As expected, Gov. Tony Evers signed legislation Friday that clears the way for nurses with advanced training to practice independently. “Nurses play a critical role in our healthcare workforce, and I’m proud of our work to expand opportunities for nurses to not only grow their career but ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An 18-year-old inmate who pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of a guard at a Wisconsin juvenile prison was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. Rian Nyblom pleaded guilty in April to two counts of being a party to the crime of battery by a prisoner. As part of a plea deal, the original charge of felony murder with special circumstances was reduced. An additional charge of battery by a prisoner was dismissed. Cory Proulx, 49, was a guard at the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lakes juvenile prison when he was punched multiple times by a 16-year-old ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ended efforts to trap the black bear involved in a recent attack in Barron County. The sow and cub involved have not been observed since the July 12 attack, the DNR said in a news release. The victim, 69-year-old Karen Frye, was attacked ...
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin has had 25 deaths on all-terrain and utility task off-road vehicles this year after there were two more deaths reported on Saturday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Only four of the 25 who died were wearing seatbelts on the ATV or UTV with 84% of those fatal incidents happening on UTVs. UTVs have seatbelts for all passengers and the DNR said those can significantly reduce the risk of being ejected from the vehicle in a crash. All UTV passengers are required to wear a seatbelt in Wisconsin. “UTVs are designed with ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states. Over the past three months, the department's ...
Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho, defined as a long-lived line of storms with extreme winds. The weather service's Storm Prediction ...
