MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge is refusing prosecutors’ request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-year-old from Illinois who’s accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a Wisconsin police brutality protest last summer. Prosecutors in Kenosha County asked Judge Bruce Schroeder to issue a new warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse and up his bail by $200,000 because he has failed to update his address as […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers have ordered an audit of Wisconsin’s election, three months after Donald Trump’s narrow loss that was affirmed during a partial recount and following rejection of several lawsuits alleging wrongdoing. The GOP-controlled Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Thursday ordered the audit to be done by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau. The audit will examine such issues as how the state maintains its voter rolls […]
An off duty Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy was on the scene and treated one of the victims at the Fox River Mall shooting last month. Sheriff’s deputy Blaine Evans was off duty, shopping at the Scheels sporting goods store when the shooting occurred. He identified himself to the store manager as an off duty officer and while reviewing store video surveillance identified a shooting victim on the sidewalk near the Scheels entrance. Evans […]
The Fond du Lac Ethics Board has found that a Fond du Lac city councilmember violated a section of the city’s ethics code. Following a day long hearing Friday the board issued a written decision Thursday that found councilmember Ben Giles violated the Dedicated Service section of the Ethics Code. The board concluded that Giles violated the code after he was advised by the city attorney not to participate in council debates and votes […]
Fond du Lac School officials are putting the final touches on plans to open schools to full in-person instruction for the first time this school year. Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says starting next week Fond du lac schools will be open for full in-class instruction five days a week. Simon says 17 percent of parents have opted to have their child continue to learn remotely. Simon says the number one thing for parents […]
One spin-off impact of the coronavirus pandemic is the significant drop in the number of flu cases. Normally this time of year public health officials would be talking about the flu season peaking. Not this year. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the Health Department does not receive reports of flu cases, but does get reports of hospitalizations and pediatric deaths related to flu…and so far this flu […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan task force that examined a looming retirement savings crisis in Wisconsin is recommending a series of steps to improve the outlook, including creation of first-of-its kind savings accounts for every child in the state. The retirement task force released its recommendations Wednesday. State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski chaired the group and says bills to implement its recommendations will be coming soon. Other recommendations include creating […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers will try again to expand Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin. The Democrat announced Wednesday that his state budget proposal will also include more than $150 million in other health initiatives, including bolstering student mental health support, addressing the opioid crisis and increasing telehealth accessibility. Evers previously called for expanding Medicaid in his 2019 budget, which the Republican-controlled Legislature rejected. It will likely face the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new legal challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ latest mask mandate is before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The challenge was filed less than a week after the Legislature struck down a previous order and the Democratic governor quickly issued a new one. Prominent Republican donor Jere Fabick asked the court late Tuesday to issue a temporary injunction to block the mask order that Evers issued on […]