A retired Ripon College economist says senate passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure plan is a positive step. Paul Schoofs says polls show the vast majority of Americans support the physical infrastructure the bill targets. Schoofs says the question is how long the bill could be held up in the House. "Leader Pelosi has said that we'll put it on hold so to speak until we also get motion on this much […]
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say three people have died in a crash on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff Paul Milbrath says that about 4 a.m. Wednesday a vehicle pulling a trailer veered out of control and slammed into a guardrail on I-94 westbound. A second vehicle and then a semi crashed into the cargo trailer and guardrail. The westbound lanes between Johnson Creek and Lake […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A high-ranking Catholic cardinal who has COVID-19 is in serious condition and has been sedated. Cardinal Raymond Burke tweeted on Aug. 10 that he had caught the coronavirus. Officials at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which Burke founded in La Crosse, Wisconsin, issued a statement Tuesday saying Burke is in serious but stable condition at an undisclosed location. He has been sedated and is […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are staying home for Christmas, which is becoming an annual perk for reigning NBA champions. The NBA released the schedule for the Dec. 25 quintupleheader and the Bucks will play host to the Boston Celtics in the second of the day’s games. It marks the eighth consecutive season in which the reigning champion has gotten to play at home for the holiday. Also set for Christmas this […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Steven Olikara, a 31-year-old who has worked with young office holders to reach bipartisan solutions, is joining the crowded Democratic race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. Olikara launched his candidacy on Tuesday in Milwaukee. The founder of the Millennial Action Project is running his first campaign and becomes the 11th Democrat to get in the race for the seat currently held by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates has tested positive for COVID-19. State Sen. André Jacque was at a hospital Monday with pneumonia. The Republican from De Pere testified at a packed Capitol hearing on Wednesday during which he didn't wear a mask. Jacque tested positive last week. Jacque hasn't responded to a text message seeking […]
A Ripon man convicted of providing methamphetamine to a man who was found dead in the Fond du Lac River is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Paul Czisny has sentenced 27 year old David Bresser to eleven years in prison and seven years extended supervision. Investigators say Bresser also provided fentanyl to Thorp. Bresser pled no contest in June to first degree reckless homicide in the death of 34 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Pentagon officials say hundreds of Afghan refugees could be headed to Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin. Americans and Afghans are scrambling to find ways out of their country after the Taliban overran the country over the last week. The Taliban initiated the blitz with U.S. troops weeks away from their Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline. Garry Reid, director of the Department of Defense's Afghanistan Crisis Action Group, […]
The Fond du Lac County Board chairman says he is hopeful a very tight timeline can be met to complete the county’s redistricting process for next spring’s election. Marty Farrell says the first step in that process is compiling the census data released last week to draw maps for the 25 supervisory districts. Meanwhile Farrell says he is pleased that the county’s reapportionment committee agreed to keep the size of the […]