Articles tagged with highway

Wed, May 23, 2012

Progress on highway bill but Keystone unresolved: senator

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on a U.S. Senate-House committee are making progress on finalizing a transportation spending bill, Senator Barbara Boxer ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

One man killed after crash on Highway 45 Tuesday

WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A crash near the Outagamie and Waupaca County border leaves one man dead.

Officials with the Wisconsin State Patrol says ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

DOT reminding Wisconsinites it's illegal to put political signs on highway rights of way

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Don’t take your political disputes to the streets.

State transportation officials are reminding Wisconsinites that it’s against the law ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Police arrest suspect in Mississippi highway shootings

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for two highway killings this month, the Department of Public Safety ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Highway 41 grass fires keep area firefighters busy Wednesday

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Fire crews in both Brown and Outagamie counties were busy Wednesday dealing with several grass fires along Highway 41.

Calls ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Forty-nine headless corpses found in Mexico

By Luis Ochoa

CADEREYTA JIMENEZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug gang killers dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway near Mexico's northern city of ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Lawmakers face speed bumps on highway bill

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional lawmakers launched efforts on Tuesday to forge a compromise on transportation spending, an uphill journey made even tougher ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

Two bombs explode on Damascus highway: residents

By Mariam Karouny

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Two bombs detonated on a central Damascus highway on Saturday, destroying nine cars, residents said, in a further sign ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Billboard company can file condemnation lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously agreed today that a billboard company can file a lawsuit to try and get a share ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

House Republican divide keeps lid on highway projects

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly every day, rush-hour traffic backs up for miles on both ends of the overburdened Brent Spence Bridge, which ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

UPDATE: Fatal construction accident on Highway 41

HOBART, WI (WTAQ) - Officials say one man has been killed in a construction accident along Highway 41.

The State Patrol says It happened in ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

FDL woman arrested for OWI after wrong-way driving on Highway 41

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A woman from Fond du Lac has been arrested for OWI after state trooper say she drove the wrong ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Highway 41 crash in Outagamie Co. injures one person

KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say at least one person was hurt in a crash that slowed traffic on Highway 41 Wednesday.

Sheriff's in ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Congress passes stopgap transport funding bill

By Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress averted a weekend shutdown of thousands of transportation construction projects on Thursday by passing a stopgap funding ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Deadly highway incidents in SE Wisconsin Sunday

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - One man was shot to death while driving onto a Milwaukee freeway. And another person was killed and 11 others were hurt ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

UPDATE: Highway 57 crash seriously injures three people Wednesday

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Sheriff's are investigating a two-vehicle crash that seriously injured three people.

Authorities say it happened near the ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

One person injured in vehicle fire on Highway 41

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Winnebago County authorities say one person was injured in a crash early Sunday.

Officials say it happened just before 8 a ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate

By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Senate to tackle highway bill amendments, House struggles

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate leaders struck a deal on Wednesday to move forward on stalled transportation legislation that now will include votes ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

House speaker gives Republicans highway bill ultimatum

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner implored fellow Republicans on Wednesday to pass a $260 billion transportation ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Highway vote keeps Keystone fight alive in Senate

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans' push for a vote to authorize the $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project gained momentum on ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

One person injured in weather-related crash on Highway 41

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Sheriff's say one person was hurt in a weather-related crash Saturday.

Deputies say the multi-vehicle crash happened ...

Sat, February 18, 2012

No injuries following rollover crash on Highway 29

TOWN OF WITTENBERG, WI (WTAQ) - Shawano County Sheriff's Department officials say speed and icy road conditions appear to be the cause of a ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Drug shortage bill may ride U.S. highway legislation

By Anna Yukhananov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recent shortage of a critical medicine for childhood cancer has prompted U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar to attach ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Drug shortage bill may ride highway legislation

By Anna Yukhananov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recent shortage of a critical medicine for childhood cancer has prompted Senator Amy Klobuchar to attach her bill ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

House Republicans look to amend highway bill

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives will consider removing a contentious funding provision in a multi-year $260 billion ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Keystone backers try to hitch ride on Senate highway bill

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators who back the Keystone XL pipeline plan to file an amendment that would attach the project to ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Keystone could be part of Senate highway debate: Thune

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline could become part of the debate on the Senate floor over highway funding ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Avalanche closes sole highway out of Anchorage

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The sole highway leading south from Anchorage was closed on Thursday after an early-morning avalanche swept through the ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Rockslide shuts highway in Tennessee, causing massive detour

