MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he can’t think of anyone worse than a Republican-hired investigator to fill a vacancy on the state’s bipartisan elections commission and he prays that the former state Supreme Court justice isn’t named to the panel. Evers’ comments Friday come a day after the Republican Assembly leader said he wasn’t ruling anyone out for the job. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has […]
The Fond du Lac Memorial Day Parade has a new route. The parade will follow the same route as the Christmas and St. Patrick's Day parades starting at Rees and North Main Streets south to Veterans Park. A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at Veterans Park. The city says it is going to one uniformed parade route for the safety of participants and viewers.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is joining law enforcement agencies across the country reminding drivers to buckle up when they get behind the wheel. The Sheriff's Office is participating in the Click It or Ticket campaign through June 5. Fond du Lac County Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says thousands of lives could be saved each year if people wore their seatbelt. About 88 percent of Wisconsin motorists wear seatbelts. […]
Fond du Lac County Sherff Ryan Waldschmidt has announced he is running for a second term. Waldschmidt is beginning his 24th year at the Sheriff's Office and says it has been an honor serving as sheriff for the past four years. Waldschmidt says if reeelected combating drugs will continue to be a key priority. Waldschmidt says the Sheriff's Office is also working to help jail inmates who have addiction issues […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top legislative Republican says he is open to the idea of arming teachers following the latest school shooting in Texas, while he dismissed as “disingenuous” an offer from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to find common ground. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press on Thursday that finding ways to better protect schools, including with additional police, armed security guards and armed teachers, “should be […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader, who will appoint a key member of the state’s bipartisan elections commission, says he is not “ruling anybody in or out” as he looks to quickly fill a vacancy in the battleground state before the next chair of the panel is chosen. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press on Thursday that also would not rule out appointing the embattled investigator […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rising material prices and legal expenses are expected to add nearly $50 million more to the cost of a power transmission line being built across southern Wisconsin. American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative are building the 345-kilovolt Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line that would run more than 100 miles from Dane County to Dubuque County in Iowa. The utilities have notified the Wisconsin Public […]
SSM Health is expanding its partnership with Jacob's SWAG to invest in mental health. Director of Inpatient Behavioral Health, Addiction, and Domestic Violence Services with SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region, Tiffany Parker, says it's a $30,000 multi-year investment in the organization's free mental health Got Your Back App. Jacob's Swag Foundation was founded by Monroe residents Teri and Kurt Ellefson. The couple created the Foundation with the goal of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are renewing calls for the Republican-controlled Legislature to take up a pair of gun safety bills that were rejected without any debate just over two years ago. The bills would institute a universal background check for gun sales and implement a “red flag” law that would allow judges to take guns away from people determined to be a threat. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who […]