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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bill designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to vote.  The bipartisan measure Evers signed Friday creates accommodations for people who have disabilities that make it difficult for them to communicate verbally.  Under the new law, those who have physical disabilities affecting verbal speech or those who communicate non-verbally will no longer have to state their name and […]

Bottled water is being made available to village of St. Cloud residents as a boil water notice continues.   The boil advisory was issued Monday due to low water pressure in the system, making  tap water potentially unsafe  for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth and food preparation.    Bottled water was made available for village residents Monday night and again from 6pm to 9pm  Tuesday night at the St. Cloud Fire Department.   Village trustee Dan Dreifuerst […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin agriculture secretary fired by the Republican-controlled state Senate has a new job, still within Gov. Tony Evers' administration.  Brad Pfaff has been hired as the director of business and rural development for the state Department of Administration. The  announcement Monday comes less than a week after his confirmation as agriculture secretary was rejected. Republicans were upset with comments he made critical of them not quickly […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Law enforcement officers are investigating the third shooting along a Milwaukee interstate in less than two weeks.  The latest shooting happened Sunday about 8 p.m. and closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 43 as sheriff's deputies searched for evidence. No injuries were reported.  On Oct. 16, a man told investigators a driver cut him off on I-43 near downtown and when he gestured to the driver, the man fired […]

SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — An 8-year-old boy told authorities that a man who lives with him and his mother strapped him to a chair in the basement of their northeastern Wisconsin home, but that he escaped and sought help from strangers.   Police arrested 36-year-old Nathan Pogrant Monday on charges including false imprisonment and child abuse. The boy's relationship to Pogrant is unclear. They live in Eland, Wisconsin.   The boy told […]

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Sheboygan police say a city garbage truck hit and killed a 9-year-old boy as he rode his bicycle.  The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Sheboygan Police Chief Christopher Domagalski says the truck was making a turn when it struck the boy, who was riding on a sidewalk.  The boy died at the scene. He was from Sheboygan. His name has not been released.  The garbage truck was driven […]

A Waupun attorney has announced she is running for Dodge County Circuit Court judge.  Kristine Snow says she is a candidate for the seat being vacated by the retiring circuit judge Steven Bauer.  Snow says she brings 27 years of diverse legal experience to the race, appearing before judges in both state and federal court.  Snow specializes in family law, bankruptcy, real estate, probate and other general legal matters.  She says she […]

East Cotton Street from North Park Avenue to McKinley Street Schedule: May 2019 through September 2019 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. September 23 rd to September 27 th : The grading contractor will be excavating terraces with the landscape contractor placing, seeding and mulching topsoil. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to kill or delay hundreds of construction projects on U.S. military bases to help fund border fencing includes diverting money for a Wisconsin Air National Guard base shooting range.  Guard spokesman Joe Trovato confirmed that $8 million earmarked for building a small-arms range at Truax Field in Madison would be diverted to wall funding. Construction had been set to begin next year.  U.S. […]