MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan has raised $17.2 million in the first three months of 2016 to help elect fellow Republicans to Congress. Ryan's haul through the end of March comes in his first full quarter as speaker. The Wisconsin lawmaker has transferred more than $11 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee — money intended to help put Republicans in the House this fall. Ryan's political […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A majority of Conservation Congress spring hearing attendees say lawmakers should repeal a law relaxing iron mining regulations. The congress asked attendees at its spring hearings in all 72 Wisconsin counties Monday whether they want the law erased. According to state Department of Natural Resources tallies released Wednesday, 2,350 attendees voted to get rid of the law and 1,140 voted to keep it in place. That […]
dnr.wi.gov<http://dnr.wi.gov/>; search "spring hearings<http://dnr.wi.gov/About/WCC/springhearing.html>." A majority of voters favored ideas to shorten the beaver and otter trapping seasons by two to four weeks on non-trout waters and create a local public notice and input process to change certain fish regulations on inland waters. Citizens also supported the Wisconsin Conservation Congress' advisory proposals relating to the removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands and the creation of a Wildlife Conservation Stamp. […]
Two more serious crashes. Another fatality. On April 7th the carnage continued on Hwy. 23 between Fond du Lac and Plymouth. As with most prior crashes on this stretch of highway, each occurrence may have been averted if planned safety enhancements had been in place to mitigate, or even eliminate these terrible accidents and deaths. As legislators, we have publicly expressed our dismay to Federal District Court Judge Lynn Adelman […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed a 30-year lease with the public entity that will own the team's new arena. The Bucks will pay at least $1 million annually to rent the arena from the Wisconsin Center District. The district board approved the terms of the lease agreement Wednesday. Construction can now begin on the $524 million arena which is to be located just north of the Bucks' […]
Beaver Dam Police are warning businesses that several counterfeit bills have surfaced in the last few days. Police say local businesses have reported receiving fake $20 bills that include the words “Motion Picture Use Only” printed in the upper right corner of the bill and across the back of the bill. Anyone with information is asked to call Beaver Dam police.
The sister of a Fond du lac woman convicted in the shooting death of her husband is accused of helping her sister dispose of the body. Tina Ewell is charged with party to the crime of hiding a corpse, resisting arrest and harboring a felon. Her initial court appearance scheduled for Wednesday was rescheduled for Thursday because her attorney was not available Wednesday morning. Ewell is the sister of Eve Nance. Nance […]
A Fond du Lac Republican lawmaker says he’s confident the state’s right to work law championed by Republican governor Scott Walker will be upheld. A Dane County Circuit judge last week struck down the law as unconstitutional. Fond du lac state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says he’s confident the state Supreme Court will overturn the lower court ruling. ""We've been through this drill before," Thiesfeldt told WFDL news. "Pretty much any conservative, Republican […]
With the severe weather season approaching Fond du Lac County is being recognized as a Storm Ready community. Emergency management director, Jim McNabb, says Fond du lac County is one of only a handful of communities in Wisconsin that have successfully completed the requirements to become certified as a Storm Ready Community. McNabb says requirements to receive designation include having a 24 hour warning point and emergency operation center, an action plan that responds to the […]