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A rockslide has forced Tennessee to close a one-mile section of westbound Interstate 40 near the border with ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Florida highway crash report details scary scene

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A new report on the Florida highway pileup on Sunday that killed 10 people describes a frightening scene ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Florida highway reopens after deadly pileup

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida highway near Gainesville reopened on Monday, more than 30 hours after a horrific pileup that left ten people dead ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Keystone to be linked to U.S. highway bill: Boehner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers will try to force the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline by attaching it to a highway ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Republicans eye highway bill as vehicle for Keystone

By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republicans looking to force approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline that was blocked last ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Fireplace ashes ignited Nevada fire that gutted 26

By Riley Snyder

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - The careless disposal of hot fireplace ashes by an elderly man ignited the fierce brush fire that destroyed ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Reckless driver arrested following crash on Highway 41

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County sheriff's are seeking reckless endangerment charges against the driver involved in a crash Wednesday night.

Authorities say ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Girl, 17, arrested for drunk driving, going wrong way on Highway 41

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old is arrested for driving drunk and going the wrong way on Highway 41. A dash cam video show from ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Alaskan blizzard spawns avalanches, closes highway, tunnel

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Jan 10 - Alaska state officials closed the sole highway leading south out of Anchorage on Tuesday because of high winds ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

UPDATE: Driver killed after Highway 41 rollover crash

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Sheriff's deputies say a 47-year-old man has died from injuries suffered in a rollover crash late Friday ...

Mon, December 26, 2011

Little snow equals savings for road plows

UNDATED (WSAU) – Some county highway officials are cheering the lack of a white Christmas.

The lack of snow has saved already strapped county budgets ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Leading Greenhill banker dies in NJ plane crash

By Greg Roumeliotis

(Reuters) - A senior Greenhill & Co Inc investment banker, an avid pilot who worked on some of his firm's biggest deals, was one of five people killed when his private plane crashed on a busy New Jersey highway on Tuesday.

Jeffrey Buckalew, 45, head of Greenhill's North American Advisory, was believed to have been traveling with his wife, Corinne, and their two children, Jackson and Meriwether, the boutique investment bank said in a statement.

Rakesh Chawla, 36, a Greenhill financial services sector banker, was also killed, the firm said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The single-engine Socata plane took off from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport and was headed for DeKalb Peachtree Airport near Atlanta, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said.

The causes of the accident are under investigation. Before the crash, the plane made contact with an air traffic controller asking for permission to seek higher altitude, which was granted, Peters said. Following this, the transmission became garbled and the plane fell off the radar, he added.

Buckalew, who joined Greenhill in 1996 from Salomon Brothers, was an experienced pilot with a passion for flying, Greenhill said.

Buckalew had advised on many of Greenhill's largest deals, including Delta Air Lines' $3.1 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines and Roche's purchase of Genentech Inc for $46.8 billion.

Greenhill shares ended trading almost flat at $35.30, underperforming the Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index, which rose 3.8 percent on Tuesday.

"Jeff was one of the first employees of Greenhill. He and Rakesh were extraordinary professionals who were highly respected by colleagues and clients alike," Greenhill Chairman Robert Greenhill and Chief Executive Scott Bok said in a joint statement. "They will be sorely missed and our sympathies go out to their families and friends."

Chawla had joined the firm in 2003 from private equity firm Blackstone Group.

New Jersey State police Trooper Christopher Kay said five people were confirmed dead, but could not comment on their identities as the investigation was continuing.

Debris was sprayed across Interstate 287 near Morristown, New Jersey, as the plane hit the southbound lane on Tuesday morning and then travelled across into the northbound lane. Traffic was restored later in the day, Kay said.

(Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York, additional reporting by Paritosh Bansal in New York and Jessica Hall in Philadelphia; Editing by John Wallace, Richard Chang, Gary Hill)

(This story was corrected in paragraph 9 to change ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Small plane crashes on New Jersey highway, at least three dead

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small plane crashed onto Interstate 287 near Morristown, New Jersey, on Tuesday, killing at least three on board, New Jersey ...

Thu, December 01, 2011

Overnight fatality on Green Bay highway

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - One man is dead after an accident on Green Bay's east side late Wednesday night.  Police say a man ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Crash closes Fond du Lac County highway

ROSENDALE, WI (WTAQ) - A multiple-vehicle accident in Fond du Lac County has some victims in the hospital Wednesday. 

