MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. The 34-year-old Barnes is vying to become the first Black U.S. senator in Wisconsin history. He is giving up a chance to run for a second term in 2022 as Gov. Tony Evers’ running mate. Instead, Barnes on Tuesday became the eighth Democrat […]
A statewide air quality advisory has been issued for Wisconsin because of wildfire activity in Canada. The DNR says smoke from wildfires in Canada is drifting from the northeast to southwest across Wisconsin throughout the day. Associated spikes in fine particulate matter concentrations may result in air quality index values reaching unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. Those include children, elderly, individuals with respiratory and cardiac problems, and anyone engaged in strenuous outdoor activities for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who cast two absentee ballots in the 2020 presidential election has been charged with four felonies, making him the second person in the battleground state to face charges stemming from the election. Former President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed there was widespread fraud in Wisconsin, a state that President Joe Biden won by just under 21,000 votes. The latest charges, filed in June, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s two medical schools are collaborating on a study addressing health disparities in the state. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin will use $3 million in endowment money to measure and recommend solutions for health inequities, which have been underscored by the coronavirus pandemic. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality is a consortium of state health […]
The City of Fond du Lac’s Parks Dept along with the Fond du Lac Rec Dept will be closing the Fairgrounds Aquatic Center Tuesday, July 20 through Thursday, July 22 due to the shortage of lifeguards. During this closure, Taylor Park Pool will be open for swim from 12:00 pm to 4:00pm. The Fairgrounds Aquatic Center will re-open on Friday, July 22.
The Fond du Lac County Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday night has been canceled due to not having sufficient business to warrant a meeting. The Board will meet Tuesday, August 17, at 6:00 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting.
The Wisconsin attorney general says the state Department of Justice has not received the cooperation it was hoping for from Wisconsin’s Catholic dioceses regarding reports of abuse by clergy and faith leaders across the state. Attorney general Josh Kaul says the Department of Justice has received more than 100 reports of abuse across the state since announcing a statewide investigation in April. "Some of those people have provided brief reports or reported […]
A retired Ripon College economist says child tax credit money heading to parents will have a very big impact. The U.S. government last week started to deposit the money into the accounts of more than 35 million families. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says he doesn’t buy the argument by some Republican lawmakers that the payments will make parents less likely to work.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Walmart has lost a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin, as a jury sided with a sales associate who has Down syndrome and alleged that schedule changes exacerbated attendance problems that led to her firing. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought the case and announced Friday that a jury in federal court in Green Bay awarded Marlo Spaeth more than $125 million in punitive damages. But Walmart spokesman […]