MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke are trying to capitalize on a two-week early voting period, holding rallies and other events to get supporters to the polls. In-person absentee voting began Monday in Wisconsin and continues through Oct. 31. Burke was in Appleton on Monday for an early voting rally, and next week President Barack Obama was scheduled to campaign for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Secretary of State Doug La Follette says he voted early and hopes others will too. In-person absentee voting started Monday in Wisconsin. La Follette says he went to vote in Madison at 8 a.m. but found 30 people in line. La Follette says voted during his lunch hour. The Democrat is running for re-election against Republican Julian Bradley. La Follette has served as secretary of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have closed a fourth wolf hunting zone. The Department of Natural Resources closed Zone 5, an oval-shaped area in west-central Wisconsin, at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Hunters had killed 14 wolves in that zone as of Sunday, six shy of the zone's limit. The agency has already closed Zone 1, where hunters killed three more wolves than the 32-wolf limit; Zone 2, where hunters have taken […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department Employees Union has voted to declare “no confidence” in Dodge County Sheriff Pat Ninmann. This, after Ninmann announced she would mount a write-in campaign to be elected sheriff in the November 4th election. AFSCME Local 1323-B represents sworn deputies, sergeants, detectives, civil process, transport and court officers. A union press release says the vote signals a call for new leadership. The press release cites “low […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer wants to know if you or someone you know has recently returned from West Africa. Public Health officer, Kim Mueller, says those residents need to call public health officials so they can be monitored for symptoms if they are at risk. Mueller says its important for local residents not to overreact and to put the situation into perspective. But Mueller says while […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke break little new ground in their second and final debate. Walker and Burke largely played it safe in Friday's debate in Milwaukee, sticking to their well-worn talking points honed over months on the campaign trail. The debate comes just 18 days before the November 4th election. Again, they disagree over whether Walker has turned the state's economy around […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Mary Burke accuses Governor Scott Walker of mismanaging the state's finances during their second and final debate in Wisconsin's hotly contested governor's race. Walker defended his record during Friday's debate by pointing to an unemployment rate that's the lowest it's been since the recession in 2008 and the addition of more than 110,000 jobs on his watch, including 8,400 last month. Walker has touted the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle isn't on the ballot, but his name came up a lot during the final debate in the Wisconsin governor's race. Governor Scott Walker frequently referred to Doyle during Friday's debate against Democrat Mary Burke. At one point, Burke quipped, "From the number of times he's mentioned Jim Doyle, it's clear he'd rather be running against him than me." Walker frequently tries […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke disagree over whether to criminalize first-offense drunken driving. Wisconsin is the only state in the country where first-offense drunken driving is treated like a traffic offense, not a crime. Burke said during Friday's second and final debate that she supports making first offenses a misdemeanor, saying "We have to take a tougher stance on this." But Walker opposes […]