6-16-17 wi unemployment rate down
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wiscosnin’s unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 1999. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that unemployment in May was 3.1 percent, down a tenth of a percent from April. That is
6-16-17 uw fdl student housing project ahead of schedule
Construction of the Vue Campus student housing facility on the UW-Fond du Lac campus is running ahead of schedule and is expected to be complete before the end of July. Students will be moving into the apartment-style
6-16-17 men’s health month
According to the Men’s Health Network, there is a silent health crisis in America: on average, American men are sicker and die younger than American women. June is Men’s Health Month, and Dr. Patrick Remington of
6-16-17 u.s. open blimp crash-the latest
ERIN, Wis. (AP) — A woman who witnessed the crash of a small blimp near the Wisconsin golf course where the U.S. Open is underway says she saw flames as the aircraft deflated and floated to the
6-16-17 budget committee rejects governor’s plan to switch to self-insurance plan for state workers
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed switch to a self-insurance plan for state workers has been rejected in a rare bipartisan vote by the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee. The vote Thursday is a defeat for Walker after heavy lobbying
6-16-17 budget committee gives state workers and uw employees pay raise
Wisconsin state workers and University of Wisconsin employees would get a 2 percent pay increase in each of the next two years under votes by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to
6-16-17 budget committee votes to end domestic partnership registry
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Domestic partners of state and local Wisconsin government workers would no longer have state health coverage and other benefits under a vote by the Legislature’s budget-writing committee. Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has said
6-16-17 gableman will not seek re-election to state supreme court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A spokesman for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman says it’s his “understanding” that he will finish his term and not leave early. Gableman spokesman Nathan Conrad made the comment Thursday after Gableman
6-15-17 small blimp crashes near u.s. open golf course
A woman who witnessed the crash of a small blimp near the Wisconsin golf course where the U.S. Open is underway says she saw flames as the aircraft deflated and floated to the ground. Mary Ruediger was
6-15-17 mini van vs. tree crash sends two people to the hospital
A mini van versus tree crash in Fond du Lac sent two people to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says rescue personnel were called to the intersection of Arndt and Seymour