Month: July 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette says he has not yet sent required documents to Congress and other states about a proposed constitutional convention because his office doesn't have enough money, but he has purchased envelopes and will do it. La Follette told the Wisconsin State Journal in a story published Friday that he blamed the very Republicans complaining about his lack of action […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that parents suing the Madison School District over its gender identity policies must disclose their names to opposing attorneys, but they don’t have to be revealed to the district or made public. The 4-3 ruling Friday comes after a Dane County Circuit judge in 2020 temporarily suspended portions of the district’s guidance on gender identity that a group of […]

MILITARY RD PROJECT REMINDER: Stage 1: End of the day on Friday, July 8th Military and Western intersection will be open to traffic as a three-way stop condition.  Military Road to the south remains closed. Stage 2: Starting July 8 Military Road/9th Street Intersection will be closed to traffic as crews start utilities in the intersection the following week.  This closure will not only close W. 9th Street to the east of Military, it also closes […]

Bail has been set at $1 million cash for two Fond  du Lac men charged in the shooting  death of a Fond du Lac  man last October.   Twenty two year  old Julius Freeman Jr,  and  28 year old Eric Perry  made their initial court appearances Monday on  charges of party to the crime of first degree  intentional  homicide in the death of   Benzel Rose.   The 26 year old Rose was found dead inside […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says local health officers can legally issue orders to slow diseases unilaterally. The ruling Friday affirms that health officers don’t need to wait for governing bodies such as city councils and county boards to take action. The decision marks the culmination of a lawsuit two parents filed in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plaintiffs challenged orders from Dane […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court has ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person. The decision is a defeat for Democrats in the battleground state who decried Friday's ruling as making it harder to vote. However, the court didn’t address whether anyone other than the voter can return […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is endorsing construction company co-owner Tim Michels for governor, after Thompson decided against a running again earlier this year. Thompson's announcement Friday follows former President Donald Trump's endorsement of Michels last month. Polls show Michels is in a tight primary race with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. Thompson says he has known the Michels family for decades and he believes Michels […]

Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says he was gathering for a Fourth of  July parade in Campbellsport when he heard about the parade shooting in Chicago.  Waldschmidt says it hits close to home.   "Another horrible tragedy at a parade and this was not far from home,"  Waldschmidt told WFDL news.  Waldschmidt says it was an act of terrorism.  Waldschmidt says law enforcement has been approaching parades differently since […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man charged with helping tear down two statues outside the state Capitol during a string of protests over racial injustice two years ago has been sentenced to three years of probation. Twenty-eight-year-old Jacob Capps pleaded guilty to one count of felony criminal damage to property Wednesday and was also ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution. In an agreement with prosecutors, Capps entered the guilty […]