Month: February 2022

PEWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Kevin Nicholson says he believes President Joe Biden won Wisconsin, after earlier dodging the question. Nicholson said Wednesday that he thought Biden had won without naming him directly. Nicholson says, “He’s declared the winner. I believe he won a messy, sloppy, messed up election.” Last week, when asked during another interview whether Biden had won, Nicholson did not directly answer the question. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A veteran Republican lawmaker from southeastern Wisconsin won't seek re-election to the state Assembly this fall. Rep. Mike Kuglitsch announced his retirement in a statement Tuesday. He didn't offer a reason other than to say the time has come to move on. Kuglitsch has represented the 84th Assembly District since 2011. The district includes eastern Waukesha County and western Milwaukee County has trended Republican for the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It would be a felony to threaten a health care worker or members of their family under a bill the Wisconsin Assembly has passed. The proposal with bipartisan support was approved Wednesday and must also pass the Senate and be signed by Gov. Tony Evers before becoming law. The measure creates the new felony crime of battery against a person who is a health care provider. […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The chairman of the state Board of Veterans Affairs has been charged with possessing child pornography.  Curtis Schmitt Jr. was charged Jan. 23 in Milwaukee County with three felony counts of possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty Thursday. According to the criminal complaint in the case, investigators discovered two photos and a video of child pornography had been uploaded to a Dropbox account associated with […]

A Horicon man is going to prison for possession of child pornography.   Dodge County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Sciascia  sentenced 40 year old Bryan Hartley to three years of prison followed  by three years of extended supervision for three counts of Possession of Child Pornography.  Hartley was arrested after officers executed a search warrant at his residence and found a flash drive with child pornography images and videos.  The search  was conducted after […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The power to spend federal money sent to Wisconsin would be taken away from the governor and given to the Legislature under a Republican-sponsored constitutional amendment approved by the state Assembly. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers can’t veto the amendment. The full Legislature must approve it again next session before it would be put on a statewide ballot for voter consideration as soon as 2023. The proposal […]

A Theresa man has been arrested for his 4th OWI after going the wrong way on an off ramp on Highway 67 near Interstate 41.   A state patrol trooper observed the SUV traveling southbound on 67 entering the I-41 off-ramp the wrong way.  The vehicle pulled over to the shoulder before reaching the interstate.  The driver, 43 year old Jeremy Garbisch, was transported to the Dodge County Jail.

A Ripon College political science professor says Russia president Vladimir Putin's historical view that Ukraine was always part of Russia  is nonsense.  Political scientist Marty Farrell says a similar comparison would be Hitler and Nazi Germany moving on neighboring countries using the same pseudo-historical rationale. "We cannot tolerate countries trying to gobble up other country's territory.  All the borders of Europe have changed many times over the centuries,"  Farell told […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would bring the state into compliance with federal law and raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21. Federal law changed in 2019 and Wisconsin retailers have been enforcing the higher age limit. Because of that, the change in state law will have a minimal effect on how much tax revenue comes […]