Posted: 7:22 AM An Eau Claire writer has been named Wisconsin's new poet laureate.

Posted: 7:16 AM A Madison man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for physically abusing his former girlfriend's 4-year-old son who suffered brain damage and nearly died.

Updated: 7:11 AM Here is the latest Wisconsin news from The Associated Press.

Posted: 4:54 AM Gerda Lerner, a pioneer in the field of women's history and founding member of the National Organization for Women, has died in Wisconsin.

Posted: 3:23 PM Gov. Scott Walker says he's heading to China this spring. Walker's office says he'll embark on a trade mission to the country on April 12.

Posted: 12:24 PM Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is among a dozen new U.S. senators taking the oath of office.

Posted: 11:39 AM A state appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit alleging prison officials improperly denied an inmate access to what they deemed were pornographic publications.

Posted: 11:33 AM The family of one of the four people who died in a 2011 Chippewa County boat crash would receive more than $1 million in a settlement expected to be finalized Friday.

Posted: 11:25 AM Organizers of the sled dog races in Antigo have postponed the January event because some parts of the race trail don't have enough snow.

Updated: 11:13 AM Green Bay's Mayor has made a bet with the mayor of Minneapolis over this Saturday's Packers and Vikings game. It's Green Bay cheese versus Minneapolis sausage.

Posted: 8:07 AM MillerCoors' chief brewmaster is scheduled to discuss the science of making beer at the Wisconsin Historical Museum this month.

Posted: 8:04 AM The number of mortgage foreclosure filings decreased again in southeastern Wisconsin in 2012.

Posted: 8:01 AM Minnesota health officials say a teenager from Texas has died of complications of the flu.

Posted: 7:54 AM The new Wisconsin Assembly leader says Republicans plan to push for a reduction in the state income tax during the 2013 legislative session.

Updated: 7:48 AM Here is the latest Wisconsin news from The Associated Press.

Updated: 10:04 AM A teenager has been sentenced to four years in prison for a Manitowoc County crash that killed two young passengers.

Posted: 6:51 PM A mother is asking officials at Baldwin-Woodville High School to review their bullying policies after her 15-year-old foster daughter received a small noose from a classmate.

Updated: 3:27 PM UPDATE: Two state Supreme Court hopefuls, the state schools superintendent and his opponent have filed nomination papers for this spring's elections.

Updated: 6:45 PM UPDATE: Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he expects a March vote on a bill to overhaul state mining regulations.

Posted: 11:40 AM Once again, the Green Bay Packers are asking the community to help remove snow from Lambeau Field.

Updated: 11:22 AM A cross-country skier was taken to the hospital after breaking through the ice on the Black River.

Posted: 11:14 AM The son of a slain Sikh leader in Wisconsin has taken his father's ashes to India, where they will be sprinkled into a holy river as part of the grieving process.

Updated: 10:56 AM Gov. Scott Walker plans to talk about mining and jobs during three stops around Wisconsin.

Updated: 7:41 AM Here is the latest Wisconsin news from The Associated Press.

Updated: 7:41 AM UPDATE: President Barack Obama says an effort to change the nation's tax code that is too skewed toward the wealthy has been achieved with the "fiscal cliff" deal approved in Congress.