MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials say they're starting to craft a new policy governing consultations with Wisconsin's American Indian tribes. UW System officials said in a news release Monday announcing the effort that they hope to foster greater American Indian enrollment and improve graduation rates. System officials say the policy will mirror a similar plan the Arizona Board of Regents adopted in 2016 that guides interactions […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to hold rallies in battleground states this weekend, starting Friday night in the liberal stronghold of Madison, Wisconsin. Sanders announced Monday that he will also hold rallies on Saturday at a community college in Warren, Michigan, and in Pittsburgh on Sunday. His campaign says additional stops in Indiana and Ohio are also planned. Sanders won the Wisconsin and Michigan primaries in […]
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (AP) — A stretch of highway near Appleton was shut down for four hours after semi-truck carrying 41,000 pounds of meat caught fire. No one was injured in the fire Monday at about 6 a.m. It happened on the northbound lanes of Interstate 41. Grand Chute fire crews used two engines to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and a dollar estimate […]
SULLIVAN, Wis. (AP) — A spring storm heading toward Wisconsin this week is expected to cause rivers to rise again, but how much is still a question. Meteorologist Aidan Kuroski at the National Weather Service in Sullivan said Monday that southern Wisconsin probably is looking at about 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 centimeters) of precipitation, while northern Wisconsin will get more of the snow, possibly 5 to 9 […]
A suspect in a high speed chase in Dodge County was found hiding in the cooler of a golf course clubhouse. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the 41 year old Watertown man was found sleeping in the cooler at the Windwood Country Club near Watertown. The man was a suspect in a police pursuit days earlier and fleeing his vehicle after it was found crashed at the end of […]
Flood Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI The Flood Warning continues for the Fox River Near Berlin. * At 9:00 AM Sunday the stage was 13.7 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue to fall to a stage of 13.6 feet by Monday morning. * Impact...At 13.8 feet...Floodwaters are over the banks in the Berlin […]
HORTONVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district is using GPS on buses to track students, which officials say will help improve safety. Two buses used by the Hortonville Area School District have been keeping data on when students get on and off for the past two months. District transportation director Harry Steenbock says the pilot program aims to allow the district to more easily track students who may get […]
For a brief moment last week the case of a missing Illinois child brought hope to families of other missing children across the country, including the cold case disappearance of Bobbie Jo Fritz in Fond du Lac County. Fritz vanished while playing outside his home in Campbellsport in 1983. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Lieutenant of Detectives Cameron McGee says the case of the person claiming to be a missing […]
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney is weighing in on the surprising decision to drop charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett. The Cook County State’s Attorney dropped the charges just days after securing a 16 count indictment against Smollett that alleged he staged an attack by two men who hurled racist and homophobic slurs at him before beating him and looping a noose around his neck. Fond du lac […]