MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers say Wisconsin infants should be tested for more deadly diseases during newborn screenings. Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, and Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, announced their effort Wednesday. The proposed bill, called Collin’s Law, would require adding to newborn screenings a test for Krabbe disease along with five others that target the nervous system. The disease is an inherited disorder that usually appears within a baby’s first six months of life, according to Mayo Clinic. The disease often results in death by age 2. There is no cure. Family members of children suffering from the disease spoke in support of the bill Wednesday. Lassa and Novak say they will present the bill this week.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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