MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women with dense breast tissue would have to be notified of that along with the results of their mammogram screenings under a bill circulating in the Wisconsin Legislature. Supporters of the proposal said Wednesday it would help to empower women to make decisions about their health care. It is more difficult to detect cancerous tumors in women with dense breast tissue. Gail Zeamer says her breast […]
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The Eau Claire City Council has banned children from its meeting platform after one councilor said she wanted to breastfeed her baby when the council was in session. The vote on Tuesday follows months of debate after Councilor Catherine Emmanuelle brought her baby to a meeting and breastfed him. Four council members complained and Emmanuelle agreed to sit in the public area. Several groups, including […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Department of Natural Resources' board has authorized the agency to start working toward dropping population restrictions barring an elk hunt. The DNR has been importing elk from Kentucky to bolster a herd in Ashland County and establish a second herd in Jackson County with the ultimate goal of setting up a hunting season. DNR rules prohibit a hunt until the Ashland County herd […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state Department of Natural Resources board member is asking agency officials for more information on how they put together guidance documents after a draft document helped spark a lawsuit. The DNR's guidance documents are formal written directions for staff that explain how to approach decisions when state law is unclear. The Dairy Business Association sued the DNR in July alleging among other things that a […]
The Treffert Center, a service of Agnesian HealthCare, is continuing its education of local healthcare providers through a new session, “Trauma Informed Approach to Sensory Processing Disorders and Arousal Regulation.” The session is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 18 in the Agnesian HealthCare Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street in Fond du Lac. The cost is $250. This hands-on seminar will feature […]
Bail has been set at $25,000 cash for a Fond du lac man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint in a restaurant parking lot. Domonick Morrow made his initial Fond du lac court appearance Tuesday on charges of armed robbery, resisting, theft and disorderly conduct. He is accused of pointing a gun at a woman in the Friar Tuck’s restaurant parking lot earlier this month and stealing her cell […]
A semi-truck driver will be cited for following too close in connection with a four vehicle crash on Highway 23 and Whispering Springs Boulevard Sunday night that sent nine people to the hospital. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the 58 year old semi driver. Kenneth Behr, from Plymouth was not injured in the crash. Klein says the semi struck a pick-up that was attempting to go around an SUV […]
A Republican legislator has formally introduced a bill that would require police to notify school administrators whenever they arrest a student for a violent crime. Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt began circulating the bill for co-sponsors on Tuesday. He said in a memo soliciting support that a national social justice agenda has become more important than disciplining students and teachers have become political pawns. The bill would require police who take a student […]
A Celebration of Stacy’s Life: Stacy Ann Cales Peterson Missing Since October 28th, 2007 (100 Percent of Ticket Sales and Raffle Proceeds Go to Team Watters Sonar**) Hello, I’m Cassandra Cales, Sister of Stacy Ann Cales Peterson, who disappeared ten years ago on October 28th, 2007. Please come join me, my family and friends for Stacy’s “Celebration of Life” as we gather for food and share photos and memories on […]