MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Republicans have chosen new leaders as they prepare to use an expanded majority to revise the next state budget, draw new legislative district maps and potentially fire Gov. Tony Evers’ health secretary. The caucus on Thursday picked Devin LeMahieu to replace veteran legislator Scott Fitzgerald as majority leader. Fitzgerald has served as majority leader since 2011 but is heading to Washington, D.C., next year after […]
State Senator Dan Feyen (R- Fond du Lac) was elected today by his Senate Republican colleagues to serve as Assistant Majority Leader of the State Senate for the 2021-2022 session. He released the following statement on his re-election to this post. “I am grateful for the support of my fellow Senators. While I may only represent a portion of the state of Wisconsin, I look forward to learning from all […]
Despite all of the concerns about the potential for problems, the executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, says all indications are the presidential election in Wisconsin ran smoothly. Debra Cronmiller says the League had election observers at various polling locations throughout the state. "In general my impression was that it went like any other election, despite the fact that we had such high turnout, more absentee ballots […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enrollment at University of Wisconsin campuses across the state has dropped nearly 2% overall and even more for first-year students amid the coronavirus pandemic that forced most classes online. The UW System reported Thursday that only three of UW’s 13 campuses saw enrollment increases, while 11 saw drops. The biggest enrollment declines were Platteville, down 8.8%, and Milwaukee, down 5.4%. The flagship Madison campus saw enrollment […]
The investigation into a wildfire that destroyed more than 30 acres of mostly wetland in southeast Fond du Lac County remains under investigation. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says a witness reported seeing a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the highway just before the fire started. "We certainly think that person who stopped had something to do with it," Waldschmidt told WFDL news. "...whether that was someone who intentionally started the […]
Three local law enforcement officers are being recognized by the United States Attorney General’s Office. Fond du Lac police officers Denny Vokes and Vance Henning Jr. and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s detective Ryan Flood have been selected for the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing. They were recognized for their efforts to combat recent shootings, drug trafficking, illegal guns and gang activity in the Fond du Lac area. They were […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says an incident last weekend shows just how easy it can be to become disoriented on an unfamiliar hiking trail. Four Illinois residents became lost Sunday while hiking on the Ice Age Trail and called the Sheriff’s Office for help. Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says the group started in Washington County and were hiking toward the Mauthe Lake area when they took a wrong turn and […]
A fire that burned several acres in a wooded area in southeast Fond du Lac County is under investigation. The fire was reported shortly after 7pm Wednesday near County Highway W north of Sunset Lane, in the town of Ashford. A witness reported seeing a vehicle stopped on the shoulder prior to the fire starting. The fire burned approximately 30 to 40 acres. Nobody was injured. Upon arrival of first responders, the fire had […]
After a roller coaster ride on election night, Joe Biden has won Wisconsin by less than 21 thousand votes. Tom Kitchen with the Fond du Lac County Democratic Party admits he thought Biden might lose when he went to bed early Wednesday morning. "I went to bed around 2:30am, got up again at 4am, we're still behind, got up about every half hour after that. I was resigned after I […]