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6-17-15 wisconsin budget deal not done

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The co-chair of the Legislature's budget-writing committee says there is no deal yet to complete work on the two-year state spending plan.  Republican Sen. Alberta Darling said Tuesday that the Joint Finance Committee will not meet on Wednesday to finish the budget as hoped. Darling says the goal is to meet Thursday or Friday.  Darling says Republican legislative leaders are still struggling to come up with […]

todayJune 17, 2015

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6-17-15 star project

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Gov. Scott Walker's administration are assuring legislators that a $138 million computer project is on track.  The state Department of Administration has been working since 2012 to implement the State Transforming Resources project, or STAR, a single cohesive computer system for state agencies to handle finances, payroll and procurement.  Scott Thornton is the leader of DOA's STAR finance team. He told the Legislature's Joint […]

todayJune 17, 2015

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6-17-15 civil lawsuit filed by homicide victim’s family dismissed

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A judge in Sheboygan County has dismissed a wrong death lawsuit involving one of Wisconsin's most notorious homicides nine years after it was filed.  The civil lawsuit brought by the family of Teresa Halbach was filed against Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey in 2006, seeking unspecified monetary damages. The two were convicted of killing the 25-year-old photographer near Mishicot in 2005.  Halbach's family agreed […]

todayJune 17, 2015

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6-17-15 ripon medical center golf outing

Individuals in the Ripon area have once again shown their strong support of The Foundation for Ripon Medical Center through the recent Charity Golf Outing at the Woodlands course at the Golf Courses of Lawsonia.  The golf outing raised more than $27,000 to support the future development of healing gardens at the new Ripon Medical Center. The healing garden will be a place where individuals can seek comfort, celebration, joyful […]

todayJune 17, 2015

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6-16-15 ripon teen injured in rollover crash

On Tuesday June 16, 2015 at approximately 5:20am, the Fond du lac County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle roll-over accident with one female subject lying in roadway on STH 44-49 and Pollack Road in the Town of Metomen. The Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Office along with Brandon-Fairwater Fire Department and Ripon Ambulance responded to the scene. Initial investigation indicates that 18 year old driver and lone […]

todayJune 16, 2015

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6-16-15 fdl alcohol and licensing committee recommends denial of retlaw liquor license

The Fond du lac Alcohol and Licensing committee is recommending the city council deny the renewal of the historic Retlaw Hotel’s liquor license.  The committee voted to recommend denial at their meeting Monday night.  Committee member and council vice president Gary Miller says he was surprised that no one representing the hotel showed up at the meeting.  "Very surprised,"  Miller told WFDL news.  "Nobody showed up, so we moved ahead […]

todayJune 16, 2015

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6-16-15 retiring fdl teacher airs concerns at school board meeting

A longtime Fond du Lac middle school science teacher says he is concerned that the Fond du Lac School District is in decline.  Ted Eischeid is retiring after teaching for 25 years in the Fond du Lac School district.  He aired his concerns at last week’s Fond du Lac School Board meeting.  "I thought it was my responsibility as I left to let them (school board) know in an appropriate […]

todayJune 16, 2015

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6-16-15 new speed limit signs going up in wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New 70 mph speed limit signs are being posted this week on interstates and highways in Wisconsin this week.  The state Department of Transportation said Monday that crews will start installing about 470 updated speed limit signs on Tuesday.  About 810 miles of Wisconsin interstates and highways will have speed limits increased to 70 mph from the current 65 mph. The DOT says drivers can start […]

todayJune 16, 2015

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6-16-15 doctors audit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board is responding to a recent audit that found nearly one in 11 licensed physicians in Wisconsin were not in compliance with continuing education requirements.  Physicians in Wisconsin must log 30 hours of continuing medical education every two years, a requirement past board chairman Sheldon Wasserman says is lowest in the nation.  But, the current chairman, Dr. Kenneth Simons, […]

todayJune 16, 2015