Month: January 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are proposing a law that would stop county jails from charging excessive fees for phone calls. The bill would cap jail call charges to the same rates that national prepaid wireless telephone providers charge.  It comes after a report from the Prison Policy Initiative found that some Wisconsin counties charges over $14 for a 15-minute phone call. Democrat Rep. Samba Baldeh is supporting […]

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wausau man has won $1.1 million playing fantasy football. Forty five-year-old ginseng farmer Will Hsu won the money in a game hosted by website Draft Kings. The Green Bay Packers' 31-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 19 helped him beat out 180,000 competitors. Hsu says the win was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill and he plans to donate about a quarter of the money to […]

Fond du Lac's Marian University has named Dr. Daisy Halvorson as its next Vice President for Finance  & Administration.  Dr. Halvorson will begin her new role effective January 5.  Dr. Halvorson comes to Marian with 20 years of serving in higher education,most recently, as vice president for Finance & Administration at Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota.  

Lessor, Wis. (AP) — An explosion in a garage in the Wisconsin township of Lessor has killed two people and hospitalized two more. The sheriff’s office said that a pressurized container had been punctured, which caused the explosion in the town northwest of Green Bay. Multiple law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical agencies responded to the scene, including the Wisconsin State Patrol and emergency helicopter services. The sheriff’s office says […]