Fond du lac congressman Tom Petri is speaking out on Capitol Hill about the issue of trains blocking railroad crossings following a recent incident in Fond du lac County. Last week a freight train blocked the Highway 175 crossing in Byron south of Fond du lac for several hours upsetting motorists and law enforcement. Petri, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, raised the issue at a […]
Bail has been set at $50,000 cash for a Dodge County homicide suspect. Thirty year old Kriscilla McHenry appeared in Dodge County Circuit court Wednesday on an automobile theft charge…and is expected to face homicide charges in the death of a town of Fox Lake man. Dodge County sheriff Pat Ninmann says McHenry turned herself in this week to Milwaukee police. Ninmann says McHenry is a suspect in the homicide […]
On Tuesday September 16, 2014 at 6:07pm, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on State Highway 60 near County Highway P in the Township of Rubicon. Preliminary investigation shows that numerous vehicles were traveling eastbound on Sth 60 and had stopped due to a traffic backup near Cth P. An eastbound pickup truck failed to stop and struck the rear of another vehicle, causing a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is one of only four states nationwide that is enacting cuts to the food stamp program. An Associated Press review finds that as of now, the cuts will only affect Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The decision in Wisconsin to enact the cuts comes as Republican Gov. Scott Walker is seeking re-election and considering a 2016 run for president. It's unclear how many […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is heading to Wisconsin later this month to campaign for fellow Republican Gov. Scott Walker. A spokesman for the Republican Governors Association confirmed Wednesday that Christie was coming on Sept. 29 but said details of the visit are still being worked out. A spokeswoman for Walker's campaign said she had no details yet on the visit. Walker is in a tight […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is headed to Washington, D.C., to speak at a Democratic National Committee event alongside Michelle Obama. Burke is scheduled to speak Thursday at the DNC's Women's Leadership Forum. The event is private and not open to press. The only other speakers at Thursday's welcome reception are Jill Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe […]
The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke tied among registered voters. Walker and Burke both had 46 percent support. The poll's margin of error was 3.5 percentage points among registered voters. Among likely voters, they were also about even with Walker at 49 percent compared to 46 percent for Burke. That is within the 4.1 percentage point margin of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel are about even in the race for attorney general. The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Happ with 39 percent among registered voters, compared with 38 percent for Schimel. Last month, Happ had a 7-point lead over Schimel among registered voters. In August, 24 percent of respondents were undecided or didn't know who […]
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Lawrence University in Appleton says it's received an anonymous $25 million donation to support scholarships — the largest gift in the school's history. Lawrence leaders said Wednesday it's a dollar-for-dollar matching gift that will make $50 million in new money available for scholarships. The university says 96 percent of Lawrence students are receiving need or merit-based financial aid this school year. Lawrence President Mark Burstein says […]