Month: April 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Dane County Democratic Party is preparing to challenge long-time Secretary of State Doug La Follette in a primary this summer. Sachin Chheda, a Democratic consultant, said Wednesday that he's helping Alexia Sabor prepare to enter the race. Sabor has not responded to a message seeking comment. She describes herself on Twitter as a “politigeek, environmentalist, foodie, patient advocate.” Her decision to enter […]

Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt has announced he is running for reeelection.  Schmidt is running for a third term.  "I've been honored and priviledged to serve the citizens of Dodge County through two elections already.  I'm hopeful for a third one,"  Schmidt told WFDL news.  Schmidt says protecting the lives, property, and constitutional rights of the citizens of Dodge County has been the focus of his entire law enforcement career.  Schmidt […]

New Waupun mayor Rohn Bishop is hitting the ground running.  Bishop was sworn into office this week after running unopposed in the spring election.  Bishop says his first order of business is rebranding the community, returing Waupun to the city of sculptures.  "Bring back the End of the Trail statues on our city documents and city website,"  Bishop told WFDL news.     Bishop says he wants to be a cheerleader for […]

Rescue personnel a searching for a man after a canoe capsized on Fox Lake.  The Dodge County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call shortly before 12:30pm Thursday  that a canoe had capsized and two people were yelling for help near the north shore of the lake.  A rural Fox Lake woman was rescued and transported  to an area hospital for treatment.  A search was ongoing for a rural Fox Lake man.  The Sheriff's […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Proponents of legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin are making their case at a public hearing on a Republican bill that’s getting its first airing under the GOP-controlled Legislature. It's the latest sign of movement toward loosening the state’s pot laws. The bill only got a hearing Wednesday after the Legislature had adjourned for the year, meaning the soonest it could be acted on is next year. […]

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois man inhaled a drill bit during a routine dental visit — and then ended up at the hospital, where doctors removed it with a rare medical procedure. Tom Jozsi said that he was at the dentist getting his tooth filled when he was told he swallowed a tool. A CT scan showed he actually inhaled the 1-inch drill bit, and it was deep in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has released the state's first clean energy plan, a proposal that he says will lower energy bills, fight climate change by investing in clean energy technologies and possibly create up to 40,000 jobs. The plan released Tuesday is a blueprint for meeting the Democratic governor’s goal of carbon-free electricity generation by 2050 and helping meet the state’s commitment to cutting half of […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman arrested in connection with the death of a North Dakota man in 2021 has been sentenced to three years of probation and has agreed to testify at the trial of the defendant who’s facing a murder charge. Jessica Saueressig, of Cascade, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of hindering law enforcement. Saueressig and Carlos Mendivil-Beltran, of Mesa, Arizona, were arrested following the […]

There was little or no change in the local unemployment rate last month.  The Dodge County unemployment rate was down a tenth of a percent in March to 2.9 percent.    In Fond du Lac  County  the jobless rate was unchanged at 2.8 percent.   The city of Fond du Lac's unemployment rate in March was 2.5 percent, up from 2.4 percent the month before.