The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says four new religious private schools will be added to the statewide voucher program starting next year including Central Wisconsin Christian School in Waupun. The school’s director of advancement, Gregg Zonnenfeld, says its another step in the process. "We're excited about the fact that we're in that top 25 group of schools and accepted. We know there's a lot of uncertainty yet. We […]
Fond du lac mountaineer Andy Land says its great to be home. Land returned to Fond du lac last weekend after surviving the deadly earthquake and avalanche two weeks ago on Mt. Everest. Land says he really thought he was going to die when the earthquake struck. His climbing team were straddling the mountain 20,000 feet up at Camp One, just above the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. The team was […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal reducing the number of years adults can receive welfare benefits. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved the change Thursday. The panel is working on changes to Walker's budget before it goes to the full Senate and Assembly for debate, likely in June. Democrats objected to the change, but were outvoted 12-4. Walker's proposal would lower […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee plans to reject a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that calls for expanding the state's Family Care program and ending the IRIS program. Family Care provides managed long-term care services for the elderly. IRIS provides assistance with bathing, dressing and other needs. Both programs are available in 57 of the state's 72 counties. Walker's budget calls for expanding Family Care statewide […]
Nobody was seriously injured in a three vehicle accident on West Johnson Street. Shortly before 5pm Thursday rescue personnel were called to the scene on West Johnson near the Forest Mall after receiving a report that one person may have been trapped in a vehicle. But when the ambulance arrived all of the occupants were out of their vehicles. One person received what were described as “very minor” injuries.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Fire Department says all passengers made it out of an Amtrak train after a fire in the locomotive. Cassie Taylor, the department's office assistant, says firefighters were notified of the fire in the passenger train just after noon Thursday. Citing dispatch logs, Taylor told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel everyone was evacuated from the train. The fire was reported in the engine. The incident in Milwaukee […]
Miss Wisconsin, Miss Fond du Lac, Miss Wisconsin Central and Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers were among more than 60 volunteers to join Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lac County to help build affordable housing in the Fond du Lac area in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 2-10. Volunteers worked to sheath and tar paper the roof, install soffit and fascia, and frame interior walls at 596 S. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A married same sex couple has filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Health Services saying their birth certificate form did not allow them to put both of their names down as parents. Chelsea and Jessamy Torres filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Madison. They allege that DHS refused to supply a birth certificate form that allowed both women to name themselves […]
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says four new religious private schools will be added to the statewide voucher program starting next year including Central Wisconsin Christian School in Waupun. The department said Thursday that more than 3,540 students have applied to receive a taxpayer-funded voucher to attend private and religious schools. That number is more than triple the enrollment cap of 1,000 for the statewide program that's in its […]