MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Across Wisconsin, F-16 pilots from the Wisconsin Air National Guard are saluting health care workers and first responders on the front lines of the cornonavirus pandemic by flying over 17 cities. From Kenosha to La Crosse to Eau Claire and Green Bay, the salute called Wings Over Wisconsin, was held Tuesday evening. Four F-16s from the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing participated in Operation […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is restoring the state Department of Natural Resources' power to consider high-capacity wells' impact on surrounding water bodies. Kaul has withdrawn former Attorney General Brad Schimel's opinion that the department couldn't consider wells' impact on surrounding water bodies when granting a permit. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce has cried foul, saying Kaul can't withdraw the opinion because high-capacity wells' impact is at […]
A Beaver Dam bar and restaurant reopened this past weekend in protest of the governor’s Safer at Home order. Dozens gathered Saturday at the 6th Gear restaurant to join the owner in a protest ride to the state Capitol. The owner says all tables and bar stools are six feet apart, there are hand sanitizing stations and he plans to stay open until someone shuts him down.
The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says she is pleased the governor’s office has released a best practices guidebook for businesses as they reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. The governor released the guidelines Friday and then announced Monday that most non-essential businsses could reopen immediately. Sadie Parafiniuk says she is thrilled the guidelines have been compiled for a wide array of businesses on how to safely reopen. "This is something […]
The Fond du Lac School District is joining a majority of districts in Wisconsin asking the state Department of Public Instruction to waive it’s requirement on a set number of instructional hours due to the coronavirus. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says there is no way to track the hours after COVID-19 canceled in-person classes beginning March 18 for the remainder of the school year. "We're all mostly going to be applying for […]
A candidate for state superintendent says she pledges to focus on making sure that every child has every opportunity in schools across the state. Pecatonica Area School District superintendent Dr. Jill Underly announced last week that she is running for state superintendent of Public Instruction. "I have the experience, I know I could do a good job," Underly told AM 1170s Between the Lines program. "I see first hand the good […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have cleared an Oshkosh school liaison officer who shot a student during a fight of any criminal wrongdoing. Winnebago County Assistant District Attorney Anthony S. Prekop said Monday that Officer Michael Wissink's decision to use deadly force was justified. Wissink shot then 16-year-old Grant Fuhrman after Fuhrman attacked Wissink in the officer's office at Oshkosh West High School in December. Fuhrman is accused of stabbing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Air Force investigators have rejected a Wisconsin National Guard sergeant's allegations that his commanders retaliated against him after he complained about sexual assaults in his unit. The Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General notified Master Sgt. Jay Ellis on Wednesday that his complaints were not substantiated. Ellis sent U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin a letter in November 2018 saying he had learned of at least […]
A Beaver Dam woman has died from injuries in a car crash last week in Dodge County. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says 42 year old Jessica Cartwright died Sunday at Aurora Hospital in Summit, Wisconsin. She was the driver of a car that was struck by an SUV last Thursday at the intersection of Highway 151 and County Highway DE. The Sheriff’s Office says Cartwright had stopped at a stop sign and then […]