MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race conceded Wednesday, deciding against a recount eight days after the election showed her conservative opponent ahead by 6,000 votes in a race seen as an early measure of a key battleground in the 2020 presidential campaign. Lisa Neubauer's concession to Brian Hagedorn means the conservative majority on the court will increase from 4-3 to 5-2 when he takes […]
Authorities say a missing Dodge County military veteran has been found safe. According to a Green Alert from the state Department of Justice, 29-year-old Jordon J. Schultz, had last been seen Monday at 2 p.m. in Burnett in Dodge County. Early Tuesday evening authorities said Schultz was found safe and canceled the alert. Green Alerts notify the public about missing military veterans who may be at risk, according to the […]
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The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office rescued a kayaker in distress on Lake Winnebago Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 3pm Tuesday the Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen on Lakeshore Drive reporting a kayaker who appeared to be in distress after overturning. The kayaker was said to be approximately one mile east of the shoreline and unable to return under his own power. Deputies from the Fond du […]
The Waupun Fire Chief says its fortunate that nobody was hurt in a fire this week that significantly damaged the bottom unit of a duplex. Firefighters were called to the scene on West Franklin Street Monday night. Fire chief B.J. DeMaa says there were no working smoke alarms in either unit. DeMaa says the cause of the fire remains under investigation. DeMaa says the fire is not believed to be […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled Democratic Gov. Tony Evers had the authority to withdraw appointments that had been approved during a lame-duck legislative session. The state's 3rd District Court of Appeals on Tuesday said his action was not invalidated by a later court ruling that put on hold a decision that allowed him to rescind the appointments. Evers voided 82 appointments made during the lame-duck […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Property taxes on the owner of a median-valued home are projected to increase under Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal, but not as much as they would under current law. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released its estimate for property taxes Tuesday. Under the Evers budget, property taxes are projected to go up 2 percent in 2019 and 1.6 percent in 2020. That is about half a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is no longer a part of a multistate lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law passed under then-President Barack Obama. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the request from Democratic Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul to withdraw from the case. A federal judge in Texas last week removed Wisconsin from the underlying case. However, until the appeals court acted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker says he expects both legislative houses will pass a constitutional amendment bolstering crime victim rights this spring. Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard, one of the amendment's chief sponsors, said Tuesday that he has spoken to leaders in both the Assembly and Senate and he expects the houses will vote on the amendment in May. Alec Zimmerman, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, […]