Month: February 2024

Due to what was described as an unforeseen event, the Oakfield School District has postponed the interviews of the three finalists for the District Administrator position that were scheduled to take place on Thursday.   Interviews of the finalists  Robert Antholine,  Sarah Poquette, and Erica Ramos, have been rescheduled for Monday, March 4.  The Board says it still believes they will be able to extend an offer in early-March, with ample time to prepare for the […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers’ arrival was supposed to ensure the Milwaukee Bucks would develop into one of the NBA’s most dangerous teams by the postseason.  But they sure haven't looked like contenders so far.  The Bucks will return from the All-Star break on Friday at Minnesota having gone 3-7 in Rivers’ first 10 games as coach after the team put together a 32-14 record beforehand. There have been questions whether this was […]

Republican state senator Joan Ballweg of Markesan has been appointed to serve as co-chair for the Children, Families and Human Services committee.  The appointment was made by the National Conference of State Legislatures.   "This is something that I think I can really make an impact at the national level leading this committee,"  Ballweg told WFDL news.  Senator Ballweg will co-chair the committee with Oregon Democratic state representative Lisa Reynolds for a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan measure that requires the University of Wisconsin-Madison to admit all high school students who finish in the top 5% of their class.  All other UW campuses would have to admit those in the top 10%, under the measure Evers signed.  The new law is part of a deal reached between the Legislature and university in December that also limits diversity positions […]

The head of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is praising Democratic governor Tony Evers for signing his new legislative maps into law.   "I've been working with the League of Women Voters for 30 years, this was a red letter day for me.  It's perfect,"   League executive director Debra Cronmiller told WFDL news.  Cronmiller says she disagrees with Republican legislative leaders who said the new maps are gerrymandered in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is signaling that he won't sign a Republican bill that would release tens of millions of dollars to combat PFAS pollution despite support from the state's municipalities. The bill would create grants for municipalities to test for the chemicals but dramatically scale back environmental regulators' authority to take action against polluters. The bill passed the Senate in November and is expected to pass […]

A Fond du Lac woman arrested in connection with the death of a West Bend woman has made her initial court appearance on drug charges.  Bail was set at $2500 cash for 20 year old Annaka Trudell on charges of party to the crime of possession of THC.  A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March first.   Fond du Lac police chief Aaron Goldstein says reckless homicide charges have also been referred to the Disrict […]

Madison, Wis. – More than 200 new correctional officers will soon begin work at Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities statewide as efforts to recruit and train security staff gain momentum.  DOC continues to see record-setting numbers of officers graduate from its six-week training academy known as the Facility Staff Training and Support (FSTS) Program. The 214 graduates, who are part of one of the department’s largest classes, were celebrated at […]

Police and eastern Wisconsin residents were searching Wednesday for a missing 3-year-old boy who was last seen Tuesday morning at a home by a caregiver.  An Amber Alert issued Tuesday in Manitowoc County for Elijah Vue remained active Wednesday, the FBI's Milwaukee office said in a Tuesday post on X, formerly known as Twitter.  The FBI's post said Elijah weighs about 45 pounds (20.4 kilograms), is about 3 feet (.9 meter) tall and […]