GERMANTOWN, Wis. (AP) — Forecasters say a weak tornado touched down in Washington County, but there were no injuries or significant damage. The National Weather Service classified the tornado as an EF0, which developing Monday afternoon near Germantown. Several people in the area watched as the funnel began forming. Jason Brandenburg says he could tell it was a lot more than a low-hanging rain cloud. It started dropping down and forming […]
CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Republican presidential field failed to mention "one word" about making college affordable during last week's GOP debate. Clinton is pitching her new $350 billion plan to address higher education costs and student debt during a town hall meeting in New Hampshire. She singled out Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, telling voters that he delighted in slashing money for higher education in his […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is seeking a federal disaster designation for three Wisconsin counties where farmers lost nearly a third of their ginseng crop this spring. Walker's office on Tuesday asked U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for the designation for Langlade, Lincoln and Marathon counties. Walker's office says ginseng farmers in those counties lost 28 percent of their crop and half of their seed due […]
The just-finalized Clean Power Plan from the Environmental Protection Agency places the first-ever limits on dangerous carbon pollution emissions from existing power plants, which the agency says will curb climate-change pollution and protect public health. Keith Reopelle is with the state’s largest environmental group, Clean Wisconsin. He says E-P-A estimates show the new limits will result in a healthier Wisconsin. The E-P-A’s proposed goal of carbon emission reductions of 41-percent […]
A new report shows there were nearly 240 reports of bullying in the Fond du Lac School District last school year. The annual Climate Report says there were 46 bullying incidents at the elementary level, 150 at the Middle Schools and 41 at Fond du Lac High School. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says a separate survey found 10 percent of 8th, 10th and 11th graders said they did not attend […]
Fond du Lac High School has a new assistant principal. The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of Kevin Krutzik to the post. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says Krutzik comes to Fond du Lac from Oshkosh where he was the principal at Lourdes Academy and before that taught in the Manitowac School District. Kritzik replaces Anthony Pizzo who accepted a position in Pewaukee.
The cause of a fire last week that damaged a Fond du lac home will be listed as undetermined. Firefighters were called to 111 West McWilliams Street and found fire and smoke coming from the upstairs window of the home. The fire was extinguished quickly, but not before the upstairs suffered heavy fire and smoke damage. Assistant chief of fire prevention Troy Haase says at this point fire investigators are […]
Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue has teamed up with the JF Ahern Company to have an automatic residential sprinkler system installed in the 2015 Habitat for Humanity Home at 596 S. Main Street. The partnership with JF Ahern has provided the opportunity to install a sprinkler system in the FDL Habitat Homes for the past four years. Assistant chief of Fire prevention Troy Haase says a sprinkler system is a wise […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers oppose a bill that would ban the use of aborted fetal tissue in Wisconsin. Federal law already bans the sale of fetal tissue, but donation is allowed. The bill scheduled for an Assembly committee hearing Tuesday would ban the use of aborted fetal tissue in experiments. The lead sponsor, Republican Rep. Andre Jacque, says he's changed the proposal from an earlier version […]