TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — Members of Congress say they expect the Department of Veterans Affairs to hold responsible parties accountable as it continues investigations into an embattled VA hospital in Tomah. A pair of U.S. House and Senate committees heard testimony Monday from family members of veterans who died as a result of inadequate care at the facility. The committee also grilled VA officials on how they plan to improve […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful James Daley boosted his cash over the last two months but incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley still has the edge on him in the money game. Daley and Bradley were expected to file finance reports with state election officials on Monday covering the period between Feb. 3 and March 23. Neither side had filed as of Monday afternoon, but Daley's campaign reported […]
UNDATED (AP) — Wisconsin senior Frank Kaminsky is a unanimous selection for the 2014-15 AP All-America team while Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor received all but one first-team vote. Notre Dame senior Jerian Grant, Kentucky junior Willie Cauley-Stein and Ohio State freshman D'Angelo Russell rounded out the team that was announced Monday. The 7-foot Kaminsky led the Badgers to their second straight Final Four berth, averaging 18.2 points and 8.0 rebounds […]
he Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber, which for more than 50 years has been the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet, will be a prime attraction at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) convention, which annually draws 10,000 airplanes and total attendance of 500,000, is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. It marks the first time a B-52 will be […]
Brian Imbus is an internationally acclaimed hypnotist who has become one of the most requested entertainers in the United States! With performances from Las Vegas to Paris, France, he has entertained thousands of audiences for the past 19 years. Brian will be bringing his "Theater of the Mind" to the Performing Arts Center at Fond du Lac High School, 801 Campus Drive, on April 1 at 7:00 p.m. This fast-paced […]
As the University of Wisconsin Badgers prepare for a return trip to the NCAA Final Four this weekend, AAA Wisconsin has some advice for fans that plan to travel with them to Indianapolis. “AAA Wisconsin is a proud supporter and sponsor of UW Athletics, and we wish the Badgers the very best of luck in the Final Four,” said Vicki Hanson, Regional President of AAA Wisconsin. “We are ready to […]
This past week I went shopping for a new Child Safety Seat (Car Seat) for my daughter. The time had come where I put her in her infant car seat and realized she had just about grown out of it. Soon it would no longer be adequate to keep her safe. Off to the store we went. There were so many options to choose from but no one around to […]
Two people were seriously injured in a two vehicle crash on Highway 41 in Dodge County Sunday. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on USHY 41 near the STH 49 overpass, Town of Lomira. Preliminary investigation shows that Tammy M. Ragsdale (45 years old, from Kenosha, WI) was operating a 2004 Dodge Dakota north bound on USHY 41. Andrew J. Fritchen (27 years old, from […]
KIEL, Wis. (AP) — Law enforcement officers from across the nation joined hundreds of people mourning a 21-year-old Wisconsin state trooper killed last week in a shootout with a bank robbery suspect. Trevor Casper was remembered during a memorial service at the high school in Kiel where he graduated in 2011. Casper was killed Tuesday in a shootout that also left the bank robbery suspect dead. Casper had just graduated […]