DNR seeks comment on tribal land deal
Madison, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources wants public input on a complex land deal in Jackson County that would give the Ho-Chunk Nation more space for housing. County officials...
View ArticleFormer Ho-Chunk legislator sentenced for bribery involving contracts
A former Ho-Chunk Nation legislator has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for bribery.
View ArticleRemains found on western Wis. construction project
Archaeologists are finding ancient remains that might be of Native Americans beneath the reconstruction of Highway 35.
View ArticleOneida support Menominee’s casino proposal
The Menominee's casino proposal has the support of an additional American Indian tribe in Wisconsin.
View ArticleHo-Chunk plans $144M in expansions in 4 locations
The Ho-Chunk tribal legislature has voted to move forward with a $144 million expansion at four locations, with work expected to begin this fall.
View ArticleWith Kenosha out, Beloit hopes casino proposal will move forward
Supporters of a proposed Ho-Chunk casino in Beloit hope the proposal will move more quickly through federal review now that Gov. Scott Walker has decided against the Menominee Nation's request to build...
View ArticleHo-Chunk Nation considers development near Madison casino
The Ho-Chunk Nation is looking into a potential development near its Madison casino that could include a sports complex, museum and entertainment venue.
View ArticleTribes object to Ho-Chunk casino expansion east of Wausau (UPDATE)
Two Wisconsin Indian tribes have raised concerns about another tribe's expansion of a once-limited gambling hall into a larger casino and hotel east of Wausau.
View ArticleHo-Chunk expansion could draw $37 million from other casinos (UPDATE)
A study found an expansion of the Ho-Chunk casino in northern Wisconsin could draw $37 million a year from other American Indian tribes that own casinos in Wisconsin.
View ArticleTribe questions state review of Ho-Chunk expansion
An American Indian tribe is questioning why Gov. Scott Walker's administration isn't applying the same criteria to a northern Wisconsin casino expansion as it has for previous proposals.
View ArticleTribes clash in casino expansion fight
At 85, Betty Putnam-Schiel has trouble standing, but she gets along well enough in her home on the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans' northern Wisconsin reservation thanks to tribal assistants who do...
View ArticleView from around the state: Walker needs to answer questions in tribal gaming...
Whatever happened to Gov. Scott Walker's criteria for expanding tribal gaming in Wisconsin? And why isn't his administration considering those criteria in the fight between the Ho-Chunk Nation and the...
View ArticleHo-Chunk Nation urges judge to reject casino lawsuit
The Ho-Chunk Nation is pushing back against a rival tribe's lawsuit seeking to halt the Ho-Chunk's plans to expand a northern Wisconsin casino, arguing in new filings that the lawsuit has little chance...
View ArticleHo-Chunk Nation dismissed from casino expansion lawsuit
A federal judge has sided with the Ho-Chunk Nation and its casino expansion plans in a lawsuit filed by the Stockbridge-Munsee tribe.
View ArticleIllinois lawmaker opposes proposed $405.5M Wisconsin casino
An Illinois lawmaker says a casino proposed for southern Wisconsin would deal an economic blow to an adjacent Illinois town.
View ArticleState’s high court rules against Wingra Redi-Mix, protects burial sites
A concrete company can't dig up American Indian burial mounds located within its southern Wisconsin quarry, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday without any explanation.
View ArticleHo-Chunk’s long-planned $405M Beloit casino leaps toward reality
With a recent federal approval, developers are moving closer to taking a chance on a new Ho-Chunk Nation casino and resort in Beloit. The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs recently filed a draft...
View ArticleHo-Chunk receives approval for Beloit casino (UPDATE)
Plans for the Ho-Chunk Nation’s $405 million casino in Beloit are heading to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk after federal officials signed off on the project.
View ArticleGov. Evers advances plans for $405M Ho-Chunk casino in Beloit
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday announced he has approved the Ho-Chunk Nation's plan to build a $405 million casino in Beloit, a step toward the start of construction on the project after more than a...
View ArticlePlanned Ho-Chunk Nation casino in Beloit gets final approval
The Bureau of Indian Affairs on Friday approved the Ho-Chunk Nation's application for a casino in Beloit, more than two decades after the city residents voted in favor of the complex.
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