The Arc Wisconsin is speaking out in support of governor Tony Evers’ budget plan to boost care for children with disabilities and special education funding. State director Lisa Pugh says The Arc supports the governor’s budget that would eliminate a waiting list for a program that serves children with disabilities. The governor wants to pay for the programs by accepting federal money to expand Medicaid. Pugh says Medicaid expansion will […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly plans to vote next week on a constitutional amendment bolstering crime victim rights. Constitutional amendments must pass two consecutive legislative sessions and a statewide referendum. Both the Assembly and Senate passed the victims amendment, known as Marsy's Law, in 2017. The Assembly expects to vote on it for a second time on May 15. If the amendment passes the Senate this year the […]
The Fond du Lac County executive is recommending against building a regional juvenile detention facility. The recommendation was discussed at the county finance committee meeting this week. County executive Al Buechel says his concern is the cost. Wisconsin counties looking to build regional replacement facilities for the embattled Lincoln Hills youth prison are worried state funding won’t be adequate. Buechel says the number of juvenile offenders in Fond du Lac […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified a 71-year-old Oshkosh man found dead inside his home after it caught fire. Emergency responders found the body of Wayne Trader about 10 p.m. Saturday. No one else was in the house at the time. The cause of death and the cause of the fire haven't been released.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials' 2019 deer hunting structure doesn't include any buck-only counties for the first time in a decade, a sign deer are becoming more abundant, especially in northwestern and southern Wisconsin. The state Department of Natural Resources plans to present a season structure to its board May 22 that doesn't impose any buck-only requirements in any county for the first time since 2009. DNR officials […]
A Waupun resident is the grand prize winner of the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation’s Samaritan Cash Raffle. Julie Witthun’s name was randomly drawn for the $100,000 cash prize. This is the sixth year the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation has offered the cash raffle. It follows a successful annual Samaritan Health Clinic House Raffle, which was established 23 years ago to help provide vital medical and emergency dental services to individuals and families […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted in the heroin overdose death of a 29 year old woman is going to prison. Fond du Lac County Circuit judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 47 year old Shannon Carlson to six years in prison followed by six years extended supervision. Carlson earlier pleaded no contest to a charge of first degree reckless homicide in the September 2014 death of Jenna Reynolds. Investigators say he […]
The recent heavy rain and snowmelt and erosion continues to take its toll on Fond du Lac County’s most popular recreation trail as county officials continue to debate what to do about maintaining the trail. A recent hike through Hobbs Woods south of Fond du Lac reveals a washed out lower trail that used to run along the creek raising questions about when the county is going to spend money […]
Despite criticism from Republicans, Wisconsin Democratic governor Tony Evers says he thinks his proposed budget is in good shape. Governor Evers made the comments in an exclusive interview on AM 1170s Between the Lines program. Evers says his budget meets the needs of the state and is reflected in recent polls. "I have been hearing that there are some real priorities that they want the Republican legislature to take on […]