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Dealing with declining state revenues and rising unemployment dominated much of Governor Jim Doyle’s agenda in 2009.
However, in an end of the year interview with WRN, Doyle says the state has been able to weather the storm better than others. He says agencies have been able to cut spending, while still trying to protect jobs and services. The governor says people have had to do more with less, but they have succeeded. [Read more...]
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but if you’re not careful, your festivities could go up in smoke. One of the main causes of home fires stems from the use – or misuse – of candles, according to the City of Sheboygan’s Chief Fire Inspector Robert Kocmoud.
And candle use is even more prevalent during this time of year. “We light a lot of candles during the Holidays, and we have to make sure those are properly put out . . . when you’re done,” says Kocmoud, adding that too often it’s the inattentive use of candles that causes the most problems. His advice: blow out the candle if you’re leaving the room.
John Julitz, WHBL
Janesville police helped an elderly woman recover three thousand dollars, after a con artist posing as the woman’s grandson called her and said he needed bail money wired to Canada. She had already wired the money, but the manager who set up the transfer inadvertently wrote down the wrong country code. Thanks to that error, police were able to recover the money.
Officer Valerie Southwick said the woman realized it was a scam when the con artists kept calling, saying they hadn’t received the money. When she called her actual grandson, he was in Michigan, not a Canadian jail. The calls came from an untraceable cell phone in Quebec. Southwick said it made her Christmas to be able to help recover the money.
Officer Valerie Southwick (:12) AUDIO: Officer Valerie Southwick (:12 MP3)
Beth Wheelock, WCLO
A Wisconsin supermarket chain is being asked to reconsider a cut to health care benefits. Dane County Board Supervisor Dave DeFelice says the decision is being made by Woodman’s Markets, which operates stores at locations around the state. “According to a newsletter to its employees, Woodsman’s says it’s doing away with its mental health coverage, because it will be too costly, due to the passage of the federal mental health parity law,” said DeFelice. [Read more...]
Morning commutes were wet & messy
Christmas travel promises to be wet and messy. Dennis Hughes with the Wisconsin DOT says rain across much of the state today and Christmas morning is going to demand caution on the roads and highways. “As always, watch the weather this time of year. Mother Nature is really in charge out there,” says Hughes, adding that drivers need to remember to slow, down, buckle up and don’t drink and drive. [Read more...]
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