MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker has signed the Wisconsin state budget into law. The governor approved the $73 billion two-year spending plan Sunday, a day before he officially announces on Monday that he is running for the Republican nomination for president. Walker introduced the budget in February and hoped to have it signed by the end of May, saying he wouldn't announce whether he intended to seek the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker can thank labor unions for his rise in Republican politics. On the eve of his presidential announcement in Waukesha, Walker reminded Republicans across the country about that four-year-old fight and his subsequent triumphs. The Wisconsin governor became a national figure after enacting laws that weakened labor unions' power. He then survived a union-backed recall election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — How excited is Scott Walker about running for president? So excited that he announced accidentally on Twitter three days early. Wisconsin's Republican governor posted and soon deleted a message on his verified Twitter account Friday evening that said, "Scott Walker is running for president." It's no secret that Walker will enter the 2016 presidential race in Wisconsin on Monday afternoon. Yet before Friday, he hadn't formally declared […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state's Homeland Security Council has released a new report realigning threat priorities and strategies. The council presented the report to Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch during a news conference Friday. The document names cyber-security, preparing to face terrorist attacks and unusual problems such as infectious disease, responding to catastrophes and sustaining response capabilities as the top priorities for the next four years. David Cagigal, the state's […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a house in Fond du lac County. Shortly before 8pm Friday volunteer firefighters Mt. Calvary, Eden and the town of Fond du lac were called to a residence at N6378 Colonial Drive in the town of Empire for a report of a structure fire. A neighbor reported the house was almost completely engulfed in flames. No one was home at the time […]
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — State inspection records show a ride that broke at Wisconsin Dells this week had been cited for past violations. "The Catapult" ride at Mount Olympus passed a recent safety inspection, but was cited in 2013 for failing to show documentation that its wire rope and hoist operations were inspected by another party. In 2011, the ride's owner, Casco Inc., was also cited for keeping poor […]
On 07-10-15 at 7:48 am, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on USH 41 south of STH 67 in the Township of Lomira, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Preliminary investigation shows that a 59 years old male from Oshkosh, WI, identified as Abelardo Lopez, was operating a 1997 Toyota 4 Runner southbound on USH 41. He had one passenger in his vehicle, a 53 year old female […]
A not guilty plea has been entered for a Waupun Correctional Institution inmate accused of trying to kill another inmate and injuring a correctional officer. 28 year old Eric Conner stood mute at an arraignment hearing in Dodge County Circuit Court. The court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. He’s charged with attempted first degree intentional homicide and battery by prisoners. Conner is accused of making a shank […]
The Fond du Lac School District has a new athletic director. The Fond du Lac School Board is expected to approve the hiring of David MichalKiewicz to the post at at their meeting Monday. MichalKiewicz has worked as a teacher and athletic director in the Belmont School District for the past nine years. He replaces Kevin Deering who resigned last month to take a new position in Grafton.