Month: November 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign has paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic Wisconsin counties, saying that they were the site of the “worst irregularities.” That comes although no evidence of wrongdoing has been presented and state elections officials have said there was none. The recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties will start no later than Saturday. In those counties Trump chose for the […]

As President Donald Trump continues to push falsehoods about the election, his legal team has so far failed to gain any traction in court without evidence of widespread fraud, which experts widely agree doesn’t exist. Despite that, Trump and his Republican allies are pressing forward with several cases aimed at blocking or delaying the certification of election results in key battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Experts say Trump […]

The Fond du Lac County Health Department Tobacco Control Program coordinator says she’s not surprised at a new federal lawsuit against vaping company JUUL,  alleging false marketing on social media.  Two parents and two young people from Wisconsin filed the lawsuit alleging JUUL falsely marketed it’s products over social media, leaving them addicted to nicotine.  Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control Program coordinator Sandy Bernier says after a successful effort over many years […]

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Five Marinette County deputies involved in fatally shooting a suspect last month have been cleared by prosecutors. Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow says the deputies’ use of deadly force was justified under the circumstances and evidence shows they acted appropriately. Authorities say dispatchers received a call from a man who told dispatchers he had just killed his best friend and wanted to die. The suspect […]

WFDL news has learned the Fond du Lac Ethics Board has found probable cause that a Fond du Lac city councilmember violated the city's ethics code and has scheduled a formal hearing for next month.  The Ethics Board found probable cause that councilmember Ben Giles violated three sections of the city’s Ethics Code:   Dedicated Service,  Fair and Equal Treatment and Conflict of Interest.  The Board reached it’s findings following a […]

One person was killed in a three vehicle crash on Interstate 41 in Winnebago County.   The crash happened shortly after 9pm Tuesday on 41 just south of Highway 26 in the town of Nekimi.   The driver of a vehicle that caught fire was pronounced dead at the scene.  Two other drivers were transported to a hospital with minor injuries.  The northbound lanes of I-41 were closed for about eight hours overnight.  The […]

The chairman of the Republican Party of Fond du Lac  County says he believes the election in Wisconsin was fair and that any recount won’t change the fact that Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden.  With that being said Rohn Bishop says if the Trump campaign is willing to pay for a recount and if they feel something nefarious was going on there is no harm in taking a second […]