Starting this week Wisconsin’s smoke-free air law is five years old. American Cancer Society in Wisconsin’s Allison Miller says the statewide law was enacted to reduce the dangers of secondhand smoke by making all Wisconsin workplaces smoke-free. "Time flies, its remarkable that its already been five years," Miller told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "I think its become something that's a fabric of Wisconsin that people rarely think […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says he’s pleased with the progess his department has made during his first six months in office. Schmidt says the department has met a priority to raise money to purchase tactical rifle vests for deputies, Project Lifesaver is being implemented to track people with dementia or autism or may have wandered, and Schmidt says a third priority was the improve community relations. Schmidt says the department […]
Marian University recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Salvation Army, a partnership aimed to offer individuals additional educational and service opportunities. “This is an exciting new partnership with a highly regarded social services organization with a long tradition of providing compassionate care in the local community,” said Stacey Akey, vice president for Enrollment Management at Marian. “Marian’s partnership will allow students to achieve their personal and professional […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prison guard has served a one-day suspension for a joke on Facebook about President Barack Obama and lynching. Collin Visser posted in December a photo of Christmas tree ornaments depicting Obama and the text: "Look guys. Obama Christmas ornaments. Suddenly it's legal to hang a black man from a tree again!" Visser has worked at the Dodge County Correctional Institution in Waupun since […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he and GOP legislative leaders have agreed to completely remove a part of the proposed state budget that would severely roll back the state's open records laws. Walker announced the decision in a joint statement Saturday with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, and the co-chairs of the joint budget committee. The statement says the records proposal "will […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly have voted to call an extraordinary session next week to deal with the state budget and bills to repeal the state's prevailing wage for construction workers and prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Friday that lawmakers voted by paper ballot to hold the special session. The Assembly's rules committee voted 5-3 […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public to be safe during this July 4th weekend. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says every year there are reports across the country of individuals who are injured due to careless use of fireworks. Schmidt says many people do not realize that fireworks are regulated and that any fireworks are illegal to possess and or use without a permit. The general rule of […]
Sister Mary Mollison, CSA, vice president of Spirituality at Agnesian HealthCare, has been honored with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Catholic Health Association. The 68 year old Mollison received the award during the Catholic Health Assembly in Washington, DC. She was being honored for a lifetime of contributions to the Catholic health ministry. Sister Mollison was instrumental in the creation of Agnesian HealthCare with the partnership of St. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are proposing to limit the public's access to information on a popular court database and records held by the Legislature. The surprise changes were part of a 24-page motion to the state budget, the last to be voted on Thursday by the panel before advancing the spending plan for debate. The proposal would remove all records from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access site, […]