MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State education officials say enrollment at public schools in Wisconsin has dropped by 3% this year. The state Department of Public Instruction says the numbers decline could further hurt districts already in a financial pinch because of the extra costs associated with COVID-19 pandemic, such as more laptops and internet hotspots for students and cleaning supplies. Some state aid to districts is decided on a per […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.3% in August to 5.4% in September, below the national rate but 2 points higher than a year ago as the state deals with a surge in coronavirus cases. Wisconsin’s jobless rate for September was below the 7.9% national rate. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin added 13,700 private-sector jobs in September. While the drop in unemployment […]
A Beaver Dam man convicted of head-butting a police officer is going to prison. Dodge County Circuit judge Martin DeVries sentenced 27 year old Jessie Garcia 3 1/2 years in prison and eight years extended supervision for two counts of battery or threat to an officer and resisting an officer causing substantial bodily harm. The defendant will also spend 8 years on supervision following the prison sentence. According to a criminal complaint Garcia was arrested […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Only about 180 poll workers out of roughly 30,000 are still needed to staff polling places in battleground Wisconsin on Election Day, despite a surge in coronavirus cases in the key battleground state. The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported Thursday that there are shortages in 51 municipalities. That is up from just 13 the day before. Wisconsin's top elections official Meagan Wolfe says the number will be […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Only about 180 poll workers out of roughly 30,000 are still needed to staff polling places in battleground Wisconsin on Election Day, despite a surge in coronavirus cases in the key battleground state. The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported Thursday that there are shortages in 51 municipalities. That is up from just 13 the day before. Wisconsin's top elections official Meagan Wolfe says the number will be […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The 2020 Democratic National Convention, which became a mostly virtual event because of the coronavirus, is expected to finish in the red, but a leading fundraiser say it will not fall to the city of Milwaukee to foot the bill. The convention’s host committee raised more than $42.7 million for the event. The Federal Election Commission filing shows the host committee still has more than $1.5 million […]
The goal of OCD awareness week this week is raising awareness and understanding of obsessive compulsive related disorders and treatment. Cole Ewerdt was diagnosed with OCD when he was ten. Today, Cole is a sophomore at Lomira High School. "I have learned how to manage some of my symptoms," Ewerdt said. "I'm not as bad as I used to be." Cole’s mom Chris Ewerdt says with proper treatment, it can […]
Laurie Holzmann says new audible traffic signals installed this summer during the North Main Street reconstruction project in Fond du Lac will help her cross the street with more confidence. Holzmann has been legally blind since birth, and crosses busy streets daily, often relying on her instincts and the sound of traffic before crossing the street. The new audible signals have been placed at Merrill Avenue and North Main Street and […]
The Fond du Lac city council has voted to deny petitions for a binding referendum on future development of the lighthouse peninsula and Oven Island at Lakeside Park. Council president Brian Kolstad and councilmember Kay Miller voted against and councilmember Ben Giles abstained. The attorney for the group Friends of Lakeside Park, Mary Beth Peranteau says the group now plans to file a lawsuit challenging the council’s actions. The petitions were […]