MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has approved Republican-backed bills that would create new hurdles for the elderly and disabled to cast absentee ballots, limit the number and location of ballot drop boxes and impose new penalties for violating election law. All of the measures are almost certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who has said he opposes anything that makes it more difficult to vote. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has voted to eliminate a $300-a-week federal bonus for unemployed people, a measure that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has made clear he’s likely to veto. The federal payment, approved to help the unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic, is scheduled to end on Sept. 6. Twenty-five other states have already approved ending it early, saying it has exacerbated worker shortage problems. That’s the […]
The Fond du Lac Fire Chief says a serious injury vehicle versus bicycle accident is another reminder that bicyclists and motorists need to be aware of their surroundings. Eight year old Miaya Hartwig of Fond du Lac was critically injured when she was struck by a car as she was attempting to cross East Johnson Street Monday night. She is in stable condition at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee with head and shoulder injuries. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New drivers in Wisconsin may no longer have to take a behind-the-wheel exam driving exam under a proposal from Gov. Tony Evers approved by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Republican-controlled committee voted Tuesday to allow the state Department of Transportation to provide waivers for the test effective net year. The department last year initiated a pilot project in response to the coronavirus pandemic to reduce the […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has handed out more than $29,000 in Acuity Fund grants to 14 projects throughout the school district. The fund was established several years ago by the Acuity Insurance naming rights to the Fond du Lac High School Field House. Each year the Board uses interest earned on the fund to pay for projects that otherwise may not be funded through the District budget. School Board president […]
The Fond du Lac Police Department has identified the victim of an apparent drowning in the Fond du Lac River. Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein says the victim has been identified as 37 year old Mathew Rosiere of Fond du Lac. Klein says the body was discovered in the river near the Ninth Street Bridge Friday evening and preliminary autopsy results indicate drowning was the cause of death. Klein says many people may […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Marquette University will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend classes this fall. The university made the announcement on Monday. The school says students will need to get vaccinated by Aug. 1 to attend classes. Marquette is the third private university in the state to mandate vaccinations for students. The University of Wisconsin System hasn't mandated student vaccinations but UW-Madison officials are considering a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state lawmaker compared a nonprofit children’s museum’s mask policy to the Nazi Party in a social media post that is generating outrage and calls for an apology. Republican state Rep. Shae Sortwell shared a Facebook post on Friday by the Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum in Stevens Point detailing its mask policy. The museum said masks would be optional for those who show their vaccination […]
A Madison man has been sentenced in Dodge County to prison for possession with intent to deliver amphetamine. Dodge County Circuit judge Kristine Snow sentenced 41 year old Ryan Murray to three years in prison and five years of extended supervision. Murray was arrested last August following a traffic stop in Beaver Dam.