MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says he "absolutely" wasn't comparing his re-election campaign with the 9/11 attacks when he talked about the bravery of people aboard United Flight 93. Johnson's been explaining himself in interviews since remarks Saturday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention. Johnson marveled at how passengers took a vote before storming the cabin to fight the 9/11 hijackers, forcing the plane to crash. He […]
Fond du Lac county law enforcement officials had 2,275 pounds or a 29% increase in 2016 of no longer needed prescriptions and over the counter medications collected and disposed of during the Spring Cleaning Drug Drop collection. “This was a significant change for the folks we serve in Fond du Lac. We would like to remind the public that the box has moved into the Police Department lobby at 126 […]
The University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations must be submitted by Tuesday, June 7. A nomination form is available online at the UW-Fond du Lac web site www.fdl.uwc.edu. The award has been established to honor and recognize UW-Fond du Lac alumni who have attained notable achievement in their career field, demonstrated philanthropic or public service activity in support of the community […]
A Campbellsport man was seriously injured in a truck versus tree crash over the weekend. On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 755am, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on Midland Rd in the Town of Ashford. It was reported the operator of the vehicle, a 22 yr. old male from Campbellsport was thrown from the vehicle and was laying in the roadway. The subject was flown […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is comparing the upcoming election with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In his speech Saturday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention, Johnson told the story of Flight 93. Passengers on that flight took a vote before storming the cabin to fight the hijackers, forcing the plane to crash in a Pennsylvania field. Johnson says of the upcoming election, "It may not […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge is set to begin a trial to help him decide whether changes Republicans have made to Wisconsin voting laws illegally burden minorities and other Democratic-leaning constituencies. Liberal Group One Wisconsin Institute social justice group Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund and 10 voters filed the lawsuit last June. They allege sections of Wisconsin's voter ID requirement, reductions in early voting windows and tougher […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker is calling for a number of changes in Wisconsin's plan to combat chronic wasting disease but they don't include widespread killing of deer. Walker's office announced Friday that he wants studies on deer population dynamics and CWD's effects on deer as well as quicker test results. He also wants more input from hunters and more frequent deer farm fence inspections. The release […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's new elections commission has appointed a new administrator to supervise state elections. The commission approved hiring Michael Haas as its administrator. Haas currently works as the state Government Accountability Board's Elections Division administrator. He now becomes Wisconsin's top elections official. Gov. Scott Walker signed a law last year eliminating the GAB on June 29 and replacing it with an elections commission and an ethics commission. […]
An open house is being held this weekend at Fond du Lac’s newest assisted living facility. The Meadows opened April first in the former Rolling Meadows Nursing Home building situated on the 18th hole at Rolling Meadows Golf Course. Director of Good Life Assisted Living, Tim Burns, says the building has come full circle after the county closed the nursing home in September of 2006. 'The structure itself was poured in place concrete so there […]