It happened around 5 p.m ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Horse on highway causes crash involving infant in Grand Chute

GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities near Appleton are trying to determine how a horse made it onto a highway, and was injured by a ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

New Mexico secretary of state strikes body on highway

By Dennis J. Carroll

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran was one of at least three drivers who ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

North Carolina highway reopens after Hurricane Irene

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The highway linking North Carolina's Outer Banks to the mainland reopened on Monday, restoring traffic to parts of the ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

New highway funding plan to be hashed out for Wisconsin

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A new state commission will start meeting on October 25th to determine the best way to plan for new highway construction ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Highway 41 crash kills Peshtigo man, injures woman

MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - One person is dead and another injured after a two vehicle crash in Marinette County. 

It happened Tuesday around 8 ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Anti-cheese billboard to appear on Highway 41 in De Pere

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Do you like cheese? 

If so, a group called Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wants you to drop that curd ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Senate approves FAA, highway funding extensions

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate approved legislation on Thursday to temporarily renew funding for airport and highway improvement projects, averting threatened shutdowns of ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Woman sexually assaulted along side of U.S. Highway 10

WHITELAW, WI (WTAQ) - A woman walking along a highway is allegedly sexually assault. 

Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Dave Remikier says the victim ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

De Pere leaders, DOT want input on future of Highway 32

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The City of De Pere and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are teaming up for a significant study that will ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Highway closed by Southern California wildfire reopened

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A major highway closed by a wildfire was reopened on Saturday but officials warned smoke or firefighting could ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Bull semen spill causes scare, closes highway in Nashville

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a Texas breeder triggered a scare here early Tuesday that ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Man shoots self while driving on highway in Tennessee

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - A 23-year-old man faced possible criminal charges on Wednesday after he accidentally shot himself in both legs when he ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

UPDATE: Hwy. 41 back open after fatal motorcycle crash

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - A part of southbound Highway 41 in the De Pere area is back open Tuesday afternoon following a fatal motorcycle ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Flood damage to key Iowa highway a setback, engineers say

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - This year's flooding along the Missouri River has eroded bridges and roadbed on Interstate Highway 29 in ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders

By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Senate should act on highway bill after break: Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should take up legislation laying out how much money the country will spend on roads, bridges and highways when it ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Man critically injured in Highway 41 crash

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - One person is critically injured followed a crash on Highway 41 Sunday night. 

Winnebago County Sheriff's say it happened in ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Vehicle hits pedestrian on Highway 41 in Kaukauna

KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say U.S. Highway 41 in Kaukauna had to be shut down for an hour-and-a-half overnight.

But it wasn't ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Maryland highway reopens, armed man still on run: police

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland reopened a major north-south highway on Wednesday as police continued the search for an armed suspect spotted ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

State budget prohibits cooperation between county highway departments

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Wisconsin counties can no longer work with each other to improve their highways.

The new state budget signed by Governor Scott ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

Highway 41 tanker accident injures 3

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Southbound Highway 41 was shut down for a time Sunday after a milk tanker truck overturns Sunday afternoon.

Authorities say it ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Mysterious mountain lion killed in Connecticut

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - A mountain lion was killed just 70 miles from New York City early on Saturday morning and officials were ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Pair of crashes on Highway 41 in Winnebago Co.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in Winnebago County are busy Wednesday morning thanks to a couple accidents on Highway 41.

It started around 3 ...

Sun, May 29, 2011

Highway 41 crash injures three

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A two-vehicle crash on Highway 41 Saturday night leaves three people injured.

Cops say it happened on 41 southbound near ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

At Least One Injured in Highway 41 Crash

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - One person was airlifted and a number of other people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash near Appleton. 

The Wisconsin State ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Adopt A Highway Volunteers Needed

ST. PAUL, Min. (MNN) -  The state Department of Transportation is looking for volunteers to help pick up litter along the highways. Around 45-hundred groups ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Highway 41 May Become an Interstate

Green Bay, Wis.(WHBL-Learfield) - Governor Scott Walker will announce an effort today to make Highway 41 an Interstate from Milwaukee-to-Green Bay. Will Dorsey of ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

Red River flooding closes key Manitoba highway

By Rod Nickel

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The main highway between North Dakota and the flooded Canadian province of Manitoba was set to be closed ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Blizzard temporarily shuts Nebraska highway

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - A spring blizzard dumped up to 16 inches of snow in Nebraska, stranding dozens of motorists and forcing the closure of ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Highway funding to increase

UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget adds $317-million for new-and-improved highways over the next two years. And one of Walker’s ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

One Injured in Highway 41 Crash

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in Winnebago County say a crash on Highway 41 Wednesday morning has been cleaned up.

