Horicon police say a kayaker drowned in the Rock River in the Horicon Marsh. Rescue personnel were called to the Horicon Marsh shoreline area at the end of Vine St for a kayak accident and located the drowning victim and family members along the shore. CPR was already in progress. Emergency responders arrived quickly in boats and were able to get the victim to shore where he was immediately transferred […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen says lawmakers are "moving closer" toward a deal to end a nearly monthlong budget stalemate, and the goal remains to have a new two-year spending plan passed by July 1. Olsen says the budget committee could meet late this week to pass out the plan, and both the Senate and Assembly could vote on it the same day next week. Republicans […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The legislative committee that handles state workers' contracts has agreed to give them no pay raises over the next two fiscal years. The 2015-17 compensation plan that includes no general wage adjustment in either year. Marty Beil, executive director of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, warns the move actually will amount to a pay cut since the state insurance board voted in May to increase state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The legislative committee that handles state workers' contracts has approved a new plan for state troopers. The committee voted to adopt a new contract that would give troopers a 3 percent raise for fiscal year 2014 and again for fiscal year 2015. The money would be paid through retroactive lump sums and the new rates would remain in effect going forward. In exchange the troopers would […]
Rick and Pat Miller return and Ron and Terri Emanuel have been named as co-chairs of the 15th annual Windy Dinner THELMA Style, the largest fundraising event for Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA). Windy Dinner THELMA Style is set for Wednesday, October 7. Reservations may be made at thelmaarts.org. Ron and Terri Emanuel, owner of The Goldsmith, have a long history with the arts. Terri Emanuel was one […]
John and Sue Sutter, registered pharmacists and owners of Marshland Pharmacy, along with Kim Miller, FACHE, president and CEO of Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc. (BDCH), announced today the transition of Marshland Pharmacy’s Beaver Dam practice location to be owned and operated by BDCH. The retail pharmacy provides services to patients at 705 S. University Ave., and is located on the first floor of the Vita Park Medical Clinic building […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police say as many as 300 people were kicked out of country music stars Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean's concert at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin. Between 250 and 300 people were tossed from Saturday's concert, compared to the average of 25 ejections during Green Bay Packers' games last season. Green Bay Capt. Paul Ebel, who oversaw concert police operations, says he couldn't recall handling an […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kenosha police who responded to a burglary call got a little surprise: They arrived to find the suspect hog-tied with a hose. The incident happened Friday. Jerril Grover says he was in his basement when he heard a noise. He went upstairs and found someone hanging halfway inside a window. Grover is a high school wrestling coach. He says his adrenaline kicked in. He hit the […]
The Fond du Lac Advisory Park Board has postponed making a recommendation on a proposal to allow Winnebago Lutheran Academy to lease a portion of McDermott Park to construct three athletic fields and a parking lot. The board wanted to see if WLA would be willing to revise the proposed 50 year lease and also address concerns about the location of a parking lot. Sixteen people spoke against the proposal at Monday night’s […]