MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have until Tuesday to respond to a request that a federal appeals court reconsider its decision to reinstate a requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set the deadline to respond on Wednesday, hours after opponents of the law asked for a new hearing. Last week a three-judge panel on the appeals court allowed for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System campuses will issue free voter identification cards to students that request them. A student's regular university ID won't work at the polls because it doesn't comply with a new state law that requires a signature and a proper expiration date on the cards. Except for UW-Superior, university-issued ID cards don't meet the criteria. Students who are Wisconsin residents don't need a […]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Acquaintances say the Eau Claire man who fell to his death with repairing a ham radio tower had been climbing similar towers for at least a decade. Authorities say 59-year-old James Linstedt fell about 95 feet from a tower north of Chippewa Falls Tuesday evening. Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says it appears Linstedt was wearing a safety harness while on the 100-foot-tall tower, but […]
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Marshfield police say a local man has admitted to scamming football fans who thought they were buying Packers' tickets. Police Chief Rick Gramza says about 20 people lost a total of $50,000. The chief says the 37-year-old man told ticket buyers he had connections with the Green Bay Packers through a previous job. Gramza says that made the man seem legitimate. Police say he took the […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Crews have safely removed a black bear seen roaming a Green Bay neighborhood. Police say the bear was spotted around 6 a.m. Thursday. Jeff Pritzl, district wildlife supervisor for the Department of Natural Resources, says the bear was "just following his nose" but was getting too close to some restaurants. Police corralled the bear into a backyard area. People were told to stay inside. School […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A recent survey released by the U.S. Census Bureau has found poverty is increasing for single mothers in Wisconsin. The latest American Community Survey, which focused on family homes with children under the age of 18, found four out of 10 single-mother households in the state were living in poverty last year. The bureau says the increase from nearly 40 percent in 2012 to 42.5 percent in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The latest jobs numbers showing how well Wisconsin is doing creating jobs compared with other states are set to be released. The report coming today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will show private-sector job creation for the state and nation for the 12-month period ending in March. In the last report released in June, Wisconsin ranked 37th in private-sector job growth.
A former Waupun resident is going to prison for smuggling heroin into the Fond du Lac County Jail. Fond du lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced Bradley Verfurth to a year in prison and two years extended supervision. That's consecutive to a prison sentence he is already serving. Verfuth had earlier pleaded no contest to a charge of possession of narcotic drugs.
A Campbellsport woman will spend time behind bars after being convicted of repeat drunken driving. A Fond du Lac jury found Kathryn Burgett guilty of owi 4th offense. Judge Peter Grimm placed Burgett on probation for two years with 10 months in the county jail. Burgett was also ordered to pay $3000 in fines plus court costs.