Officials say a semi rolled ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Semi Rollover Shuts Down Green Bay Highway Ramp

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are asking drivers to avoid the Highway 54/57 southbound on-ramp to I-43 southbound due to ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Brush fire closes 10-mile stretch of Florida highway

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Interstate 95 on Florida's east coast was closed early Tuesday near Cocoa as firefighters battled a new brush fire, according ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Jan highway travel up 0.2 percent vs year ago: Government

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. highway travel increased 0.2 percent in January from a year earlier, rising 500 million miles, the U.S. Transportation ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Gas tanker overturns on Connecticut highway

BOSTON (Reuters) - A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, shutting down traffic in both directions and snarling the ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Gasoline tanker overturned on Connecticut highway

BOSTON (Reuters) - A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, shutting down traffic in both directions and threatening to ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Smoldering Florida brush fire closes major highway

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The smoldering remains of a 16,000-acre brush fire near Cape Canaveral, Florida temporarily closed Interstate 95 again ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Neo-Nazi "adopted" highway may be named for Holocaust survivor

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri lawmakers will back a plan to name a stretch of highway for a Holocaust survivor, three years after a ...

Sun, February 20, 2011

Pedestrian Killed on Highway 41 Near Oshkosh

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car on Highway 41 late Saturday night.

Authorities say it happened near ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Dalai Lama's nephew killed on Florida highway

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The 45-year-old nephew of the Dalai Lama was struck and killed on Monday night on Florida's coastal ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

South Dakota reopens highway closed by snow drifts

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - South Dakota reopened late Thursday afternoon an interstate where up to 200 vehicles, some with small children inside, were stranded for hours ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Small plane makes emergency landing on New Jersey highway

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small plane suffering mechanical trouble made an emergency landing in an express lane on New Jersey's busy Interstate 80 ...

Sun, January 30, 2011

Highway 41 Injury Crash Closes Stretch For Hours

SUAMICO, Wis. (WTAQ) - A De Pere man is injured after a rollover crash on Highway 41 in Brown County Saturday.

Authorities say the 80-year-old ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Analysis: Traffic jams unlikely on Cuban data highway

By Esteban Israel

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Venezuelan fiber optic cable should plug Cuba into high-speed Internet within months, but it may not immediately bring ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

South Texas highway crew shot at from Mexico side of border

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Highway construction crews doing road work on a highway near the Rio Grande river border with Mexico were shot at by ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

UPDATE: Highway 41 Back Open After Closure

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A section of Highway 41 near the Winnebago/Fond du Lac county line is back open after closing due to ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Highway 41 Slowed by Multiple Vehicle Crash

NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Traffic on southbound Highway 41 in Winnebago County is slow Friday morning following a multiple vehicle crash.

It happened near Highway ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

UPDATE: Outagamie Co. Highway Back Open After Crash

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A stretch of Highway 15 in Hortonville is shut down following a crash.

It happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Interstate highway expansion approved

UNDATED (WSAU) A long-proposed expansion of the Interstate south of Madison took a big step forward yesterday. The state Transportation Projects Commission recommended adding ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Appleton, Southern WI Highway Expansions Endorsed

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A long-proposed expansion of the Interstate south of Madison took a big step forward Tuesday.

The state Transportation Projects Commission recommended ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

Top U.S. Highway Official Visiting Madison

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The nation’s top highway official will visit Madison this week to see how an expansion of Interstate 94 is doing ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

High speed chase ends on Highway 29

BONDUEL, Wis. (WTAQ) – Shawano County sheriff’s deputies stopped a high-speed chase that began in Green Bay early this morning.

Police say it all ...

Sat, August 21, 2010

Gates Installed in Highway On-Ramps For Dangerous Conditions

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - On ramp gates are being installed on entrances to state highways and the interstate system as part of an effort to ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

WIR Evacuated Due to Floods, Highway Back Open

TOWN OF BUCHANAN, Wis. (WTAQ) - The area around the Wisconsin International Raceway has been reopened after flooding shut down roads.

Highway KK was closed ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Driver in Highway 29 Crash Dies

SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The driver who allegedly caused a two-car crash near Bonduel has died from his injuries. 

On Monday night, 86-year-old Paul ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

DOT: Eastbound Highway 172 to Re-Open Friday

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says Highway 172 eastbound from Highway 41 to I-43 will completely re-open Friday. 

DOT officials ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer Killed on Hwy. 41

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - An Adopt-A-Highway volunteer loses his life on Highway 41 Wednesday night. 

Just before 6:30 p.m., a female driver ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Adopt-A-Highway volunteer killed

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WSAU) - An Adopt-A-Highway volunteer loses his life on Highway 41 Wednesday night.

