MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has approved a pair of bipartisan bills that would establish protocols for collecting and tracking sexual assault evidence kits. The first bill would require police who have been notified an evidence kit has been collected to take possession of it within three days and send it to the state crime lab within 14 days. The second bill would require the state Department of […]
Valerie Graczyk says she and her husband Wayne were looking forward to leading a tour of Egypt last February, before COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, and were assured that the country was safe. The group of 23 people spent seven days on a river boat cruise on the Nile River, and visiting ancient temples and pyramids. Shortly after returning to Fond du Lac March 2 their lives would never […]
Travis Shaw’s second stint with the Milwaukee Brewers is off to an encouraging start. Shaw is now part of the Brewers' 40-man roster and among the leading candidates for playing time at third base. Shaw had signed a minor league deal with the Brewers last month. Shaw had two productive seasons before tailing off dramatically in 2019. The Brewers made room for Shaw on the 40-man roster by placing utilityman […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fewer than 2,400 doses of the precious and highly sought after coronavirus vaccine were wasted or spoiled in Wisconsin through February, with the single largest case happening when an employee did it on purpose. That is according to data that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services provided to The Associated Press. The data shows that through February, there had been more than 1.4 million doses of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dentists in Wisconsin could administer the COVID-19 vaccine under a bill the state Legislature is scheduled to pass on Tuesday, a step being taken as the push to increase people for the coronavirus accelerates. It was one of several coronavirus-related proposals up for votes. While it has broad bipartisan support, other Republican-backed measures are opposed by Democrats. About 20 states have expanded who can administer the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denies that he made racist comments last week when he said he wasn’t concerned about pro-Donald Trump insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol in January but would have been worried if they were Black Lives Matters protesters. The comments drew a firestorm of criticism from Democrats and others who said Johnson was making racist statements. But Johnson, in an interview […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require prisoners to spend their COVID-19 stimulus money on restitution. Democrats rejected a Republican amendment to the $1.9 trillion stimulus package President Joe Biden signed last week that would have prevented prisoners from receiving stimulus checks. Wisconsin state Sen. Julian Bradley and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo introduced a bill Monday that would require federal stimulus money received by someone […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in 2018 death of a 7-year-old Wisconsin boy who was allegedly beaten, forced to carry around a heavy log and was buried in the snow. Tina McKeever-Hauschultz pleaded guilty earlier for failing to prevent bodily harm in the death of Ethan Hauschultz, of Newton. Authorities say Ethan Hauschulz died of hypothermia and blunt […]
A North Fond du Lac special education teacher is being recognized. Sarah McDowell has been selected as a 2021 Kohl Fellow award winner. McDowell says she was flattered just to be nominated for the award. "I do what I do, I love what I do," McDowell told WFDL news. "Teachers don't teach for recognition, they teach because they love kids." McDowell says her ultimate goal is to have her students want […]