Walker signs bill requiring CPR training in schools
All Wisconsin schools are now required to teach CPR and other life-saving techniques in health classes, under a bill signed into law Tuesday by the governor. The measure, signed during a ceremony at a Wausau high
Steinke slams UW-Madison faculty ‘hissy fit’
A state legislative leader is critical of UW-Madison faculty members who want a vote of no confidence on UW System leadership. “This faculty group seems to be having a hissy fit over some pretty minor charges, which
Madison man arrested in death of 2-year-old girl
The death of a toddler is Madison’s fourth homicide of the year. The boyfriend of the 2-year-old’s mother is being charged with first degree reckless homicide in the death of the child, according to Madison Police Department. Police
Oshkosh police find baby in room with meth lab
A ten-month-old child has been placed in protective custody with human services officials in Winnebago County, after being found in a hotel room which Oshkosh police said also contained a methamphetamine lab. Police were called to the
GAB agrees to request funding for Voter ID awareness efforts
The state Government Accountability Board is asking lawmakers for money to help raise public awareness about Wisconsin’s Voter ID requirement. The Board on Tuesday voted 4-2 in favor of asking the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee for $250,000
Admirals face elimination tonight
The Milwaukee Admirals face elimination tonight, trailing the Grand Rapids Griffins two-games-to-none in the American Hockey League playoffs. The Admirals are 18-31 all-time in elimination games, including a 9-11 mark since joining the AHL in 2001. The
Gomoll convicted of Oshkosh murder
Jurors came to a quick verdict Tuesday in an Oshkosh murder trial. It didn’t take the jury much to decide that 30-year-old Samson Gomoll killed his girlfriend last December. Forty-two-year-old Stacey Strange was found dead in the upper-level apartment
Bad seed — Dane County farmers targeted by fraud
A former seed company employee is visiting farmers and representing himself as a salesman — but rather than ordering seed, he is cashing the checks for personal use. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office wants to alert farmers
Ladysmith plant cited in worker’s death
A Wisconsin paper mill faces federal fines in the death of an employee last October. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Clearwater Paper Corporation of Ladysmith $119,000 in the death of 46-year-old Michael Quinlan, who was
The family of the suspect in Saturday night’s shooting outside of the Antigo High School prom has issued a statement. It was released Tuesday morning and reads: “We have lost our son, grandson and nephew — a