Just before 6:30 p.m., a female driver ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Man Killed on Highway 41 Near Oshkosh

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man is killed after trying to walk across Highway 41 in Winnebago County early Tuesday.

It happened about 12 ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Gov. Doyle: Federal Highway Cash Not Headed to Hoan Bridge

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle says he'll try to keep a major Milwaukee bridge operating safely, but he says a pool ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

Highway 41 Has More Patrols to Catch Bad Drivers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend, extra patrols will be watching for bad drivers along Highway 41. Mike ...

Fri, May 14, 2010

Lawmakers want McGwire's name stripped from highway

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri legislators want to give the boot to former home run king Mark McGwire's name on a St. Louis highway ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Highway 29 Open After Semi Caught Fire

HOBART, Wis. (WTAQ) - Highway 29 in Brown County is back open this morning after a semi caught fire. It happened around 10:30 p ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

Kiel Woman Killed in Highway 41 Crash

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Kiel woman is killed after a crash which has closed part of Highway 41 northbound in Brown County Tuesday ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

Highway 45 Bridge Closed in Milwaukee Area

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says it’s closing a bridge in the Milwaukee area to keep drivers safe. The ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Part of Highway 45 Back Open After Crash

WAUPACA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A part of Highway 45 along the Outagamie-Waupaca County line is back open after a crash. It happened near Kanaman ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

Highway 41 Back Open After Injury Crash

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - All lanes of Highway 41 northbound in Winnebago County, near Appleton, is back open after an injury crash Wednesday. Officials say ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Highway travel down for first time in a year

By Ayesha Rascoe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans drove less in January, marking the first monthly decline in 12 months as revised data showed travel did ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Senate works to restore jobless, highway aid

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans, nervous over the fallout from an impasse over jobs legislation, said on Tuesday they were nearing a ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

States meet deadline for U.S. highway stimulus funds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All of the $26.6 billion in U.S. stimulus money for highway projects has been obligated, or committed to specific projects ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Highway, jobless aid halt; Congress talks jobs

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of jobless people ran out on Monday and highway programs across the United ...

Sat, February 06, 2010

UPDATE: Michigan Highway Open Again After Spill

MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ) - Highway M-35 is back open after a gas tanker rolled over early Saturday. It led to evacuations in Menominee County Michigan ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

Construction On Highway 172 Begins Monday

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Get ready for the return of major construction to Highway 172 in Green Bay. The DOT's Kim Rudat says ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

November highway travel up 1.4 percent vs. year ago

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. highway travel was up 1.4 percent in November from a year earlier, the U.S. Transportation ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

U.S. October highway travel off 0.5 pct from year ago

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. highway travel fell in October by 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the first decline in ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

NE Wisconsin Highway Officials Have Plenty Of Salt

GREEN BAY (WRN) - Highway officials say they have plenty of road salt for now, at least in northeast Wisconsin. Dean Haen of the Port ...

Fri, December 11, 2009

Highway 57 Crash Knocks Power Out For Hundreds

DE PERE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Hundreds on De Pere's south side lost power Thursday night after police say a van slammed into a power ...

Thu, December 10, 2009

Oconto Man Killed In Highway 41 Crash

Fri, December 04, 2009

Highway deaths near historic lows for November

UNDATED (WSAU) The number of deaths on area roads is near a historic low in Wisconsin.

Around the state, 54 people were killed in ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

Plea Deal For Man Who Cause Fatal Highway 41 Crash

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Marinette County man accpets a plea deal Thursday for causing a crash that killed a father and 4 of his ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Possible link between holiday highway fatalities and vision-test requirements for drivers licenses

MADISON (WRN) Federal statistics report Thanksgiving is the most dangerous holiday period for deaths occurring on the roads. Ed Greene, CEO of the Vision ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Highway travel rises as economy recovers

By Timothy Gardner and Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove more miles for the fourth month in a row, which could indicate ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

DOT: Finished Highway Projects Means Easier Holiday Travel

MADISON (WRN) - The state DOT says most of this year’s highway projects are done – and that should make things easier for Thanksgiving travelers ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Alcohol Suspected In Early Morning Highway 41 Crash

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Alcohol is suspected in a crash early Monday that injured 3 people on U.S. 41 near Lombardi Avenue. The ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

Highway 21 Now Open Following Multi-Vehicle Crash

OMRO, Wis. (WTAQ) - Part of Highway 21 near Omro in Winnebago County is now open following a 5 vehicle crash Wednesday morning. Authorities say ...

Wed, September 23, 2009

Highway travel rises in July