Hundreds gathered at the Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School Monday afternoon as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6709 in Waupun held a Four Chaplains Memorial Service. Event organizer George Baumann says the event was held in honor of four military chaplains who gave their lives in World War Two after giving their life vests to other soldiers after a torpedo struck a struck a ship in the icy seas […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sex trafficking survivors and advocates are working across Wisconsin to help communities recognize signs of exploitation, such as tattoos used to brand victims. Nancy Yarbrough is a survivor who started Milwaukee nonprofit Fresh Start Learning, Inc. to provide resources to women and children who are victims of sex trafficking. Yarbrough said that tattoos are commonly used in the sex trade to show that a person belongs […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn is defending blog posts he wrote more than a decade ago where he said a landmark gay rights court ruling could lead to legalized bestiality and labeled Planned Parenthood a "wicked organization." He wrote the blogs while in law school in 2005 and 2006. Hagedorn is an evangelical Christian and says he can separate his personal opinion from […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin regents are poised to raise graduate tuition at eight schools. Plans call for raising resident graduate tuition at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater. Green Bay would see the biggest increase, from $7,793 to $7,996. Nonresident graduation tuition would go up at Eau Claire, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater. Green Bay […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state lawmakers claimed nearly $800,000 in daily expense reimbursements last year, including $11,600 from a senator who lives right across the street from the Capitol. The expenses claimed were down from $1.3 million in 2017, a budget-writing year when lawmakers put in more time in the Statehouse than they did last year. Republican Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, led all 132 state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Five unions and a Democratic lawmaker have filed another lawsuit challenging measures Wisconsin Republican approved in a lame-duck session. The laws block Democratic Gov. Tony Evers from withdrawing from lawsuits without legislative approval, give lawmakers the power to decide how to spend money obtained from legal settlements and allow them to intervene in cases and hire their own attorneys rather than use Democratic Attorney General Josh […]
The Fond du Lac School District has announced the make-up days for last month’s weather related school closures. The January 23 and 28 snow days will be made up with full school days May 24 and June 5 and a half day of school June 6. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the school closings January 30 and 31 will be made up with instructional minutes within already scheduled school days. […]
The Theisen Middle School Music Department will be hosting a Valentine's Jazz Dance on Friday, February 15, 2019. This dance is open to the public. It will be held in the gymnasium at Theisen Middle School from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Lighthouse Big Band will be the feature band for the evening providing lots of music for dancing to or just enjoying a great night of jazz! The […]
The American Red Cross Wisconsin Chapter says there is an emergency need for blood donations. Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says the Red Cross is reissuing its emergency call for blood and platelet donors to give now after multiple snow storms, and frigid temperatures last week that canceled blood drives. McGuire says Red Cross blood donations are being distributed to hospitals faster than they are coming in.