Month: January 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have signed off on new contracts for state troopers, carpenters, bricklayers, electricians and plumbers. The deals for workers other than the state troopers cover the previous and current fiscal years. They call for raises ranging from 1.23% to 1.8%. The University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW System also negotiated deals calling for the same raises for their tradespeople. The trooper contract covers the previous two-year […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press Thursday morning the Denver Broncos are finalizing a deal to hire Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their new head coach.   The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still in the works and the team hadn't announced the hiring.   Hackett's hiring will bring immediate speculation about the Broncos trying to lure […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery at the Horicon Bank in the village of Neosho.  The robbery was reported shortly before 3:30pm Wednesday.  No one was injured and no weapon was displayed.  The Sheriff's Office says the investigation is ongoing and no additional information is being released at this time.  Anyone with information is asked to call  the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are trying again to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin. Sen. Mary Felzkowski and Rep. Patrick Snyder introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a new state commission to regulate medical marijuana. Physicians who earn certification from the commission would be allowed to prescribe marijuana. Felzkowski introduced the bill last session as well but the measure didn't gain any traction. Felzkowski told reporters at a […]

After a year of planning and eight months of training the Waupun Fire Department is ready to launch an Emergency Medical Responder program.  Waupun Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says paid-on-call EMR services will be offered starting February 1.  DeMaa says Emergency Medical Responders are dispatched when the ambulance  is called to provide initial patient care until the ambulance arrives, or assist paramedics on the scene.  DeMaa says the program will start […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take over a legal challenge to absentee ballot boxes in Wisconsin and immediately lift a lower court’s ruling that kept current law in place. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty made the filings Wednesday with the conservative-controlled court. They come after a Waukesha County judge on Jan. 13 ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes cannot […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources policy board has chosen a new chairman. The board voted 4-3 on Wednesday to elevate board member Greg Kazmierski to the leadership position. He replaces Fred Prehn, who will remain on the board as a member. Prehn's term on the board ended last May and Gov. Tony Evers appointed Sandra Naas to replace him. But Prehn has refuses to step […]

JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — A Jefferson County judge has ruled the Department of Natural Resources can continue to test wastewater for PFAS but can’t take legal action against polluters until state lawmakers set water quality standards for the compounds. Judge William Hue said in a decision issued this week that the DNR can continue to sample for informational purposes under the Clean Water Act and that those test results should […]