A new AAA study finds that driver distraction is a bigger factor in teen crashes than previously thought. AAA Wisconsin spokesman Nick Jarmuscz tells WFDL news the unprecedented video analysis finds that distraction was a factor in nearly six out of 10 moderate to severe crashes or four times as many as official estimates based on police reports. Jarmuscz says the study found the most common forms of distraction included passenger […]
Unemployment is up in most major Wisconsin cities and counties between January and February. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that preliminary unemployment rates increased in 20 of the 32 largest cities and in 52 of 72 counties. The department says it is not unusual to see an increase in the local unemployment rates in the winter months because the numbers are not adjusted for seasonal variances. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says he'll quit if he can't convince legislators to reduce a $300 million cut that Governor Scott Walker wants to impose on campuses. Cross told faculty and students at UW-Milwaukee today that he'll resign if he can't win substantial reductions in the cut and protect faculty tenure and academic freedom.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court says that since Wisconsin does not plan to enforce a photo identification requirement for the April 7th election, it does not need to consider extending a judicial block to the law. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declared that a request from the American Civil Liberties Union for the law to be stayed was moot.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are considering what type of regulation is needed for unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones. Representative Adam Neylon of Pewaukee said at a public hearing Wednesday that Wisconsin could embrace drones for commercial use.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fees paid by everyone from nurses to boxing judges in Wisconsin will not change over the next two years. The Legislature's budget committee on Wednesday voted to keep the licensing and regulation fee schedule the same over the next two years for more than 150 professions. Democrats proposed lowering the renewal fees for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Rep. Chris Taylor, of Madison, argued that they are […]
WAUSAU – Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel announced Riley Olbrantz of Newman Catholic Elementary School: St. Anne in Wausau as the state winner in the Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program on Wednesday. Olbrantz’s winning cabbage weighed in at 28.6 pounds. Last spring Bonnie Plants distributed free cabbage plants to more than 11,300 Wisconsin third grade students, who took them home to grow during […]
Photo: Trooper Trevor Casper State Justice Department statement: The Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation continues our investigation into the events that led to the tragic death of a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in Fond du Lac. About 5:30 p.m. in Fond du Lac, Trooper Trevor Casper was following a vehicle matching the description of the one used in a bank robbery earlier in […]
Authorities have now identified the man suspected of killing a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper in Fond du Lac. The state Department of Justice names the suspect as Steven Timothy Snyder. It doesn't give his age or hometown but says his family in Michigan has been notified. Authorities say Trooper Trevor Casper died Tuesday evening in a shootout with Snyder, a bank robbery suspect who's believed to have killed another motorist […]