Month: September 2021

With the flu season approaching, Agnesian HealthCare is offering  several seasonal  flu vaccination clinics for adults and children. All vaccinations will be given by appointment only; no walk-in visits.  Flu vaccines are subject to availability. For pregnant women, a physician’s order is required.  Children must not be ill on the day they come for their flu vaccines. They will not be able to see their health care provider prior to their flu vaccines.  Children eight years […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has rejected a lawsuit seeking to remove the state Department of Natural Resources policy board’s leader from his post even though his term has ended. Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn on Friday ruled against Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul in the lawsuit be brought seeking an order forcing Fred Prehn off the board. Prehn is a Wausau dentist appointed by former Gov. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge says prosecutors can't argue a man who shot three people, killing two, during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin is linked to the Proud Boys white nationalist group. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, faces multiple charges in the August 2020 shootings in Kenosha. Prosecutors asked Judge Bruce Schroeder if they can argue at trial in November that Rittenhouse's beliefs align with the Proud […]

The back issue that bothered Green Bay outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith throughout the preseason will now force the Packers to play without their Pro Bowl pass rusher for the next few weeks. Packers coach Matt LaFleur says Smith is going on injured reserve. That means Smith will miss at least three games. The Packers (0-1) host the Detroit Lions (0-1) on Monday night. Smith has 26 sacks for the Packers […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A three-judge panel of federal judges has denied a request by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats. The move on Thursday keeps the case alive while Republicans want the battle to be fought in state courts. The federal court also combined two lawsuits — one filed by voters represented by a prominent Democratic Party attorney and the other by voting […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at 3.9% in August, marking the fifth month in the row the rate has not changed. The state Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday. The nationwide unemployment rate in August was 5.2%. A year ago, in August 2020, the Wisconsin unemployment rate was 6.1%. Wisconsin lost 8,200 private sector jobs in August. Compared to a year ago, 70,300 […]

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Ilhan Omar have asked the secretary of defense to investigate claims of possible mistreatment of Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. Moore, of Wisconsin, and Omar, of Minnesota, wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Wednesday about concerns raised with their offices about conditions at Fort McCoy. Those include families lacking access to basic necessities. Base […]