LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The city of La Crosse has filed a lawsuit against dozens of chemical manufacturers alleging they produced firefighting foam that has contaminated city and private wells around the city's airport with man-made chemicals known as PFAS. The city filed the lawsuit Thursday in La Crosse County Circuit Court against 3M Company, AGC Chemicals and a host of other manufacturers. The city alleges the companies have […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The candidates for Wisconsin superintendent of schools are clashing over reopening schools, teacher unions and the private school voucher program. Former Brown Deer Superintendent Deb Kerr and Pecatonica Superintendent Jill Underly squared off in a virtual debate Thursday hosted by the Greater Milwaukee Committee. The race is officially nonpartisan, but conservatives have largely lined up behind Kerr while Underly has the backing of Democrats. Underly touted […]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to withdraw no contest pleas by a man convicted of causing a western Wisconsin crash that killed three Girl Scouts and a mother in 2018. Colten Treu was sentenced to 54 years in prison after entering the pleas to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and one count of hit-and-run causing great bodily harm. Treu’s […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are reviving efforts to pass a resolution to call a convention of the states to consider making changes to the U.S. Constitution. A Wisconsin Assembly committee held a public hearing Wednesday on the proposal, which is identical to one that passed the Assembly last session. It died in the Senate. The full Legislature in 2017 passed a resolution that allowed for calling a convention […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget includes $400,000 to help local school districts that still have race-based mascots transition to another nickname. In Wisconsin, officials say more than two dozen schools still have Native American mascots. The proposal would create a program that would help schools with the process through grants. The Weyauwega-Fremont School District stopped using the nickname “Indians” internally years ago, and phased out its […]
The group Friends of Lakeside Park is expressing concern about an email that appears to show city staff was asked for feedback on a consultant’s report an alternative Lakeside Park management plan before the report was made public. An October 19 email, from Fond du Lac Deputy Procurement Officer and co-chair of the Lakeside Park Management team, Josh Musack, to city staff said the consultant would send him a draft […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has launched an online registry where people can sign up to receive the coronavirus vaccine if they are eligible and appointments are available near where they live. So far, only one health department is participating. The registry was supposed to launch on March 1 but was delayed as those testing it worked to fix problems and migrate people on waiting lists into the new system. […]
Envision Greater Fond du Lac is partnering with Fond du Lac County to survey residents about broadband internet access and service. All residents are encouraged to complete the survey detailing their home internet capabilities. Envision Vice president of Economic Development Jim Cleveland says broadband access has been a heightened topic during the pandemic. Cleveland says internet upload and download speeds are really low or non-existent in some parts of Fond du Lac County. […]
A Fond du Lac city council member and restaurant owner has issued a public apology after a social media storm painted her business as being anti-LGBTQ. Arletta Allen posted the message this week on her restaurant’s Facebook page. "This is my sincerest apology to you all," Allen said. "Even those that are disgruntled and felt it necessary to go out and felt it necessary to social media blast or render their […]