurance plan with a health savings account under a proposal to be voted on Tuesday.

Updated: 1:42 PM UPDATE: State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature's budget committee.

Posted: 1:39 PM Government workers who are collecting retirement benefits would have to wait longer before getting rehired under a proposal approved by the Legislature's budget committee.

Posted: 11:36 AM Wisconsin election officials have decided to ask the Legislature to make a number of changes to Wisconsin's absentee voting regulations.

Posted: 11:31 AM Housing sales in Wisconsin continue to rebound.

Posted: 10:56 AM A Brookfield restaurant named for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is opening a second location.

Posted: 10:47 AM The Kohler Co. has been ordered to pay $9.6 million to a marine engine and generator manufacturer in Massachusetts for infringing on two of its patents.

Posted: 10:43 AM UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into a flawed Milwaukee sting as part of a larger review into how agents handle certain sensitive cases.

Updated: 10:38 AM UPDATE: Members of the Pederson family of northwestern Wisconsin say the silver lining in the explosion that destroyed their house is that they were far from home at the time of the devastating blast.

Posted: 9:15 AM MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A requirement that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program work or get trained for a job at least 20 hours a week is scheduled to be voted on by the Legislature's budget committee.

Posted: 6:07 PM More people who get arrested or crash their cars in Wisconsin are having a tougher time getting the full paperwork from police.

Posted: 6:04 PM The percentage of children in Wisconsin public schools who come from families poor enough to receive free and reduced-priced lunches has increased for the ninth year in a row.

Posted: 3:13 PM A proposed work requirement for food stamps recipients in Wisconsin is projected to knock half of the people off the program.

Posted: 2:41 PM Milwaukee Pug Fest, billed by organizers as the largest such event in North America, had its best year yet.

Posted: 1:05 PM A River Falls man has died after falling out of the back of a party bus.

Posted: 11:44 AM Lincoln County sheriff's officials say a Rhinelander man who died in an ATV crash was wearing a helmet, but it was not properly secured.

Posted: 11:22 AM Democrats say a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is simply another Republican effort to take away local authorities' power.

Posted: 11:19 AM Wisconsin's historic Superior Entry lighthouse is free for the taking.

Updated: 11:16 AM The Humane Society of Marathon County says pit bulls are straining the shelter's budget because it's more difficult to find new homes for the breed with a vicious reputation.

Posted: 11:09 AM UPDATE: Officials in Wisconsin say they had a plan to address problems at the Marathon County jail before two officers were injured during an attack there in March.

Posted: 10:59 AM An armed robbery suspect is behind bars in Winnebago County following a police shooting outside a gas station.

Updated: 8:20 AM Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

Posted: 7:05 AM Here's your Sunday morning Wisconsin news headlines.

Posted: 7:03 AM Guide dogs and other service canines will get some special attention from University of Wisconsin Veterinary Care specialists.

Posted: 6:54 AM An exhibit traveling to the Milwaukee Public Museum this fall concentrates on something few like to talk in depth about: poop.