Month: June 2015

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Ron Johnson says if Department of Veterans Affairs officials had acted sooner in investigating reports of overprescribing medications at a Tomah medical center, lives could've been saved.  Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, responded to a report released Thursday that details initial investigations into allegations of narcotic overprescribing practices and retaliatory behavior at the VA hospital. The report says pharmacy consultants who didn't work at the Tomah […]

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has sentenced TV actor Dustin Diamond to 4 months in jail for a barroom stabbing.  Judge Paul Malloy on Thursday ordered Diamond to report to jail Sunday. Diamond was convicted earlier this month on two misdemeanor counts that stemmed from a Christmas Day barroom fight.  Diamond is best known for his role as Screech on TV comedy "Saved by the Bell."  The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appeals court says a judge properly dismissed a lawsuit alleging Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun libeled a former friend who helped him fight allegations he abused steroids. Ralph Sasson filed the lawsuit in 2013. According to court documents, he alleged Braun libeled him with remarks that he was rude to Miller Park staff and was crazy.  A Milwaukee judge dismissed the case last summer, saying […]

Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. announces Angella Antkowiak, as the new junior co-chair for the 2015 Taste of Fond Du Lac, at Lakeside Park. Antkowiak will be working alongside Tad Wallender, senior co-chair for the Taste of Fond du Lac and owner of Fat Joe’s Bar and Grill.    Antkowiak was born and raised in the Fond du Lac community. She and her husband, Ed, have 3 kids Ethan, Alexis […]

Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold says the U.S. Supreme Court did the right thing by upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law.  Feingold on Thursday called the lawsuit challenging it "partisan and unnecessary." He says it's time to move past the lawsuits, which he calls wasteful.  His reaction is in stark contrast to his opponent, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. He says the ruling "cements a system […]

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care overhaul means Republicans in Congress must "redouble their efforts to repeal and replace" the law.  Walker issued a statement Thursday through the committee he set up to explore a presidential bid. Walker is a longtime opponent of the law and has frequently called for it to be repealed.  Walker says the law has been a […]

Democratic state lawmakers in Wisconsin are praising the Supreme Court's ruling upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law, but say more needs to be done.  They are renewing their call for Republican Gov. Scott Walker to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to more low-income people in Wisconsin.  Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Schilling says it's just common sense for Wisconsin to accept the money that would […]

A Ripon man who died when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Highway 151 Tuesday has been identified. The Dodge County Sheriff's Department says 63 year old Richard Sorensen died in the accident in the Southbound lanes at the intersection with Hemlock Road in the Town of Trenton. The Sheriff's Department says an SUV driven by a 64 year old rural Randolph man merged onto 151 from the County Trunk […]

Additional details have been released in a fatal kayaking accident on the Horicon Marsh in Horicon. The Horicon Police Department says 62 year old Phillip Clark of Jackson died in the incident on Tuesday. Horicon Police say Clark, his wife, and their grandson had rented two kayaks for a day of sightseeing on the marsh. On their return trip, Clark's wife noticed Clark in the water. The wife was able […]