Month: January 2023

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of killing two women in Green Bay over the weekend has been arrested by police in Arkansas. Green Bay police say the 48-year-old man was initially being sought as a person of interest in Sunday’s suspicious deaths of two women on the city's east side.  He was taken into custody during a traffic stop in Arkansas after Green Bay police […]

This week marks the 40th anniversary of a riot at the Waupun state prison.  Inmates took 15 hostages,  set desks on fire,  broke windows in the prison school,  and ransacked the dormitory building.     About six hours after the takeover began an assault team of 200 riot-clad officers stormed one of the buildings, bringing the disturbance to an end without any injuries.  Mayor Rohn Bishop says while being a corrections officer can be […]

The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9 percent annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says the slowdown was expected.  Schoofs says he anticipates the economy will slow further in the current quarter.  The economy got a boost last quarter from resilient consumer spending and the restocking of supplies by businesses.  […]

Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), today announced the addition of five facilities to its list of zero-waste-to-landfill (ZWTL) operations. Starting in December 2022, sustainability teams at these locations across the U.S. began reporting that their monthslong initiatives aimed at reducing, reusing and recycling waste materials have brought their facilities into compliance with widely accepted ZWTL standards.   The newly designated ZWTL facilities include four distribution centers operated by […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Oregon is using thousands of pages of redacted documents he sought for more than a year to launch legislation demanding more accountability and oversight of a primate research facility with a long history of complaints. Incidents at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, associated with Oregon’s largest hospital, include one in which two monkeys died after being placed into a scalding cage-washing […]

A winter storm dumped several inches of snow in southeast Wisconsin over the weekend.  Ten inches of snow was reported in Racine County and about eight inches at Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport.  Blowing snow made cleanup difficult.  The National Weather Service said snow rates reached an inch per hour at times Saturday evening and overnight, causing hazardous travel conditions. Highest snowfall totals were reported in Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in southern Wisconsin say dozens of people were injured in a massive traffic pileup amid snowy conditions. The crash blocked Interstate 39/90 for hours Friday.   Beloit Memorial Hospital said at least 27 people were treated for injuries sustained in the crash. The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear. The State Patrol said the crash occurred around noon between Janesville and Beloit. The southbound […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a 45-year-old fisherman whose ATV likely fell through weak ice on Lake Waubesa. The Dane County sheriff’s office says it was notified late Saturday that the man had not returned home as expected. The man's body was found overnight. His name wasn't immediately released.  

A memorial service was held Saturday for former Dodge County Public Health Officer Abby Sauer.   Sauer died January 20th at Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee following a recent cancer diagnosis.  She was 44.   A memorial service was held Saturday at  Trinity United Methodist Church in Lomira.   auer was the Dodge County Public Health Officer during the pandemic, and was currently employed as a nurse at SSM Health in Beaver Dam.  She served […]