The U.S. economy slipped 1.6 percent to start the year, but a retired Ripon College economist says it remains to be seen if that signals the start of a recesion. Economist Paul Schoofs says growth could still resume later this year. Schoofs says the fact that U.S. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level in 16 months is a big concern. Persistent inflation and rising interest rates have Americans as […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state’s sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names. The court’s 4-3 decision Thursday upholds the rulings of two lower courts, which rejected the woman's requests to avoid registering as a sex offender and to change […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority has sided with a former member of the state Public Service Commission who did not want to turn over his cellphone in a fight over the approval of a new power line. Opponents argued that the evidence showed that former PSC Commissioner Mike Huebsch had at least an appearance of bias when he voted to approve the $492 million project […]
A Theresa man is going to prison in connection with a fatal drunken driving crash in the city of Fond du Lac. David Worley has been sentenced to eight years in prison followed by seven years extended supervision. Worley was the driver of a car that collided with a Fonddu Lac ambulance at the intersection of North Main and Johnson Streets in September of 2020. A passenger in Worley's vehicle was killed. According to a […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bid to bring the 2024 Republican National Convention to Nashville has hit a roadblock in the left-leaning city’s metro council. Amid opposition to hosting the event, Councilmember Robert Swope withdrew a proposed agreement Tuesday that spells out specifics about how the city would host the convention. The move casts uncertainty about the city’s chances to land the GOP convention. Officials in the other finalist city, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a woman may cite sex trafficking as an immunity defense at her trial for killing her alleged trafficker. Wednesday’s decision could help define the limits of criminal liability for trafficking victims across the country. Prosecutors allege Chrystul Kizer shot Randall Volar at his Kenosha home in 2018 when she was 17. She contends Volar was trafficking her for sex […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a woman may cite sex trafficking as an immunity defense at her trial for killing her alleged trafficker. Wednesday’s decision could help define the limits of criminal liability for trafficking victims across the country. Prosecutors allege Chrystul Kizer shot Randall Volar at his Kenosha home in 2018 when she was 17. She contends Volar was trafficking her for sex […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. dog lovers, say “benvenuto” to the bracco Italiano. The ancient Italian bird dog is the 200th member of the American Kennel Club’s roster of recognized breeds. The organization announced the development Wednesday. Now, the handsome, powerful but amiable hunters can now go for best in show at many U.S. dog shows, including the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club event next year. The AKC says the bracco […]
Fond du Lac County Sheriff's deputies arrested five men and confiscated large quantities of illegal drugs during three recent separate traffic stops on Interstate 41. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the traffic stops prevented significant quantities of marijuana, cocaine, and counterfeit fentanyl laced pills from being distributed in the area. Waldschmidt says the drugs were likely being transported here for distribution just prior to the holiday weekend.