Month: December 2015

258 Results / Page 27 of 29

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12-3-15 kohler strike

KOHLER, Wis. (AP) — The union on strike against the Kohler Co. is circulating a list of members who have crossed the picket line and returned to work.  United Auto Workers Local 833 President Tim Tayloe says the list was distributed at the request of members and that he has encouraged strikers not to retaliate against those who have gone back to work.  The list also states the 13 on […]

todayDecember 3, 2015

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12-3-15 waupun memorial lovelights on sale

The Waupun Memorial Hospital (WMH) Auxiliary is now selling Love-Lights with proceeds helping to support Auxiliary service projects for the hospital.  This year's proceeds will help to sponsor an item for Agnesian Wound Care services, which is opening at the hospital on Monday, December 14.  Each year millions of American experience chronic wound. Agnesian Wound Care offers patients access to state-of -the-art outpatient clinical wound care using a variety of […]

todayDecember 3, 2015

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12-3-15 lakeshore students brighten lakeview residents’ thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at Lake View Place was made a little more festive for the residents when Lakeshore students delivered turkey decorations and 25 tie blankets that they made during the school’s Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) celebration. The Student Council officers who delivered these items were (L-R): Hayden Mason (Co-President), Greta Benzinger (Secretary), Rachel Zimmerman (Treasurer), Lily Rauen (Vice President) and Kendal Maury (Co-President).

todayDecember 3, 2015

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12-2-15 california shooting

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. official says the FBI was treating the mass shooting in California as a potential act of terror but had reached no conclusion it was.  The official was briefed on the investigation but wasn't authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.  The official said Syed Rizwan Farook communicated with individuals who were under FBI scrutiny in connection with a […]

todayDecember 2, 2015

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12-2-15 sheboygan attorney-pop warner football lawsuit

The attorney for the family who is suing the Pop Warner football organization over the death of their son says very young kids should not be playing tackle football.   Sheboygan attorney Gordon Johnson specializes in brain trauma cases and represents the family of Joseph Chernach.   Chernach played Pop Warner football in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula  and continued to play tackle football through high school.  "He was allowed to play […]

todayDecember 2, 2015

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12-2-15 football concussions-fdl junior football league

Dick Schnell says Junior Football League safety has evolved significantly in the 14 years he has been a coach in Fond du Lac.  "Our number one, number two and number three priorities at the youth program are safety,"  Schnell told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program.  "We have a program where all of our equipment goes through certification, we work with the high school coach about taking the head […]

todayDecember 2, 2015

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12-2-15 oshkosh shooting

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Police are looking for an attacker who shot a man in the chest when the victim arrived for work at an Oshkosh business.  Authorities say the 42-year-old man was shot outside the business about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The male suspect was wearing a hooded sweat shirt and a face covering and fled on foot.  The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

todayDecember 2, 2015

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12-2-15 open records

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials with the state Department of Justice say the agency is responding faster to open record requests.  A DOJ news release Tuesday says the agency took an average of 20 days to close a request this year, down from 59 days last year. Since the agency's new Office of Open Government opened in June, the average response time has been 16 days.  The news release said […]

todayDecember 2, 2015

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12-2-15 deer hunt harvest numbers

More than 600,000 deer hunters embraced the excitement of another nine-day gun deer season in Wisconsin, and preliminary numbers show an increase in both deer registration numbers and license sales through the end of the nine-day season.  With the end of another Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season, Gov. Scott Walker and Stepp have shared a video message<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcVnLtBNWGE> with hunters and their families.   Preliminary harvest summary : This year's preliminary […]

todayDecember 2, 2015