MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Proposed state legislation could end a long legal fight over Native American effigy mounds in Dane County. The bill would force the Wisconsin Historical Society to allow the owners of a limestone quarry in the town of Blooming Grove to excavate a 3-acre plot in order to prove whether human remains are actually buried there. Wingra Stone and Redi-Mix have been mining around the plot at its 57-acre quarry for more than two decades. In recent years, Wingra has gone to court to have the acreage removed from the Historical Society’s burial site catalog. The Ho-Chunk Nation says history suggests it’s a protected burial site. But, Wingra says there’s no proof of that. While the matter is moving slowly in appeals court, Wingra is pursuing a legislative solution through Sen. Chris Kapenga.
Written by: Radio Plus
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 […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
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.
todayMarch 27, 2025
© 2025 Radio Plus
Post comments (0)