OREGON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker isn't saying what he thinks about one of his former top aides getting a double digit pay raise in her new job as chief information technology officer for the state public defender's office. Walker was asked Tuesday about Cindy Archer's raise. Walker says questions about Archer's raise need to be answered by the public defender's office since he has no control over what […]
OREGON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says his 19-year-old son's decision to act as a witness at the same-sex marriage of a relative is not a policy statement. Walker was asked Tuesday about his son Alex's decision to serve as a witness to the June 9 wedding in Waukesha County. The marriage was between the first cousin of Walker's wife Tonette and her female partner. Walker says he was […]
Several occupants were treated for smoke inhalation following a fire this morning at a Fond du lac apartment complex. Firefighters were called to the scene at 180 North Butler Street and contained the fire to a first floor apartment. The unit is uninhabitable and there was smoke damage reported throughout the 20 unit building.
Fire destroyed a Town of Burnett home early Monday. At 6:15 a.m., firefighters were dispached to N8800 Fir Road for a garage fire that quickly spread to the house. The family was able to exit the residence without injury. The home is considered a total loss. Firefighters from the Burnett, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Juneau, FoxLake, Iron Ridge, Horicon, Lomira, Mayville, and Clyman Fire Departments responded to the blaze.
A Brownsville toddler who was seriously injured after he was run over by a lawnmower operated by his grandfather continues to improve. Dodge County Sheriff Pat Ninmann says she spoke with the grandmother of the three year old who said “he is doing great.” Ninmann says the grandmother said doctors were able to save most of his hand, with the exception of two fingers, and they were also able to do surgery […]
Fond du Lac County Planning and Parks Director Sam Tobias received minor injuries in a bicycle accident when he was struck by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. The incident happened over the noon hour Saturday on Dixie Street. Tobias was transported to St. Agnes Hospital where he was treated and released. The driver of the vehicle was cited for unsafe backing of a motor vehicle.
A newly released report from the Natural Resources Defense Council says the water quality at Wisconsin beaches is eighth-worst in the nation. Anne Sayers of the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters says this shocking report should be a wake-up call. The report says Great Lakes beaches are more isolated, relatively speaking, than coastal beaches. Because they don’t have the water circulation of coastal beaches, it can allow pollutants to stagnate […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 300 people who applied for stand-alone dental coverage from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin through the federal health care exchange thought they had policies but didn't have them activated. That is according to a report on enforcement records from the state's Office of Commissioner of Insurance. The documents show the Waukesha-based insurance company signed a stipulation and order April 24 agreeing to stop offering […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke says if elected she would work to repeal a law signed by Gov. Scott Walker and opposed by veterans making it more difficult for victims of asbestos exposure to receive damages in court. Burke announced her position on that and other veterans issues in a statement released on Thursday, just before the July 4th holiday. Walker signed the asbestos bill in […]