Month: September 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System's administration is growing while faculty numbers are declining.  The number of system employees categorized as "administration and academic leaders" grew by 53 positions, or 3.5%, between 2014 and 2017. The number of faculty members at the system's two- and four-year schools dropped by 491 positions, or about 7.7%, over the same period.  UW-Madison faculty numbers dropped by 80 positions, a 4% decline. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic legislator wants to spend millions of dollars to fight chronic wasting disease.  Rep. Katrina Shankland has introduced a package of bills that would allocate $2.2 million to expand cost-sharing for carcass-disposal dumpsters and kiosks where hunters can drop off deer for testing. The bills also would lay out $2 million for CWD research.  Shankland says the state saw a "vacuum of leadership" on CWD under Republican […]

An Appleton man has been charged in connection with a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  Ladonaven Brown made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Wednesday.  Bail was set at $5000 cash.  Authorities say Brown led deputies on a 29 mile chase with speeds up to 107 miles an hour.   The chase happened shortly after 8:30pm last Friday when traffic was busy, and deputies decided to terminate the chase after getting […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin authorities say an operation that manufactured thousands of vaping cartridges may have been packing them with far more THC oil than the packaging claimed.  The revelation Wednesday from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office underscores warnings that people who buy vaping products on the street don't know what they're getting. Officials are investigating 450 possible cases in 33 states in which vaping has been linked to a severe […]

Strong thunderstorms were moving through our listening area this afternoon dumping heavy rain and packing strong winds.  Earlier this afternoon the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Fond du Lac County.   Southern Wisconsin, including Dodge County, is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10pm.

MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers didn't need this kind of break.  Trying to catch up in the wild-card race, the Brewers instead saw the reigning NL MVP foul a ball off himself and go down with a broken right kneecap Tuesday night.   "We don't have a definitive time frame other than we know he will be out the remainder of the season right now," general manager David […]

The Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control Program coordinator says the latest information regarding people who developed severe lung diseases after vaping shows the need for regulation of vaping products.  The state Department of Health Services announced last week that most of the people who had respiratory issues after vaping used e-cigaretttes or other vaping devices containing THC-the main active chemical in marijuana.  Sandy Bernier says the fact that the vaping products are not […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer is urging people to stop vaping.   As of September 6, 2019, over 450 possible cases of lung illness associated with the use of e-cigarette  products have been  reported to CDC from 33 states. According to the CDC, five deaths have been  confirmed in California, Illinois, Indiana,  Minnesota, and Oregon.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there have been no confirmed cases in Fond du Lac […]

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin man is accused of manufacturing thousands of counterfeit vaping cartridges a day with THC oil for almost two years.  Kenosha County prosecutors say 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines had 10 employees to make cartridges that were packaged to look professionally done.  Authorities seized 188 pounds (85.28 kilograms) of marijuana, THC oil, and about $20,000.   Police arrested Huffhines Thursday. Charges are pending and he's being held […]