Don't take EAB camping with you

As the holiday weekend gets underway, the DNR is warning campers about a deadly bug. Officials at the Department of Natural Resources remind holiday travelers not to give free rides to a certain type of hitch-hiker -- the dreaded Emerald Ash...

Tourism looks good as 4th approaches

The head of the state tourism agency is looking forward to the holiday weekend. Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble is optimistic about the industry -- not only for the Fourth of July weekend, but also the entire...

You don't have to skip the sausage

Whether you're at a picnic, backyard barbecue or community event there are usually options to eating healthy, says Barbara Troy, Associate Professor at Marquette University. Troy says fruits and vegetables are plentiful this time of year. As for...

Snakes, snakes, snakes

Some people in Janesville try to slither past an ordinance banning exotic and vicious pets. Following to a neighbor's complaint, Janesville police responded to a home to with 22 boa constrictors. Deputy Police Chief Steve Kopp says what makes it...

Teachers unions take on economic shortfall

Money, or the lack of it, will be the talk at the National Education Association Representative Assembly in San Diego. Wisconsin Education Association Council ( WEAC ) President Mary Bell says adapting to the recession is on "everyone's...

Caution urged for holiday grilling

If grilling burgers is a part of your Fourth of July plans, don't let the most recent E. Coli scare get you down. A nationwide recall of ground beef distributed by the JBS Swift Company may have many grill masters worried about the burgers...

Childhood obesity also a concern

Combating childhood obesity is one key to a healthy future for Wisconsin. Wisconsin ranks right in the middle for rates of adult obesity. But, Dr. Alexandria Adams with the UW's Department of Family Medicine says that only tells part of the...

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