A federal court has put a temporary hold on the government's order for Juul to stop selling its electronic cigarettes. Juul filed the emergency motion so it can appeal the sales ban from the Food and Drug Administration. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington granted the request later Friday. A day earlier, the FDA said Juul must stop selling its vaping device and its cartridges. Fond du Lac County […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is seeking to reassure the public that the Fed will raise interest rates high and fast enough to quell inflation without tightening credit so much as to throttle the economy and cause a recession. But Powell is getting criticism on both sides of the political aisle. Democrats wondered whether the accelerated rate hikes will succeed in curbing inflation or tip the economy into a downtown. Republicans charged that the […]
Fond du Lac Police are investigating two early morning hour incidents. At 1:06 a.m. Monday police responded to a 9-1-1 call in the 300 block of Forest Avenue for a report of an individual shot multiple times inside a residence. Initial information led to a large police response which included the deployment of an armored vehicle, drone, robot, and K-9 Unit. Police contacted the alleged victim, a 30-year-old Fond du Lac man and eventually determined there […]
Strong winds and lack of motorcycle experience are believed to be factors in a motorcycle crash that seriously injured a Waupun man. The crash happened Sunday afternoon on Highway M near Amity Road. An initial investigation shows that a motorcycle was traveling northbound on CTH M. The operator failed to maintain control of his motorcycle and entered the ditch and the bike overturned multiple times. The driver was wearing a full face motorcycle […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order meant to protect the state's abortion services from laws in neighboring states, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision ending constitutional protections for the procedure. Walz says his action should help shield people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota from facing legal consequences in other states. The Supreme Court’s opinion to reverse Roe v. Wade immediately halted most abortions […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to translate anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade into votes this fall as he vows to fight a 173-year-old state abortion ban in any way he can. Evers won election in the battleground state four years ago by just over 1 percentage point. He said ahead of his appearance Saturday at the Wisconsin Democratic Party […]
[Fond du Lac, WI…] Fond Du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney, Law Enforcement's Choice for Attorney General, issued the following statement in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade: "Today’s decision is a win for life and the rule of law. I know some people will be upset with this decision and I’m asking everyone to remain peaceful if you choose to exercise your constitutional right to protest. Violence […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “An activist majority of the Supreme Court has overturned Roe and nearly 50 years of precedent, taking away the constitutional rights of American women to make their own personal choices about their body, their health, and their family. Republicans have taken Wisconsin women back to 1849 and it […]
Thousands of people converged on Waupun over the weekend for Celebrate Waupun ...the community's annual summer festival. On Sunday events included a car show at Harris Mill Park, and culminating with a fireworks show Sunday night.