MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials want Gov. Scott Walker to give them another $95.2 million in tax dollars in the next state budget. System officials say they need the money to fund the new Talent Development Initiative, a plan designed to create science and technology jobs, boost graduation numbers, place more students in internships and maintain academic quality in light of a Republican-imposed tuition freeze. The […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — The man imprisoned for killing a 25-year-old photographer on his family property near Mishicot in 2005 wants his federal civil rights lawsuit dismissed. Steven Avery sued several public officials in 2012, claiming he was subjected to unreasonable search and seizures and was denied his free speech rights while being held in the Calumet County Jail. Avery wanted $15 million in punitive damages. Avery's handwritten motion […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A coalition of church congregations is launching a second phase in its campaign calling for reforms within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. WISDOM is an umbrella organization of congregations from around Wisconsin. Its members want reforms that include providing more services to inmates whether they're behind bars or out on parole. About 100 people rallied today in front of the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility to voice their […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — About a dozen visitors to the Milwaukee County Zoo were stuck in the air for about a half hour when a ride malfunctioned. The Sky Glider stopped this afternoon and a back-up system had to be activated to restart it. A Zoo spokeswoman tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel everyone got off the ride safely.
The Wisconsin High School Hockey Coaches Association will induct Jerry Tighe of Fond du Lac into its hall of fame during a ceremony on September 6 in Eagle River. Jerry Tighe was born on December 9, 1933 in Leroy, Wisconsin, where he spent his youth, and then graduated from Mayville High School in 1952. Although Jerry never played hockey himself--the ice rink, the love of the game, and all that […]
Fond du Lac County residents will not get an opportunity to vote on the question of accepting federal dollars to expand Badgercare in Wisconsin. The Fond du Lac County Board voted 14-8 Tuesday night against placing the advisory referendum on the November ballot. Supervisor Martin Schroeder was one of eight supervisors who voted in favor. "I think its pretty sad that we did that. I think $4800 is a very […]
A plea hearing has been rescheduled for a former Waupun police lieutenant accused of going on a crime spree last summer. A plea and sentencing hearing in Barron County for Brad Young will be held Sept. 23. Authorities say Young stole a vehicle and led law enforcement on a chase. Young is also accused of burglarizing a Green lake restaurant last August, driving a stolen pickup truck and leading […]
Starting Wednesday Fond du lac County residents are being asked to participate in a community health survey. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the health department, Agnesian Healthcare, Fond du lac School District, United Way, YMCA and other groups have partnered to conduct the phone survey. Mueller says information will supplement a community health assessment done six years ago to allow officials to analyze trends over time. Mueller says the survey […]
After being forced to close the swimming beach at a Fond du Lac county park for several years in a row…that hasn’t been the case so far this summer. Fond du Lac County Parks director Sam Tobias says a new bathroom facility was built at Wolf Lake County Park and attendance is up this summer. "During construction of the new bathroom, all of that activity chased the geese away. We […]