Month: June 2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has signed off on a bill that would allow chiropractors to perform sports physicals.  The Republican measure would require schools, technical colleges and University of Wisconsin System two-year schools that mandate physical exams to play sports to accept exams performed by chiropractors with certificates in health or physical examinations as defined by the state chiropractic examining board.  The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association could […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and a union leader say President Donald Trump's visit to Wisconsin to tout apprenticeship programs is a hypocritical photo opportunity given that his budget proposal would cut funding for worker training.  Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca says Trump is pulling a "bait and switch" by claiming he cares about workers while cutting resources to train them. Trump's budget would cut federal money for job […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Leaders of some of Wisconsin's biggest businesses participated in a round table discussion with President Donald Trump about the importance of apprenticeship programs.  Trump toured  Waukesha County Technical College on Tuesday along with Gov. Scott Walker, Ivanka Trump, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta.   They joined with business leaders for a round table discussion after the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Legislators have scaled back a bill that would create grants and loans to help people replace lead water pipes.  The bill would allow water utilities to provide grants or loans to people subject to local government and state regulators approval. The utilities would be allowed to raises rates within that municipality to fund the program. The proposal also would allow municipalities to provide loans for pipe […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take emergency action to allow a state law to remain in effect that permits the detention of pregnant women suspected of drug abuse.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice's request was received by the nation's highest court on Tuesday. The state is seeking an emergency stay of a May federal court ruling striking down the law as unconstitutionally vague. […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The prosecutor who charged a former Milwaukee police officer in the fatal shooting of black man says the man was unarmed and defenseless on the ground when the officer shot him "point black."   Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm made the comments Tuesday during opening statements in the trial of Dominique Heaggan-Brown. Chisholm says Heaggan-Brown was standing over Sylville Smith when he shot him in the […]

Walleye Weekend 2017 brought music, sports, family and fun to everyone who attended the non-profit festival. The weather, tournaments and all of the talented bands including Winger, Aaron Shust, Evick, Mantz Brothers, Orange Afternoon and Boogie and the YoYoz to name a few, made Walleye Weekend such a hugely attended event.  Attendance was estimated at 70,000.   New this year to Walleye Weekend were the Mercury Island vendors, who sold […]

The National Weather Service says a severe thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado in Fond du Lac County Monday night.  After surveying the damage Tuesday the National Weather Service has determined an EF 0 tornado touched down in the town of Osceola in eastern Fond du Lac County.  Fond du lac County emergency management director Bobbi Hicken says the determination backs up eyewitness accounts.  An EF0 tornado carries winds of 80 […]

Severe  thunderstorms rolled through the listening area Monday night knocking down trees and power lines, and flooded some streets…but no injuries were reported.  Thousands of people were reported without electricity.  Fond du Lac County Emergency management director Bobbi Hicken says the National Weather Service confirms 70 mile an hour winds knocked down trees in the Brandon area and western Fond du Lac county.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt […]