Consumer Protection is urging young adults to protect their identity, and their bank accounts.

Most of us know the importance of guarding our personal information — name, address, phone number, mother’s maiden name, social security number, date of birth, etc. In the wrong hands, that information could financially ruin an individual and destroy one’s credit rating, so says Sandy Chalmers with Consumer Protection. [Read more...]

Iowa may have the reputation for wind power but a new study shows output from Wisconsin wind farms is about on-par with those in the Hawkeye State.

The head of Renew Wisconsin, which authored the study, was surprised by the similarity. “We expected a bigger gap,” says Executive Director Michael Vickerman.

The group analyzed production figures from wind energy projects owned by Wisconsin utilities and found “no significant difference” comparing wind farms [Read more...]

Governor Walker was in Eau Claire Tuesday, to sign a bill into law repealing early release for Wisconsin prisoners.

The move reverses action taken by former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle two years ago. The measure was supposed to save the state money by releasing non-violent offenders into extended supervision earlier.

Governor Walker said it has not worked as promised. [Read more...]