The Waupun fire chief says its fortunate a man wasn’t injured in a fire that significantly damaged his home this week. Chief B.J. DeMaa says the smoke alarms were not working. "Its fortunate in that there were no working smoke alarms in the residence," DeMaa told WFDL news. DeMaa says an electrical hot plate to warm food was accidentally left on and probably started the fire.
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Wisconsin manufacturer it says failed to train its employees on the hazards of working with chemicals. OSHA investigated Bremer Manufacturing following the death of a 55-year-old worker who was found unresponsive in a restroom at the Elkhart Lake plant last May. The employee had worked at the foundry for 38 years and was exposed to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State regulators have approved a $9 increase in electric bills for hundreds of thousands of electric customers. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation had asked the state Public Service Commission for permission to raise monthly fixed rates from $10.44 to $25 and reduce hourly usage fees by two to three cents. The utility says the increase is designed to ensure consumers who use less energy pay their fair […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A southern Wisconsin judge has rejected a request by a conservative group to investigate the Milwaukee County prosecutor behind a secret probe into Governor Scott Walker's campaign and his allies. Online court records show Dodge County Judge Steven Bauer declined the request made by conservative activist Chris Kliesmet.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says changes to Common Core academic standards are definitely going to be addressed by the Legislature next year. Fitzgerald says today that he wasn't sure yet exactly what would be done as the issue continues to evolve. Governor Scott Walker has called on the Legislature to replace the standards with something written in Wisconsin. But it's up to local school […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senator Mary Lazich of New Berlin has been chosen by her Republican colleagues to serve as president of the state Senate. Lazich's selection on Thursday by secret ballot makes her the first woman Senate president in state history.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A consultant who provided Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke with material for her jobs plan that he also gave to other candidates is speaking out about accusations of plagiarism. Eric Schnurer wrote a first-person piece for The Atlantic that was released online Thursday. It's the first time Schnurer has spoken publicly about the issue and it comes two days after Burke lost to Republican Gov. Scott […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is touring the state's technical colleges rather than speak at a meeting of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Walker planned to visit five technical colleges on Thursday starting with the Milwaukee Area Technical College in Oak Creek and ending with Madison College. The tour comes just two days after Walker won re-election to a second term. On Wednesday, one of the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has reversed course and released nearly all the names of employees who were disciplined last year. An Associated Press review of DNR discipline records obtained through an open records request in March found the agency sent 26 letters reprimanding, suspending or terminating employees in 2013. The agency redacted all the employees' names, saying they weren't needed to satisfy the public's […]