MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former school teacher and state education education secretary Tony Evers isn't ready to give himself a grade on his first year as Wisconsin's governor. Evers gave himself a grade of incomplete during a recent interview about his first year in office and what's ahead in 2020. Evers' first year has been filled with partisan disagreements with Republicans who control the Legislature, some victories for Evers and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have voted to hire their own attorneys in a federal lawsuit seeking to keep more than 200,000 voter registrations in place. The decision Monday underscores the rift between the GOP and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul. Republicans don't trust him to defend their position in the lawsuit. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has filed a state lawsuit demanding election officials deactivate the […]
A large number of people donated kidneys to strangers in 2019 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison in what marked a big increase over previous years. There were 28 people who gave their kidneys to strangers and that's a big surge from other years. UW Hospital had its first non-directed donor in 2003 and from then until 2017 there were an average of four such donors every year. […]
A survey of Wisconsin bank executives shows that the state's economy should remain in good shape and a solid year of lending is expected in 2020. Th Journal Sentinel reports that the poll by the Wisconsin Bankers Association shows that 95 percent of the bankers rated the economy as good or excellent. The remaining 5% of the 83 respondents rated the outlook as fair and none of them consider the […]
A former Wisconsin inmate who was convicted of fraud for persuading a family to pay for non-existent college courses has set himself up in the education business again, but under a new name. Kenneth Shong, as he’s known to the Department of Corrections, is promoting himself as a global educational consultant. Shong was released from prison this year and is subject to three years of supervision. A Corrections spokeswoman says […]
A Fond du Lac taxi company is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who smashed the window of a taxi last weekend. The incident was reported early Sunday morning near North Marr and East Division Streets. According to the police log, two black males damaged the rear taxi van window and took off running. Hometown Transportation says the driver and a female passenger were in the […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating a possible heroin overdose death. Police were called to a residence on Wilson Avenue Sunday afternoon where they found a 28 year old Fond du Lac man dead. According to the police log suspected controlled substances were collected at the scene.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly won't play a role in deciding a lawsuit calling for state election officials to purge more than 200,000 voter registrations. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday that Kelly decided to recuse himself from the case. He didn't say why. Kelly's decision to step away narrows the court's conservative majority from 5-2 to 4-2 in the case. Conservatives who filed the lawsuit argue the voters […]
A Fond du Lac judge has temporarily stayed the demolition of a vacant convent building pending an appeal by the owner of the building. Fond du Lac County Circuit judge Robert Wirtz issued his decision regarding the Sisters of the Holy Nativity Convent on East Division Street following a motion hearing Monday afternoon. Fond du Lac city attorney Deb Hoffman says she is satisfied with the judge’s decision. "The owner of the building […]