MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Legislature's budget committee has approved a bill that would boost funding for drug treatment programs. Rep. John Nygren's bill would increase treatment for drug treatment and diversion programs by $2 million per year. The money would come out of the Department of Health Services and go to the state Department of Justice to administer as grants to counties. The bill is part of a package […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill increasing the penalty for hiding a corpse. Concealing a corpse was previously a Class G felony, carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. The bill reclassifies the crime as a more severe Class F felony, punishable by up to 12½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines. The Senate approved the Republican-authored bill […]
Fond du Lac High School recently announced that it has received national certification for its Project Lead The Way programs. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that provides a transformative learning experience for K-12 students and teachers. PLTW Engineering empowers students to step into the role of an engineer, adopt a problem-solving mindset, and make the leap from dreamers to doers, and has been offered since 2012-13. PLTW Biomedical ScienceTM introduces […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill allowing hunters to wear fluorescent pink instead of the traditional blaze orange. Previously, at least half of all clothing gun deer hunters wore above the waist had to be blaze orange. This bill allows hunters to swap the orange for fluorescent pink. The bill's authors have said the measure is designed to provide more options for hunters and attract more […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a caller who phoned in a bomb threat to a Wisconsin county sheriff's office made an apparent reference to "getting justice" for the man at the center of the "Making a Murderer" documentary. A statement from the Manitowoc Police Department says a male caller made the threat around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday. It says the caller described bombs inside the Manitowoc County sheriff's office building […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A civil liberties group says it plans to file federal discrimination and harassment complaints after a Wisconsin manufacturer fired seven Muslim employees for violating a company break policy that doesn't provide extra time for prayer. Ariens Co. terminated the workers in a dispute that began last month when it moved to enforce a rule of two 10-minute breaks per work shift and dozens of Muslim staffers of […]
The Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection is warning residents to be aware and take control of your data privacy. Consumer protection spokesman Jerad Albrecht says with every visit to the Internet you expose yourself to the risks of identity theft and malware. Consumer Protection says use caution when sharing personal and financial details online and make use of the added security features built into the financial information online and on your internet-enabled […]
A Ripon College political science professor says he’s not surprised at the results of this week’s Iowa caucuses. Professor Marty Farrell says its important to remember that the winners of the Iowa caucuses have gone on to be elected president only three times. Farrell says Republican Ted Cruz’s big victory didn’t come as a surprise. "Evangelical christians make up a big part of the Republican base in Iowa and that is who Ted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican bill that would allow Wisconsin voters to register online has passed the Senate's elections committee. The panel voted 3-2 to approve the measure Wednesday, clearing the way for a full Senate vote.