MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Records released by Gov. Scott Walker's office show he was informed about potential problems at a juvenile prison in northern Wisconsin more than a year ago. It wasn't until this month that the governor ordered the Department of Corrections to take aggressive action against prison staff involved in any wrongdoing at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys in Lincoln County. The documents show Walker's office received […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery at a town of Beaver Dam gas station. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the BP gas station on Madison Street was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 8am Tuesday. The suspect displayed a weapon, stole an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot. He was last seen traveling westbound on Lake Crest Drive in the city of Beaver Dam. A $500 […]
The Fond du lac School District and St. Mary’s Springs Academy of Fond du Lac have a new app designed to enhance communication during crisis lockdown situations. Both schools kicked off the school year with a series of drills to prepare teachers, staff and students for a variety of potential safety incidents. A portion of the training featured what’s called Roomsponder, a locally developed Online tool built to enhance communication […]
A mother has pulled her 15-year daughter out of Campbellsport High School for what she said was cyber-bullying, the superintendent says it was a case of harrassment. Superintendent Paul Amundson says the girl received calls and an inappropriate text November 30th from an unknown phone number. The text referenced prostitution. An investigation involving the Fond du lac County Sheriff’s Office learned the text came from a student and that it […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says over the last few weeks local business owners have been the target of a phone scam. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the scammer calls the business and claims they are from the local utility company. Schmidt says the scam began targeting WE Energies customers and has grown to include Waupun Utilities and now most recently Juneau Utilities customers. "The caller claims the customer is behind on […]
A 35 cent drop in the price of a gallon of unleaded regular gas in Wisconsin in the last month is the third largest drop in the country. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says after several months of being higher than the national average, prices in Wisconsin started this week five cents below the national average. Jarmuscz says Thanksgiving holiday travelers are seeing the lowest gas prices since 2008…and prices […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —Gov. Scott Walker's troubled economic development agency may have awarded $21 million in tax credits to companies it wasn't' authorized to give out. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau sent a letter in August to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation noting that the agency had awarded $101.7 million in contracts, or $21.3 million more than its legal limit. An attorney with the state Department of Administration, a Walker […]
Many sports fans may be surprised to know that several military diplays at sporting events, such as a large American flag draped across an athletic field, jet flyovers or emotional family re-unions with loved ones in the military are actually paid events. A new congressional report reveals professional and college sports teams accepted large amounts of monetary compensation from the U.S. Department of Defense for honoring veterans or promoting the […]
Recent national statistics show that more than 1.6 million people receive hospice services each year, and that number is expected to climb as Baby Boomers continue to age and begin to face the end of their lifetimes. Agnesian HealthCare’s Hospice Hope is already seeing this upswing, and is taking action thanks to the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and community support to expand its Hospice Home of Hope residential facility, located […]