The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says an elderly spectator died Friday at the U.S. Open. The medical examiner was called to the scene around 2pm Friday. Investigators were not sure if the hot, humid weather was a factor. The United States Golf Association (USGA) released the following statement: “The USGA was saddened to learn that a spectator at Erin Hills passed away a short time ago. Out of respect for […]
ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Health officials say E. coli bacteria have been found in a drinking water station at Erin Hills golf course that is hosting the U.S. Open, but there have been no reports of illness. The Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department identified the bacteria in a water sample taken from a hydration station connected to a well near the 12th hole. That station is closed.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wiscosnin's unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 1999. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that unemployment in May was 3.1 percent, down a tenth of a percent from April. That is the lowest it's been since October 1999. Gov. Scott Walker is seizing on the news as signs that his six years as governor have turned around the state's economy. Unemployment was 8.1 percent during […]
Construction of the Vue Campus student housing facility on the UW-Fond du Lac campus is running ahead of schedule and is expected to be complete before the end of July. Students will be moving into the apartment-style suites in late August, just prior to the start of fall semester classes. Director of pre-construction services for Tri North Builders, Steve Harms, contractors have been working on interior finishing. Exterior landscaping will […]
According to the Men’s Health Network, there is a silent health crisis in America: on average, American men are sicker and die younger than American women. June is Men’s Health Month, and Dr. Patrick Remington of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health says there are some fairly simple things men could do, to improve their health. While he acknowledges women do live longer than men, he says […]
ERIN, Wis. (AP) — A woman who witnessed the crash of a small blimp near the Wisconsin golf course where the U.S. Open is underway says she saw flames as the aircraft deflated and floated to the ground. Mary Ruediger was visiting her parents who live near Erin Hills golf course when the blimp went down nearby Thursday. Ruediger says she saw the blimp disappear behind the tree line, drove […]
Gov. Scott Walker's proposed switch to a self-insurance plan for state workers has been rejected in a rare bipartisan vote by the Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee. The vote Thursday is a defeat for Walker after heavy lobbying by him to make the change. The Joint Finance Committee voted 16-0 to reject proposed self-insurance contracts in its first meeting in two weeks as budget talks have stalled amid disagreements over K-12 […]
Wisconsin state workers and University of Wisconsin employees would get a 2 percent pay increase in each of the next two years under votes by the Legislature's budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to go along with Gov. Scott Walker's recommendation to pay for the salary increases. The committee is voting on making changes to Walker's budget before the full Assembly and Senate takes action.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Domestic partners of state and local Wisconsin government workers would no longer have state health coverage and other benefits under a vote by the Legislature's budget-writing committee. Gov. Scott Walker's administration has said it was making the change since all couples, including same-sex, can now legally marry. There are nearly 4,400 partnerships in the registry. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reports that 78 percent of them […]