MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would loosen wetland restoration requirements for public utilities. The Assembly passed the measure Tuesday on a voice vote. The Senate followed with its own voice vote later in the day, sending the bill to Gov. Scott Walker. Current state law requires anyone looking to fill a wetland to obtain a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. The […]
Three lucky players matched all five numbers in the Badger 5 drawing on Monday, November 6, to split the night's $71,000 jackpot. Monday's winning Badger 5 numbers were 9, 14, 16, 24 and 31. The lucky winners purchased their tickets from: Kwik Trip at 303 South Fulton Street in Princeton (Green Lake County) The Store at 705 French Street in Peshtigo (Marinette County) Milton Avenue Mobil at 1215 Milton Avenue […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election recounts would be more limited in Wisconsin under a bill that has cleared the Legislature. The measure comes in response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount request even though she finished fourth in Wisconsin. Under the Republican bill, only candidates who trail the winner by 1 percentage point or less in statewide elections could seek a recount. Democrat Hillary Clinton lost to […]
Wisconsin State Patrol troopers and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at gunpoint after the man told troopers they did not have the constitutional authority to make traffic stops. State Patrol Lieutenant Dan Gruebele told WFDL news the man approached troopers along Interstate 41 in Washington, Brown, and Outagamie counties on Sunday. "He was trying to explain to the officers that what they were doing was unconstitutional. […]
A West Salem man was seriously injured after falling 19 feet from a tree stand in Fond du Lac County. Rescue personnel were called Monday afternoon to the area between Bell School Road and Davis Road in the Town of Rosendale. Forty five year old; Jason L. Wahoske from West Salem, was found near the edge of a soybean field and was flown by Flight for Life helicopter to Theda […]
The new Mayville police chief says he plans to put the past behind him and move forward. Police captain Ryan Vossekuil will be sworn in as chief at a ceremony this Thursday. Vossekuil had been serving as interim chief since April when former chief Chris MacNeill resigned after being charged with felony misconduct in office. Vossekuil rejected the first contract offer from the common council which included a probationary period […]
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is scheduled to make a stop in Fond du Lac Tuesday as part of a statewide tour to formally announce his re-election campaign. The governor and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch are scheduled to make a stop at Brenner Tank. Chairman of the Republican Party of Fond du Lac County, Rohn Bishop, says his biggest concern about the 2018 election is that Republicans get out and vote. […]
The vice president of Whitetails of Wisconsin says she fully supports a bill that eliminates the state’s minimum hunting age. Laurie Seale says she started hunting with her father when she was 13 and says there is no reason why even younger kids can’t hunt if they are with an experienced hunter. The Republican-authored bill would allow people of any age to participate in a mentored hunt and would also […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Group Insurance Board can offer self-insurance plans to municipal employers. Gov. Scott Walker asked Schimel in April for a legal opinion on whether state law authorizes the board to set up a self-insurance plan open to municipal employers. Under such a plan, the state would pay medical claims directly. Schimel issued an opinion Monday concluding that since the board […]