MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state Senate committee vote on a bill making it easier to hire and fire state workers has been canceled. The bill opposed by unions representing state workers and Democrats had been scheduled for a committee vote on Tuesday.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — State Senator Chris Larson is challenging fellow Democrat Chris Abele as he runs for re-election as Milwaukee County executive. Larson announced his candidacy on Monday. Abele, who has held the post since 2011, says he welcomes Larson into the race. The election is April 5th. Larson is a former Milwaukee County supervisor and has been in the state Senate since 2011. He served one term as Democratic […]
The 2015 Pink Glove Dance Video results are in, and Agnesian HealthCare and the Fond du Lac Family YMCA had another record year. This year’s entry, featuring the song “Safe and Sound” by the Capital Cities, was named the fourth place winner (top five percent) in the national Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition. The entry - submitted by Agnesian HealthCare and the Fond du Lac Family YMCA – showcased […]
A Greenfield Wisconsin man who died when his motorcycle crashed into a tree in Fond du lac County has been identified. Sheriff’s Sergeant Jeff Bonack says 71 year old Clark Boerschinger died when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve on Highway G south of Highway 67, entered the ditch and struck a tree. The crash happened shortly after 10:30am Saturday . Speed and alcohol were not factors. The operator […]
National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program designed to promote school bus safety. For many years, school districts throughout the country have been observing a School Bus Safety Week. Unfortunately, these efforts have not historically been coordinated to any great degree. School Bus Safety Week has often been observed at various times from early fall through spring. In the 1990's, the National Association for […]
The Fond du Lac Holy Family Catholic Community hopes the sale of two school buildings will be finalized next summer. Holy Family announced last week it had reached an offer to purchase the buildings with Commonwealth Companies. Commonwealth plans to convert both buildings into apartments. Father Ryan Preuss says he’s pleased that the buildings will be preserved because they hold value to a lot of people. Father Ryan says there […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's public university and technical college systems say each system has emergency plans that include how to respond to a campus shooting. University of Wisconsin System officials say each campus has an all-hazards plan with responses for emergencies including an active shooter. They say the campuses share the plans with faculty and students several ways including posting the plans online, presenting them during student orientations […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The trial over a civil lawsuit brought by a pair of seriously wounded police officers against a Wisconsin gun shop that they say has sold hundreds of weapons used in crimes will end in the coming days. The potentially precedent-setting case hinges on whether the gun shop owners should be financially responsible for a crime committed with a weapon purchased at their store. The issue recently surfaced […]
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A Cub Scout camp in northern Illinois and two boy scout camps in Wisconsin are expected to close because of declining attendance and financial losses. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that the Chicago-area Scout council board adopted a resolution this week to close the camps. The Boy Scouts of America's Central Region is expected to approve the plan by the end of the month. Under […]