MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New preliminary data indicates Wisconsin's unemployment rate dipped slightly last month. The state Department of Workforce Development released a report Thursday that put the unemployment rate in April at 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in March and down from 4.6 percent in April 2015. The national unemployment rate for April was 5 percent. The report found the state lost 12,600 jobs in April. The biggest […]
The 2016 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony will be held in Fond du Lac on Monday, May 30, 2016. The parade will start at 10am at the corner of Guindon Blvd and S. Main Street. The American Legion Post 75 is host unit, and this year we will have co-parade marshalls, James and Peggy Guell, both Army veterans. As of the date of this release, the keynote speaker for the […]
The 2016 Rosendale Memorial Day commemoration will include the dedication of a new stone at the Rosendale Veterans Memorial. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in the Rosendale Intermediate School south gymnasium. The Rosendale High School Band will perform a song written by RHS Alumnus Dr. David Gillingham, a nationally renowned composer. The composition was performed at the high school spring concert and will be repeated May 30. RHS Band […]
Town of Byron veterans will be honored at the annual Memorial Day tribute scheduled for 9:30 a.m. at the Byron Town Hall on May 30, 2016. Dave Wege, principal of Waucousta Lutheran Grade School, is the keynote speaker. His address with focus on “The Many Hats of an American Soldier.” As an educator for over 30 years, Wege has brought to life the stories of America’s history, with emphasis on […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has included Wisconsin's Diane Sykes on his list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees. The 58-year-old Sykes served as a Milwaukee County judge from 1992 to 1999, when Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson appointed her to the state Supreme Court. President George W. Bush nominated her to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003. The Senate confirmed her appointment in […]
MADISON - Department of Health Services (DHS) health officials today announced a Wisconsin resident has a confirmed case of Zika virus infection. The individual who tested positive is a woman who recently traveled to Honduras, where Zika-infected mosquitoes are present. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika virus infection in Wisconsin or in the continental United States. “Wisconsin is one of the last states to have a confirmed case of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling has dealt Gov. Scott Walker a loss, upholding a ruling that keeps the state education secretary independent. The 4-3 decision released Wednesday preserves the powers of the state superintendent of education. The court's conservative majority was split on whether to overturn its unanimous ruling from 19 years ago that had solidified the state superintendent's independence as head of the Department […]
Two people received what were described as non life-threatening injuries in a three vehicle crash in Fond du lac Wednesday morning. Assistant police chief Steve Thiry says the crash happened shortly after 7:30am Wednesday at the intersection of 9th and Ellis Streets. Thiry says a car traveling on Ellis failed to stop for a stop sign colliding with a westbound vehicle on 9th Street. That vehicle in turn struck another vehicle also on 9th […]
The public service broadcaster is selling off its catalogue in June. Radio France has revealed details of over 8,000 vinyl records set to be sold at a public auction. The records are all double copies of music from the station’s 1.6 million-strong collection. Organised across 10 categories, the records span French pop from Serge Gainsbourg, art-rock from The Velvet Underground, afrobeat from Fela Kuti, synthpop from Yellow Magic Orchestra, plus […]
