Many Wisconsinites report they regularly engage in unsafe driving behaviors despite acknowledging the threats they pose and revealing more than one in three have a loved one who has been seriously injured or killed in a crash. That according to the AAA Foundation’s recently released Traffic Safety Culture Index. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says the survey revealed many unsafe driving behaviors are widespread in the Badger State including excessive […]
A Fond du Lac teenager convicted of sexually assaulting an 8th grade girl has admitted to having sexual contact with nearly 30 underage girls when he was a student at Fond du Lac High School. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced 18 year old Keenan Robinson to four and a half years in prison and five years extended supervision. Robinson was convicted of third degree sexual assault. The judge […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin grocery shoppers may soon be able to sample mini-shots of hard liquor in an aisle near them. The Assembly's government operations committee unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that would allow retailers with liquor licenses to provide small shots of booze to their customers. The measure would allow shoppers to sample one half-ounce of hard alcohol, the equivalent of one-third a shot.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal group has filed a complaint alleging that a new tax-exempt group created by Gov. Scott Walker is acting in violation of federal election law because it is actually a presidential exploratory committee. The American Democracy Legal Fund filed the complaint Tuesday with the Federal Elections Commission. It alleges that Walker's 527 group Our American Revival is raising and spending money in violation of federal […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $485 million, making Wednesday night's drawing the fifth largest prize in U.S. history. It's been more than two months since someone won the Powerball jackpot, so the prize has been gradually growing from its $40 million starting point. The last time Powerball grew nearly so large was February 2014. Because of strong sales, lottery officials Tuesday raised the estimated […]
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport) introduced legislation Tuesday to award Fond du Lac native James “Maggie” Megellas the Medal of Honor. The bill, H.R. 808, authorizes and requests President Barack Obama to award Megellas with the United States’ highest military honor for his courageous actions during the Battle of the Bulge. It is Grothman’s first piece of legislation in Congress. “The heroism displayed by Maggie more than 70 years ago deserves […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Menominee Nation has offered to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena if Gov. Scott Walker reverses course and approves a new casino in Kenosha. Walker refused to give go-ahead last month. The tribe announced Tuesday that it would contribute $220 million to cover the state's share of a new Bucks arena if Walker changes his mind. Walker wants to issue $220 million in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has opened an office in Iowa, the first of the potential 2016 presidential candidates to take such a step. Walker spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski confirmed Tuesday that Walker's tax-exempt fundraising group, Our American Revival, has leased the space in a suburb of Des Moines. Kukowski says the campaign is in the process of opening other offices, but she had no further details on […]
Benjamin Wissing of Ripon was selected as Marian University’s February Veteran of the Month. Wissing served in the Army National Guard, and has served two combat tours in Iraq, as well as one border patrol mission in Arizona. Wissing also currently serves our state through working in the Wisconsin prison system. Wissing continues to serve the local community through volunteering as a youth leader for middle school students with his […]