Month: April 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bipartisan bill that makes it easier for emergency responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to file worker's compensation claims. Right now, police and firefighters must show they're suffering more emotional strain and stress than the day-to-day tensions they normally feel to claim compensation. Under the bill, responders diagnosed with PTSD by a psychiatrist or psychologist need only show they're suffering […]

A North Fond du Lac charter school will be moving into the former Presentation School building next school year.  The North Fond du Lac School District recently purchased the building from Holy Family Catholic Community and is currently taking bids to convert the buiding to house the Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind charter school.  North Fond du Lac  superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the older three story portion will be torn down, and a […]

The Fond du Lac County Historical Society has announced a  $1.6 million capital campaign to renovate and restore the Galloway House and Village is complete.   A Grand Reopening event will be held Saturday May 29 and Sunday May 30 from noon to 7pm.    Activities will be geared toward adults on Saturday, and children and families on Sunday.   Saturday’s activities include live music from the Tinker Boys, a presentation on “The Evolution of Main Street” […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The aviation event that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Oshkosh returns this summer after the coronavirus pandemic forced organizers of EAA AirVenture to cancel last year’s gathering. Safety protocols will be front and center this year at AirVenture, billed as the world’s largest fly-in convention. EAA CEO Jack Pelton says the arrival of vaccines will help return the crowds to Wittman Regional Airport, but […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has called a special election to fill a vacant Assembly seat representing a swath of southeastern Wisconsin. Evers issued an executive order Tuesday scheduling the election in the 37th Assembly District for July 13. A primary will be held on June 15 if necessary. The 37th includes portions of Watertown, Waterloo and Columbus. The seat came open after incumbent Republican John Jagler was […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul has launched an investigation into clergy sexual assault across Wisconsin's five Catholic dioceses. Kaul announced the investigation Tuesday.   Clergy sexual abuse survivors and their allies have long demanded that Kaul open an investigation. Officials in at least 22 other states have opened similar investigations into sexual misconduct within church hierarchies. Kaul declined to discuss his investigators' strategies, but said if they uncover […]