MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New 70 mph speed limit signs are being posted this week on interstates and highways in Wisconsin this week. The state Department of Transportation said Monday that crews will start installing about 470 updated speed limit signs on Tuesday. About 810 miles of Wisconsin interstates and highways will have speed limits increased to 70 mph from the current 65 mph. The DOT says drivers can start […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board is responding to a recent audit that found nearly one in 11 licensed physicians in Wisconsin were not in compliance with continuing education requirements. Physicians in Wisconsin must log 30 hours of continuing medical education every two years, a requirement past board chairman Sheldon Wasserman says is lowest in the nation. But, the current chairman, Dr. Kenneth Simons, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of Gov. Scott Walker's former aides has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out her conviction for campaigning on government time. Kelly Rindfleisch served as Walker's deputy chief of staff when Walker was the Milwaukee County executive. Prosecutors accused her of working on Walker's gubernatorial campaign and Republican Brett Davis' lieutenant government campaign out of her county office. She was convicted in 2012 of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson are sparring over how a political action committee created by Feingold has spent its money. Campaign finance records show the Progressives United PAC founded by Feingold spent only 5 percent of its income on federal candidates and political parties. About half the money went toward overhead. Feingold's campaign manager Tom Russell argues the PAC was a new […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The outspoken founder of the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has died. The foundation wrote on its website Monday that 88-year-old Anne Nicol Gaylor died just before midnight Sunday following complications from a May 30 fall in her apartment. Gaylor co-founded the atheist and agnostic awareness group in 1976 along with her daughter Annie Laurie Gaylor. The elder Gaylor served as president until 2004. The group […]
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Heavy rains have caused street flooding in Appleton. Appleton's Department of Public Works and local law enforcement agencies have been overwhelmed with callers reporting flooded streets. Flooded roads are reported in the City of Appleton, Grand Chute and other cities in Outagamie County. The sheriff's office says one area in the Town of Freedom was reported to have several feet of water. No damage to houses […]
Where can children get a chance to spend time in nature while tapping into their creativity? The Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum, located on the grounds of UW-Fond du Lac, is offering a four session art summer program for youth ages 8-12 interested in learning about the connections people have with nature. Sessions will run each Wednesday from 10 AM-12 NOON on June 24, July 1st , July 8th and July […]
Location and time of event are represented by a balloon at http://www.fdlfest.com/walleye-weekend-map/national-flag-day-ceremony. Date: Sunday, June 14, 2015 Time: 11-11:45 AM Location: Inside Lakeside Park during Walleye Weekend at the flag pole with yardarm located on the corner of North Main Street and Promen Dr./ Frasier. Event organizer: Ron Roen (LCDR, USN Ret.) Itinerary: 2015 National Flag Day, 240th Army Birthday, and Navy Reserve Centennial Ceremony History: Stony Hill School was […]
Former Fond du Lac congressman Tom Petri has been formally presented with the insignia recognising his appointment as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The award was presented during a ceremony at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington DC. The insignia was presented to Congressman Petri by British Ambassador, Sir Peter Westmacott, on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Award was presented […]