MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has let the air out of a lawsuit brought by a woman injured by a runaway hot air balloon. The 4th District Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected the case brought by Patti Roberts of Beaver Dam. Roberts was hurt while standing in line waiting for a hot air balloon ride at a charity event in Beaver Dam. The balloon was tethered […]
A former Ripon College official convicted of stealing over 428-thousand dollars from the private school is going to prison. At a hearing Thursday afternoon Fond du Lac judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 55 year old Ronald Haefner of Mequon to six years in prison and two years extended supervision. The judge also ordered three years probation. Heafner earlier pleaded guilty to ten theft and fraud charges. Fifty-four similar counts […]
The Republican co-chair of the Legislature's budget committee says Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to require enrollees in the popular SeniorCare prescription drug program to first sign up for Medicare Part D coverage is dead. Rep. John Nygren tells The Associated Press on Thursday that there is not support for the idea among Republicans in the Legislature. Nygren says the issue has also been a top priority for many who […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's chamber of commerce is backing a Republican plan in the state Legislature to repeal the personal property tax on business equipment. The proposal is meeting resistance because homeowners would have to make up for the lost revenue, which comes to about $80 a year for the owner of a typical home. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce lobbyist Scott Manley said in a statement Thursday that the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's position on immigration is facing new scrutiny. The likely Republican presidential contender has consistently opposed what he calls "amnesty" for immigrants in the country illegally. But in a recent closed-door meeting with New Hampshire Republicans, he said such immigrants should be allowed to stay in the country legally. That's according to the meeting's organizer, New Hampshire GOP chair Jennifer Horn. She rejects a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Veterans Affairs officials say they are trying to put solutions in place to limit narcotic overprescribing practices in VA hospitals, but lapses still happen. At a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal called the VA system of prescribing narcotics "abysmally inaccurate" and prodded VA officials on how they would fix programs used to monitor prescription of painkillers. Interim VA Undersecretary for Health Carolyn […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — New census figures show the population dropping in nearly half of Wisconsin's 72 counties. The population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show 35 counties lost people from 2013 to 2014. Manitowoc County lost 463 people during that time, the largest decline among counties. Next was Wood County with a decline of 336 people and then Adams which lost 289. Overall, the population in 37 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has moved 26 elk from Kentucky to Jackson County in hopes of establishing a second herd in the state. DNR spokesman Bill Cosh said the elk arrived this morning.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to continue a three-walleye limit for lakes and rivers within the state's ceded territory, rather than annually adjusting the number based on how many are taken by the six Chippewa tribes. The proposal to maintain the bag limit will be considered by the Natural Resources Board at its April 8 meeting. The proposed rule would replace the current system […]