Month: January 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Wisconsin man who was accused of killing and dismembering his parents. Jurors deliberated for just over two hours Thursday before finding 23-year-old Chandler Halderson guilty on all counts related to the killing of his parents, 50-year-old Bart Halderson and 53-year-old Krista Halderson. The killings happened July 1 in the Halderson's home in Windsor, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee. Chandler was […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader has disciplined a lawmaker who falsely claimed that former President Donald Trump won the battleground state and wanted to award the state’s electoral votes to him, even though that isn't possible. Speaker Robin Vos removed the lone staff member assigned to fellow Republican Rep. Timothy Ramthun on Thursday. The move was first reported by WisPolitics.com and confirmed by Vos’s office. Ramthun has […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders are close to announcing their pick for system president. The Board of Regents is slated to meet Friday afternoon to make their choice between UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt and business attorney Jay Rothman. The selection comes after the system has gone two years without a permanent leader and during a time of heightened concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Gov. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has approved a package of Republican-authored bills that would dramatically expand gun rights in Wisconsin, even though Democratic Gov. Tony Evers almost certainly will veto all of them. The proposals would allow people with concealed carry licenses to go armed on school grounds and in churches on private school grounds; lower the minimum age for obtaining a concealed carry license from 21 to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has sent Gov. Tony Evers a bill that would allow teenagers to work longer hours during the busy summer tourism months. The measure passed Thursday is backed by Republicans and the state’s hotel, restaurant and grocery industries, but opposed by Democrats and the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. The state Senate passed it on a voice vote in October. Current law does not allow 14- and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.8% in December, after tying the previous low of 3% in November. The state Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures Thursday. The state rate is below the national unemployment rate of 3.9% for December. Wisconsin gained 5,300 private sector jobs in December. The number of people counted as unemployed in Wisconsin, 86,200, also hit a record […]

Fond du Lac's premier winter tourism festival is right around the corner.   Paired with the annual sturgeon spearing season, Sturgeon Spectacular, returns for its seventh year in Fond du Lac  February 11 through the 13.  Fond du Lac Festivals executive director Peter Wilke says Sturgeon Spectacular is a perfect way for you and your family to embrace winter and enjoy the outdoors.  Wilke says one of the more popular events […]