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People traveling on roadways, waterways and recreational trails, are urged to remember the Move Over Law, which requires drivers and operators to take actions, to avoid any possible collisions with stopped emergency vehicles or workers. Wisconsin’s Move Over Law, enacted in 2001, was celebrated on National Move Over Day, Oct. 18. The law requires drivers on routes with two or more lanes in...

Scammers convince consumers to invest their money in fraudulent schemes, by using many different tricks – even romance. One such example, is Sweetest Day, which was Oct. 18, where consumers can protect themselves from heartbreak and devastating financial loss, by learning how these scams work and how to identify them. Investment-related fraud made up less than 5 percent of fraud reports to th...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Division of Wisconsin State Patrol, recognize National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 19-25, to raise awareness of the importance for teens to get properly trained and avoid risks, to prevent crashes on the road. Traffic crashes are a leading cause of death for teens in the United States. Last year, in Wisconsin,...