Month: August 2015

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore says that Republican Gov. Scott Walker's policies are "tightening the noose, literally, around African Americans." Moore is black and represents Milwaukee in Congress. She says Walker's opposition to raising the minimum wage, requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, and requiring drug testing for public aid recipients disproportionately hurts African Americans. Walker's campaign spokeswoman AshLee Strong had no comment.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson Inc. has unveiled its 2016 model year lineup with new bikes that will soon begin arriving at dealerships nationwide. The Milwaukee-based company's touring lineup includes some of its most powerful cruiser bikes and the return of the Road Glide Ultra after a two-year absence. The new Fat Boy S and Softail Slim S cruisers are equipped with the Screamin' Eagle Twin Cam 110 engine, with power […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says he is not taking a position on whether children of immigrants here illegally should automatically be citizens.  The Wisconsin governor said in a CNBC interview Friday that he wouldn't take a stand "one way or the other" on the Constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Walker's statement comes after he gave mixed answers on the issue earlier in the week, including […]

A former supervisor at Fond du Lac’s two outdoor swimming pools and assistant coach with the Fondy Swim Club is accused of sexually assaulting a lifeguard.  Ryan Ronayne made his initial Fond du lac court appearance Friday on charges of sexual assault of a child by a person who works with children and one count of child enticement.  Assistant Police chief Steve Klein says at this point investigators do not […]

An employee of a Mayville-based manufacturing company was injured after being caught in a piece of equipment at a Beaver Dam facility.   The Beaver Dam Fire Department responded Thursday to a call at the Mayville Engineering Company facility on Corporate Drive in Beaver Dam for a person entangled in an auger.  On arrival, a 22 year old  male MEC employee was entangled in an auger that supplies steel BB’s to […]

Bail has been set at $1 million cash for a man arrested in the death of a  toddler in Fond du Lac.  Daniel Griffin made his initial Fond du lac court Friday  on charges of  first degree reckless homicide and two counts of child abuse causing great bodily harm.  Police  investigators believe Griffin killed a 16 month old boy and seriously  injured the victim’s twin brother by standing on both […]

KESHENA, Wis. (AP) — Members of the Menominee Indian Tribe have voted yes to allowing both recreational and medicinal use of marijuana on their northeastern Wisconsin reservation.  The tribe announced the results Friday. The votes are advisory only, meaning it's up to tribal leaders on the next step. About 58 percent of those voting said yes on recreational use of marijuana. The medicinal question passed by an even bigger margin, […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The judge in the case of two girls accused of stabbing a classmate as a sacrifice to a fictitious horror character called Slender Man has said the girls will be tried together and set a trial date of Oct. 15.  Judge Michael Bohren decided previously that the case should be tried in adult court, and the 13-year-old girls face decades in prison if convicted.  Investigators say they […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks spent more money lobbying the Wisconsin Legislature than any other organization during the first half of the year, as the NBA team was pushing for approval of a new basketball arena.  A report released Friday by the state elections board which oversees lobbying showed the Bucks spent just over $482,000 on lobbying through June. The next highest was the Wisconsin Hospital Association at […]