Month: January 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are questioning whether political boundary lines drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers or someone else should be the enacted for the next decade. The court is hearing redistricting arguments Wednesday. The court is expected to issue a final decision within weeks to set the maps in time for candidates running for office this fall. Justices have questioned attorneys about […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Milwaukee on Monday, which would be her second trip to Wisconsin since taking office a year ago. The White House said Wednesday that Harris will be joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and second gentleman Doug Emhoff for the visit. Additional details were to be released later, the White House said. Harris toured clean energy laboratories on […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An advocacy group working to end clergy abuse in Wisconsin has delivered thousands of documents from Wisconsin’s five Catholic dioceses to the state attorney general, documents it says show a systemic coverup of abuse. The group says the documents were provided to Nate’s Mission by whistleblowers within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the Diocese of Madison, La Crosse, Green Bay and Superior.  The group handed boxes […]

A downward trend in the number of fatal traffic crashes continued last year on Fond du Lac County roadways.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says there were nine fatal traffic crashes in Fond du Lac County in 2021.  Tadych says three of the fatal traffic crashes were alcohol-related.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has signed off on a new two-year contract for Wisconsin's state troopers. The Joint Committee on Employment Relations approved the deal unanimously Wednesday with no discussion. The contract provides a 2% across-the-board wage increase in each of the two years, with lump sump payments equal to a 2% increase for hours worked dating back to Jan. 5, 2020. Each step along the troopers' […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will temporarily ease the requirements for becoming a school bus driver in an attempt to get more people behind the wheel and help school districts strained by a shortage of drivers. The DOT is waiving the portion of the test for potential drivers that requires them to identify bus engine components. A recent waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has filed two lawsuits alleging that Wisconsin election officials aren’t keeping all ballots secret and are not properly vetting voting machines. Candidate Peter Peckarsky, an attorney, filed the lawsuits in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. In one case, Peckarsky asked a judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission to bar Milwaukee and other cities from marking absentee ballots with numbers that […]

Rosendale-Brandon School District residents are considering a nearly $30 million building referendum in the spring election.   The School District is asking voters for permission to issue $29.77 million in general obligation bonds to pay for a school building and facility improvement project.  The project includes additions and renovations at Laconia High School to accomodate middle and high school students,  renovations t o Brandon Elementary School and the current Rosendale Intermediate School.  In addition there […]