A hefty cash bail has been set for a Fond du lac teenager accused of trying to kill his stepfather with a tire iron. Nineteen year old Ryan Robison made his initial Fond du lac court appearance Thursday on multiple charges including attempted homicide. Fond du lac judge Robert Wirtz set bail at $400,000 cash. District Attorney Eric Toney says Robison is accused of attacking his stepfather, 73 year old […]
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman is defending his vote last week against back pay for federal workers during the partial government shutdown. Grothman was one of seven House members to vote against a proposal to give federal workers back bay for unpaid work. The measure passed 411- to seven. Grothman says he was concerned that federal employees would be paid whether they worked or not. "I didn't vote for the bill […]
The public is invited to tour Waupun School District buildings this weekend to view the recently completed renovations that are part of a multi-million dollar referendum. Superintendent Steve Hill says major renovation work has been done at Meadow View Primary School, Rock River Intermediate, SAGES and Waupun Junior/Senior High School. Hill says there is still more work to come this summer at Meadow View Primary. Hill says the bottom […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It doesn't look like Wisconsin legislators will pass a constitutional amendment bolster crime victims' rights in time to get it on the spring ballot. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke told members on Thursday that the chamber wouldn't take up the amendment, known as Marsy's Law, next week. If the Senate and Assembly approved the amendment by Tuesday they could put up for a statewide referendum in […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Diocese has released the names of more than 40 clergy members with substantiated allegations they sexually abused a minor. The diocese posted the names of 46 clergy on its website Thursday. Bishop David Ricken apologized at a news conference to the 98 known victims of sexual abuse by the clergy in the diocese since 1906. Ricken called for any other victims to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says it's "too early to tell" whether Republicans will accept changes sought by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to a bill guaranteeing health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Evers met Thursday with Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald to discuss the measure. Vos responded to a shouted question as he walked into Fitzgerald's office later Thursday. The Assembly Health Committee […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down early-voting restrictions Wisconsin Republicans enacted in a lame-duck legislative session last year. U.S. District Judge James Peterson ruled Thursday that the restrictions violate injunctions he issued in 2016. He says the lame-duck limits are clearly inconsistent with the earlier injunctions. The GOP legislation came after the liberal cities of Milwaukee and Madison held early voting for six weeks, far longer […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains at 3 percent, marking the 11th month in a row at has been at that level of lower. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin's unemployment rate was 3 percent in December, the same as the previous four months. The state gained 9,100 private-sector jobs between November and December. Prior to last year, Wisconsin's unemployment rate never dropped below […]
Fond du Lac police are releasing few details about an attack that left an elderly Fond du Lac man critically injured. Nineteen year old Ryan Robison was arrested and faces charges of attempted homicide. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says Robison is related to the 73 year old man he attacked at the Evergreen apartments Tuesday afternoon. Police are not releasing the name of the victim. He is in critical […]