MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative justice on the state Supreme Court has decided he'll participate in a lawsuit seeking to purge more than 200,000 people from Wisconsin's voter rolls. Daniel Kelly recused himself from the case in March because he was running in the April 7 spring election against liberal challenger Jill Karofsky. He lost his re-election and on Wednesday announced he would rejoin the case. He said the […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a high speed chase Tuesday night that started when a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on Interstate 41 south of Fond du Lac. The vehicle exited on Highway 49 in Dodge County, and continued westbound through Brownsville. The chase was terminated near Centerline Road after the deputy was able to get the license plate number of the vehicle. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul is telling the state Supreme Court that Gov. Tony Evers' administration has broad authority to issue a stay-at-home order to protect state residents from the coronavirus. Republican legislators asked the court earlier this month to block the stay-at-home order, arguing state Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm needed legislative approval before she issued it. Kaul filed a response with the court […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul is telling the state Supreme Court that Gov. Tony Evers' administration has broad authority to issue a stay-at-home order to protect state residents from the coronavirus. Republican legislators asked the court earlier this month to block the stay-at-home order, arguing state Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm needed legislative approval before she issued it. Kaul filed a response with the court […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request from labor unions to join a lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order. Republican legislators asked the state Supreme Court on April 21 to block the order. The Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, Madison Teachers Inc., SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 filed a motion with the court Tuesday morning seeking to intervene in the […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she expects to see more positive COVID-19 cases in the county with increased testing. The Health Department announced last week that Agnesian HealthCare was expanding testing to patients experiencing minor COVID-19 symptoms to help understand how the virus is circulating in the community. Mueller says the increased testing serves an important public health purpose of the state’s response to the virus, which will require […]
Thirty five percent of Wisconsin businesses responding to a UW-Oshkosh statewide survey say they would be forced to close if current conditions persist for more than three months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 25 hundred companies in 63 of the state’s 72 counties responded to the survey earlier this month. Director of the UWO’s Center for Customized Research and Services, Jeffrey Sachse says the survey found nearly 8,800 jobs lost in […]
Bail has been set at $200,000 cash for a North Fond du lac man accused of setting nine fires in Fond du Lac County dating back to last September. Forty three year old Michael Miller made his initial court appearance Tuesday on 27 counts including arson, criminal damage to property , burglary and five counts of possession of child pornography. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says Miller was arrested after investigators received a […]
The Wisconsin Department of Tourism secretary-designee says Wisconsin residents can honor the Safer at Home order and still find adventure and support communities during the covid-19 outbreak. Sarah Meaney says travelers can find resources and virtual adventures at TravelWisconsin.com. Meaney says SlowTV is launching this month, a series of videos featuring Wisconsin airing on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram TV. She says residents can also gather around a “virtual campfire” hosted on the department’s […]