Month: January 2024

A youth crisis stabilization facility is now open in Watertown, with start-up funding provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The eight-bed center in the former Alyea House at Camp Matz is operated by Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Community Services under an agreement with the Jefferson County Human Services Department. The center serves young people with mental health challenges who can't stay in their homes safely, but don't need to be […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans' highly restrictive plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state drew a lukewarm response from Senate Republicans and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday.  The bill would limit medical marijuana only to severely ill people with chronic diseases such as cancer and allow for it to be dispensed at only five state-run locations. Smokable marijuana would not be allowed.  The measure is far from the full […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to five homicide charges after driving through a red light in May and crashing into another car, killing five passengers, including a 1-year-old girl and three teenagers. In exchange for the guilty plea Friday, prosecutors dismissed six other felony charges against 21-year-old Anteyona Sandifer. Assistant District Attorney Sara Sadowski said she would ask the court for a “substantial prison sentence.” Sentencing […]

The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month.   Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says its the latest sign that the American job market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates.  "It's really a reason to be happy about the new year,"  Schoofs told WFDL news.  December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7% — the […]

Holiday returns aren't easy! And we don't mean the part where you explain to your mother why you returned the sweater she gave you. Stores are not legally required to accept exchanges or give refunds unless the merchandise was defective or misrepresented. While most retailers do offer refund and exchange programs, policies vary greatly from one store to another. Be sure to double-check policies this holiday season, even if you […]

A Hartford man was killed in a crash following a high speed chase in Dodge County. The chase started shortly before 6pm Sunday after a sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 33 near state Highway 67. The driver fled south on 67 at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The chase ended when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on  Horseshoe Road,  entered a ditch and struck a […]

Fond du Lac County law enforcement is asking for the public's help as the investigation continues into a fatal rollover crash and subsequent hit and run crash.  The crash happened shortly after 1am Sunday December 31.  Nineteen year old Jatziel Encarnacion of West Bend is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail on a charge of Hit and Run Causing Great Bodily Harm.   He is accused of striking […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who has pushed for full legalization of recreational marijuana, says he is open to a more limited medical marijuana legalization being promoted by Republicans. The Democrat told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he would prefer to get it all done at once, but if medical marijuana legalization is all that can be done now, he'll "be supportive of that.” Republicans have […]

MADISON – Today, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy passed SB 415 on a unanimous, bipartisan vote which would require the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to issue state park passes on a 12-month basis. The current system sells passes only for the calendar year they are issued. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) delivered the following statement on this bipartisan vote: “Our shared natural spaces shape our state’s character […]