MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice is appealing a judge's ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren ruled Jan. 13 that drop boxes can be located only at local election clerks' offices and no one other than the voter may return such a ballot. The ruling means that election officials can't place drop boxes anywhere but in clerks' offices […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has refused to stay a ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren ruled Jan. 13 that drop boxes can be located only at local election clerks' offices and no one other than the voter may return such a ballot. The ruling means that election officials can't place drop boxes anywhere but in clerks' offices for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for a Justice Department investigation into 10 Republican electors who submitted false paperwork last year saying former President Donald Trump had won in the battleground state. President Joe Biden carried Wisconsin by just under 21,000 votes. The Republicans who met have defended the move saying they were submitting the votes in case Trump’s loss […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican Wisconsin state lawmaker has been recorded on video saying that Republicans need to “cheat like the Democrats" to win upcoming elections and that he'd like to punch Democratic Gov. Tony Evers over pandemic restrictions. The video of state Rep. Elijah Behnke was posted online Thursday and was first reported on Friday by the Wisconsin State Journal. In the wide-ranging 25-minute video, which appears to […]
Envision Greater Fond du Lac has announced it's Young Professional of the Year. Kaitlyn Kenealy of Kenealy Counseling was presented with the honor at the Young Professionals of Fond du Lac ninth annual Future 5 Awards program Thursday. The awards recognize up-and-coming young professionals who embody the spirit of YPF and embrace Fond du Lac both professionally and personally. Committed to bringing mental health awareness to the Fond du Lac community, Kenealy spreads […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have boosted their pass rush as outside linebackers Za’Darius Smith and Whitney Mercilus have been activated from injured reserve. These moves clear the way for Smith to play his first game in over four months and Mercilus to suit up for the first time since mid-November when the top-seeded Packers (13-4) host the San Francisco 49ers (11-7) in an NFC divisional […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders have chosen a prominent business attorney as the next system president. The Board of Regents emerged from a closed-door meeting Friday afternoon and announced they have offered the position to Jay Rothman. The pick comes after the system went almost two years without a permanent leader. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson has been serving as interim president since Ray Cross retired in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's chief medical officer says COVID-19 omicron variant has yet to peak in Wisconsin, even as there are encouraging signs it is waning in parts of the northeastern United States where it was first detected. Dr. Ryan Westergaard says hopefully, the state is at or near the peak even though the data does not yet show it. The state’s seven-day average number of new cases hit […]
The North Fond du Lac School District is looking for substitute teachers. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the latest surge of COVID-19 cases has taken it's toll on district staff and students. "We have staff out and our sub (substitute teacher) pool is so small," Sadoff told WFDL news. Sadoff says this week seven elementary school teachers are out sick. "Some of our reading specialists, or interventionists, some that do our […]