The candidates for the 6th congressional district seat have squared off in their first joint appearance of the campaign. Republican state senator Glenn Grothman and the Democratic candidate Winnebago County executive Mark Harris have been on the campaign trail for about a month since Grothman won the Republican primary in August. Both appeared at a forum hosted by the Fond du Lac Noon Rotary Monday. Grothman says he’s running to […]
The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of the closure of the Forest Avenue Bridge between Military Road and Macy Street. The closure will begin Tuesday, September 16th at 7:00 am and will remain closed approximately one week.The bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic due to maintenance on the bridge approach. The public is asked to plan an alternate route during this time […]
The Fond du Lac County Highway Commissioner says he does not support a proposal by a non-partisan consumer group to halt major highway expansion projects including the Highway 23 expansion between Fond du Lac and Plymouth. The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group wants the highway projects shelved in favor of mass transit and other transportation alternatives. Fond du Lac County Highway Commissioner Tom Jahnke says that would be a mistake. […]
The Fond du Lac city council vice president says she thinks its time to rethink the rules for who can sit on the city’s ethics board. The council voted last week to postpone a vote on filling an ethics board vacancy that would allow a member of the board to live outside the city. Lorrigan says other alternatives may be allowing someone who not in the Fond du Lac […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker still hasn't decided whether to approve a proposed Kenosha casino, but that hasn't stopped the team leading the project from launching a jobs website. The Menominee Nation and Hard Rock announced the website Friday. Visitors can register and learn about opportunities in areas such as hotel and casino management, food service and security. Walker has until February 19th to make a decision on […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker's promises for a second term include cutting property and income taxes for individuals and requiring drug tests for those seeking unemployment and food stamp benefits. He also wants to freeze tuition at both technical colleges and the University of Wisconsin System. Walker released details of his platform on Sunday. He tells the Associated Press that his proposals can persuade the few undecided people […]
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Agricultural officials are projecting an 11 percent increase in the size of Wisconsin's corn harvest this year. That has farmers worried that prices will drop too low for them to make a profit. State projections call for corn yields of 162 bushels per acre. That's up 16 bushels per acre from last year. Chippewa Falls farmer Randy Woodruff is a member of the Wisconsin Corn […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated Wisconsin's voter photo identification law. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman struck the law down as unconstitutional in April, saying it unfairly burdens poor and minority voters who may lack such identification. Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago to overturn that ruling. The 7th Circuit issued a ruling late Friday afternoon lifting Aldeman's […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin residents will have to show photo identification to vote Nov. 4 after an appeals court on Friday ruled the state's photo voter ID law can go into effect, Here's a look at the forms of ID that are acceptable: — Wisconsin driver's license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended. — Wisconsin identification card issued by the Department of Transportation. — Military ID card […]