MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate will take up the state budget, a 6 percent raise for state troopers and a new compensation plan for thousands of other state workers that contains no general wage increases on Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said last week that his chamber would act first on the state budget. A spokeswoman for Vos didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Senate Majority […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New documents show the University of Wisconsin-Madison will take a nearly $59 million hit this budget year under a total $250 million cut to the UW System in the state budget. System officials released their 2015-16 budget Monday. The plan also shows UW-Milwaukee taking an $18 million cut. The other 11 four-year campuses will see cuts ranging from $851,000 to $7.7 million. The budget materials did […]
SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — A line of tornadoes has moved across northeastern Wisconsin, causing some damage in the rural area. The National Weather Service in Green Bay says spotters reported four tornado touchdowns in a line stretching about 50 miles Monday evening. Weather service meteorologist Rich Mamrosh says some home and barn damage was reported, but no deaths or injuries. Mamrosh says the tornadoes were unusual because they were not […]
A 16 year old boy and an adult male have been arrested following a disturbance at the Fond du Lac skateboard park over the weekend. Assistant police chief Steve Thiry says on Saturday a group of young children, ages 6-11 left the park after they were confronted by an older group of teenagers. The young kids returned with their parents where the incident escalated. Two bicycles were damaged and […]
Starting this week Wisconsin’s smoke-free air law is five years old. American Cancer Society in Wisconsin’s Allison Miller says the statewide law was enacted to reduce the dangers of secondhand smoke by making all Wisconsin workplaces smoke-free. "Time flies, its remarkable that its already been five years," Miller told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "I think its become something that's a fabric of Wisconsin that people rarely think […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says he’s pleased with the progess his department has made during his first six months in office. Schmidt says the department has met a priority to raise money to purchase tactical rifle vests for deputies, Project Lifesaver is being implemented to track people with dementia or autism or may have wandered, and Schmidt says a third priority was the improve community relations. Schmidt says the department […]
Marian University recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Salvation Army, a partnership aimed to offer individuals additional educational and service opportunities. “This is an exciting new partnership with a highly regarded social services organization with a long tradition of providing compassionate care in the local community,” said Stacey Akey, vice president for Enrollment Management at Marian. “Marian’s partnership will allow students to achieve their personal and professional […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prison guard has served a one-day suspension for a joke on Facebook about President Barack Obama and lynching. Collin Visser posted in December a photo of Christmas tree ornaments depicting Obama and the text: "Look guys. Obama Christmas ornaments. Suddenly it's legal to hang a black man from a tree again!" Visser has worked at the Dodge County Correctional Institution in Waupun since […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he and GOP legislative leaders have agreed to completely remove a part of the proposed state budget that would severely roll back the state's open records laws. Walker announced the decision in a joint statement Saturday with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, and the co-chairs of the joint budget committee. The statement says the records proposal "will […]