Do Fond du lac residents care if their drinking water service lines contain lead? The Fond du Lac Public Works director says he is surprised the issue of lead drinking water pipes in the city of Fond du lac hasn’t generated more community discussion. The Fond du lac city council will consider an ordinance at their meeting Wednesday evening that would call for mandatory replacement of private lead water service […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two challengers to Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers are praising the confirmation of school choice advocate and longtime Republican donor Betsy DeVos as Education secretary. State superintendent candidates John Humphries and Lowell Holtz both issued statements Tuesday praising the U.S. Senate's confirmation of DeVos. Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson voted to confirm her while Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin voted against it.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says critics of his plan to spend $649 million more on K-12 schools in Wisconsin are being cynical. Walker made his comments Tuesday at a meeting of the Wisconsin Counties Association. His appearance comes the day before he releases the state budget to the Legislature on Wednesday. Public school advocates have been praising Walker's call to increase per-student spending at K-12 schools by […]
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says he supports efforts to strengthen Wisconsin’s drunken driving laws. Proposed bills would create a five-year minimum prison sentence for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle; and raise the minimum incarceration for fifth and sixth offenses from six months to 18. Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney says a third bill that would prohibit all offenders from driving any vehicle without […]
When a $1 million Powerball lottery ticket purchased in Madison expired last week it wasn’t the first time that’s happened. Nobody stepped forward to claim the prize by last Thursday’s deadline for the August 6th Powerball drawing. Lottery spokesman Casey Langan says a big jackpot went unclaimed in 2009 and another lottery ticket purchased in Eau Claire expired last year with no winner stepping forward. "Up in Eau […]
The League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area is hosting a Candidate Interview Session for all Ripon School District Board candidates on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00pm in Ripon City Hall Council Chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The event will be taped and broadcast on the Ripon Cable channel. This session will provide the voters of the Ripon School District information on each of […]
Fog and freezing rain is in the forecast this morning. A freezing rain advisory and dense fog advisory is in effect until noon for Fond du Lac County and a Dense Fog advisory is in effect until noon for Dodge and Sheboygan counties. National Weather Service chief meteorologist Steve Hentz says visibility is less than a quarter mile in some locations. He says freezing rain is likely in western Fond […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he's not ruling out joining President Donald Trump's administration, but he's inclined to stay in Wisconsin. But Fitzgerald said Monday he's still considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2018. Fitzgerald was an early and vocal supporter of Trump's in Wisconsin, leading to speculation that he may be headed for a job in Washington. Fitzgerald had said he talked […]
The executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance says governor Scott Walker’s plan to bolster funding for rural schools is a good first step. Kim Kaukl says he sees “good things” in Walker’s plan. Kaukl says he hopes the governor follows through on his promise to increase public school funding when he delivers his budget Wednesday afternoon. Kaukl says many rural schools are forced to pass operations referendums just […]