MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has approved a bill that would allow libraries to use the police and collection agencies to reclaim overdue materials and collect fines. The bill allows libraries to report borrowers who haven't returned their materials to collection agencies. They also could report them to police if the overdue materials are worth at least $50. The bill also would carve out an exception to privacy […]
TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities at the troubled VA Medical Center in Tomah are investigating another report of misconduct. Acting director Victoria Brahm has emailed employees reminding them about the VA's sexual harassment policies after a hospital employee reported being the victim of inappropriate contact by another worker. Brahm told employees that reassignments have been made. Last week, a mental health worker at the center was charged with sexual exploitation […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison's vice chancellor for finance is leaving to take a job at the University of Texas. Both schools posted news releases Tuesday saying Darrell Bazzell will leave Wisconsin in March and begin a stint as senior vice president and chief financial officer at the University of Texas at Austin on April 18. The UW-Madison release said officials at that school will appoint an interim […]
The Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and the Waupun Memorial Hospital (WMH) Special Events Committee is busy selling raffle tickets as part of its annual “An Evening of Chocolate & Wine” fund-raising event set from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, February 6 at Waupun City Hall, 201 E. Main Street. Raffle tickets are on sale for the opportunity to win four exciting prizes: Grand Prize: White and Yellow Gold, .25 ct. […]
including Fond du lac and dodge counties REST OF TODAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOWS AROUND […]
A 43 year old Waupun man has been arrested following an armed confrontation with police. Police Chief Dale Heeringa says the incident happened early Saturday morning in the 400 block of Bittersweet Avenue. Heeringa says police were investigating a family matter at the suspect’s home with his wife, when the man came out of a room with two handguns. "He had a confrontation with our officers in the narrow hallway of the […]
A Waupun man found slumped over the steering wheel of his car faces multiple charges. Late Saturday afternoon police were called to the 500 block of Fond du Lac St. to find the man passed out in his car. Police say the 28 year old Waupun area man appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance . Drug paraphernalia was found in the car. The man faces charges including OWI-drug related […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators are proposing a bill that would ensure sexual assault victims and others who report such crimes can't be cited or disciplined for underage drinking. Rep. Joan Ballweg, a Markesan Republican, introduced the bill Monday at a news conference, saying the goal is to provide peace of mind to underage victims when they're deciding whether to report an assault. Attorney General Brad Schimel says Wisconsin […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic legislators are proposing a bill that would give Wisconsin public college students grants to cover living expenses, tuition, student fees and textbooks. Students would have to maintain a 3.0 grade point average and would have to work for three years in Wisconsin after graduating. If students leave the state prior to that or don't graduate, the grant funds would roll into a regular student loan […]