Month: April 2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Native American tribe in northern Wisconsin is asking a federal judge to block another band from expanding a competing casino.  The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in Madison. It alleges the Ho-Chunk Nation's plan to expand its Shawano County casino violates the Ho-Chunk's gambling compact with the state.  The lawsuit also alleges Gov. Scott Walker violated the Stockbridge-Munsee's compact by not […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a large shed in Dodge County.  Firefighters were called to the scene on County Road A in the town of Trenton Tuesday morning.  Initially, one of the occupants was unaccounted for, but was soon located safe.  Firefighters arrived to find a 50’ x 200’ tool shed fully involved in fire.  The shed contained lawn tractors, and several other farm implements.  Crews were […]

Police stepped up presence at the Waupun Area Junior Senior High School Tuesday after a student made threats on social media.  The School District sent a message to parents that all schools in the district were placed on administrative hold, which means school is in session but movement of students and staff is limited.  Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says detectives talked with the student who is in the custody of […]

A longtime high school social studies teacher and former Fond du Lac city councilmember has been appointed to the Fond du Lac County Board.  Tom Kitchen was sworn into office at Tuesday night’s county board meeting to represent District 18.  Kitchen has been active in the local Democratic party for several years, but says the job of a county supervisor is non partisan.  Kitchen taught government to high school students […]

The Fond du Lac city council has a new president.  Karen Merkel was unanimously elected president at the council’s organizational meeting Tuesday.  Merkel was first appointed to City Council in May of  2013 to complete a  vacant term and elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2016.   She replaces Lee Ann Lorrigan.   Derek TerBeest was voted in as Council Vice-President.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters are calling on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns while they wait for the Republican to arrive at a Wisconsin manufacturing company.  The protesters outside Snap-on Inc. in Kenosha held signs on Tuesday criticizing several of Trump's policies, including his plan to build a wall on the border with Mexico and his proposed travel ban that's tied up in court.  Retired […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Housing advocates and members of the public are getting a chance to weigh in on a group of Republican bills meant to combat homelessness and a proposal to expand drug testing for state work program participants.  The Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform was considering the measures at a public hearing Tuesday.  Democrats have criticized the Republican's four homelessness proposals, calling them "cosmetic" and saying they […]

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors say the man accused of stealing a cache of weapons from a Janesville store and sending a threatening manifesto to the White House left a fake bomb at a gas station to distract police from the gun shop burglary.  Rock County District Attorney Rich Sullivan says Joseph Jakubowski left the fake bomb at a south side Janesville gas station just before committing the burglary on […]