MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge's ruling to purge more than 200,000 voter registrations in the key swing state of Wisconsin has Democrats scrambling to make sure they will be able to register again before the 2020 presidential election. State Party Chairman Ben Wikler says Democrats will use the open records law to get the names of all affected voters and contact them. Wikler calls the judge's ruling ordering the […]
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is taking the unusual step of calling on the Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee to meet this week and approve funding to combat homelessness. Evers on Monday sent the committee co-chairs a letter calling on them to convene the meeting on Thursday. But the lawmakers say they will not meet on Thursday as Evers requested. Evers says there is a “great urgency and real need” for the […]
One man was transported to the hospital and another man is in custody following a stabbing incident at a Mayville tavern. Police say a 29 year old man was transported to UW Hospital in Madison for cuts to his head, neck and hands. A suspect was later found hiding in a chest freezer at his residence and taken into custody. The incident happened early Sunday morning.
A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the vandalism this month to the Beaver Dam Rotary holiday lights in Swan Park. A $5000 reward is being offered by an anonymous donor through the Beaver Dam Rotary Club. Rotary Lights Committee chair, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt, says several of the light displays, trees and newly created gingerbread house were damaged or […]
Nobody was injured and one person was detained for questioning following a fire that caused minor damage to a vacant house in Fond du Lac. Firefighters were called to the scene on Allen Street Monday afternoon for a report of smoke coming out of the house. Fire chief Pete O’Leary tells WFDL news the fire caused minimal damage to some of the contents inside the house. Police detained a man at the scene for […]
Candidates have until January 7 to file nomination papers to run for local office in the spring election. Kay Miller, Donna Richards and Ben Giles are up for re-election to the Fond du lac city council. Council president Karyn Merkel cannot run because of term limits. Challenger Arletta Allen has taken out nomination papers. Mark Strand is running for re-election to the Fond du Lac School Board and incumbent Monica Walk is not […]
A fire that destroyed a vacant house in Fond du Lac early Saturday morning is under investigation. Firefighters were called to 222 W. Arndt St. for a report of fire showing on the back of the house and upon arrival encountered heavy fire on the rear of the building. Firefighters battled and extinguished the fire, but not before the house experienced substantial damage. A MABAS box alarm was initiated that brought in firefighters from surrounding communities. Alliant […]
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' top aide is warning Foxconn Technology Group that it won't collect any state incentives for its scaled-down factory in Wisconsin if it doesn't renegotiate the deal. Foxconn had originally promised to build a massive flat-screen factory in Mount Pleasant that would eventually employ 13,000 people. But the company said this spring that the factory will be smaller than originally planned. Evers' administration released a series of […]
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered that the registrations of up to 234,000 voters be tossed because they may have moved. It's a victory for conservatives that could make it more difficult for people to vote next year in the key swing state. The judge sided with three voters represented by a conservative law firm who argued the state elections commission should have immediately deactivated any […]