Acacia Woodley is a tiny girl with a big dream. The 15 year old Florida girl was born without complete arms and was bullied in school. Fond du Lac Silica for Your Home owner Tom Schneider heard Woodley speak at a recent buying show and was impressed with the teen’s message that each child matters and have a great purpose in life. Schneider says Woodley developed the Friendship Bench that […]
The American Red Cross-Wisconsin Chapter says blood donations are needed to address a severe blood shortage. Red Cross spokesperson Laura McGuire says severe winter weather in Wisconsin and across the country has had a big impact on donations. "We are asking donors to come in and donate blood products. Unfortunately several bouts of winter weather really hit not only here in Wisconsin but other parts of Wisconsin resulting in […]
Nobody was injured following an armed stand off in Fond du lac. Police were called to a residence on Sibley Street for a report that a woman and her 8 year old daughter were being held at knifepoint in their residence by the woman’s estranged boyfriend. The woman was able to leave the house with her child after the suspect had fallen asleep. This started a four and a half […]
The president of School Choice-Wisconsin says he thinks Betsy Devos will help return more local control to states as education Secretary. Jim Bender was in Washington D.C. this week for the Devos confirmation hearing. "I believe the biggest winners out of Betsy Devos being the new secretary of education are actually innovated public school districts," Bender told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "The overarching theme I believe […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state Assembly Republicans are calling for $300 million in tax and fee increases to pay for roads while cutting at least $300 million in taxes. Republicans released the framework of the plan on Thursday. It comes after the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said the state would be taking in $454 million more tax collections over the next three years than previously expected. Assembly Republicans say […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State superintendent candidate John Humphries has paid back a dentist for $300 for teeth whitening he initially accepted for free as an in-kind campaign contribution. Humphries' campaign manager Brian Schupper told The Associated Press on Thursday that the candidate paid for the dental work personally "to avoid any further distraction." Humphries' campaign finance filing submitted Tuesday showed that he accepted a $300 in-kind contribution for dental […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate is 4 percent, the lowest it's been since January 2001. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the rate was 4 percent in December, down slightly from 4.1 percent in November. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.7 percent, up from 4.6 percent in November. Private-sector job growth in Wisconsin was basically flat between November and December with just 900 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Health officials are investigating how a rare rat virus called the Seoul virus infected eight people in Wisconsin and Illinois. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says all eight people had direct contact with rats at Illinois and Wisconsin ratteries, which are rat-breeding facilities. Humans can become infected with the Seoul virus through direct contact with rats, though the virus cannot spread from person to person. […]
Nobody was injured following an armed stand off in Fond du lac. Police were called to a residence on Sibley Street for a report that a woman and her 8 year old daughter were being held at knifepoint in their residence by the woman’s estranged boyfriend. The woman was able to leave the house with her child after the suspect had fallen asleep. This started a four and a half […]