MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials are preparing to send a survey to students seeking their thoughts on free speech rights. System officials plan to email the survey to students at all 13 public universities on Thursday. Questions will include they know about the First Amendment; how much they value free speech; whether they see problems with a lack of diverse viewpoints; whether they censor themselves; and […]
SSM Health Treffert Studios in Fond du Lac will benefit from a generous costumes donation. Director of Behavioral Health at the Treffert Center Dr. Matt Doll says the donation came about after Treffert Studios child psychiatrist Dr. Jeremy Chapman discovered Tons of Fun Costumes in Fond du Lac and saw a huge potential for use within the Treffert Studios. Dr. Doll says Tons of Fun Costumes was going out of business and sold […]
A Slinger man is in custody following high speed pursuits with law enforcement in several counties. The first chase started Monday night on Interstate 41 near Townline Road in Fond du Lac County when a sheriff's deputy attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling a high rate of speed and passing vehicles on the shoulder of the interstate. That chase was terminated in Winnebago County. Later in the evening, the Fond du […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — More than 265 union workers at a manufacturing company in Sheboygan went on strike after the two sides failed to a agree on a labor contract that expired Friday. United Auto Workers Local 1472 members began picketing Monday at Vollrath Co., which specializes in design, engineering and manufacturing for foodservice and custom and specialty products. The union says the initial five-year contract proposal from Vollrath was […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk is predicting a mixed turnout in Fond du Lac County for today's spring election. Lisa Freiberg predicts a higher turnout where there are a couple of school referendums in the Oakfield and Rosendale Brandon School Districts. Elsewhere in the county Freiberg thinks the turnout will be lower. There are contested races for county board, school board and city council. In the race for Fond […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin college students and recent graduates are in high demand as state and national unemployment rates continue to drop. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire career services director Staci Heidtke says campus data shows job placement rates for graduates are exceeding pre-pandemic levels. A survey of graduates from UW-Eau Claire’s class of 2021 shows that 97.6% said they were either employed or continuing their education. The Wisconsin Department […]
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that ivermectin, the horse drug, Joe Rogan championed as a COVID treatment, does nothing to cure the virus. In the U.S., ivermectin prescriptions soared to 80,000 per week last August from a baseline of 3,600, prompting the CDC to issue a warning against using the drug. The CDC said its poison control center had witnessed a fivefold increase in calls related to ivermectin […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has a new interim chancellor. UW-Whitewater Provost John Chenoweth will take over the position from Jim Henderson, who resigned unexpectedly on Monday. Henderson had been interim chancellor since July 1, following the resignation of Chancellor Dwight Watson due to health reasons. Chenoweth was named provost on July 1. He previously served as dean of business and economics. Higher education officials say an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has refused to delay the trial for a man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee. Darrell Brooks faces more than 80 charges in connection with the parade incident in Waukesha in November 2021. His trial is scheduled to start Oct. 3. His attorneys filed a motion with Waukesha […]