Month: August 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Legislature are asking a judge to dismiss Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's 173-year-old abortion ban. Senate President Chris Kapenga, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning. They contend that Kaul's argument that the ban has lost its validity because it's […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is proposing a $600 million annual tax cut, an election year proposal that’s all but certain to be summarily rejected by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Evers announced the likely doomed tax cut at the same time Tuesday as his Republican rival, Tim Michels, was touring Kenosha on the second anniversary of sometimes violent protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Michels has made […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A recount completed Monday of the Republican primary for south-central Wisconsin’s 2nd District reaffirmed the leading candidate's narrow victory. Results before the recount had attorney Erik Olsen defeating landscaping supervisor Charity Barry by 74 votes in the 2nd Congressional District. After the recount, Olsen was ahead by 63 votes out of more than 43,000 cast. Olsen will advance to face Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan in the […]

FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (AP) — Three people have died in a crash between an SUV and semi in south-central Wisconsin. According to the State Patrol, two people in a Jeep Cherokee were northbound on Highway Z in Adams County near Friendship Monday afternoon and had stopped at the Highway 21 intersection. The Jeep driver began pulling slowly onto Highway 21 when it was struck by the semi which swerved and rolled […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's office has identified the victim of a fatal  one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du Lac County.  The Sheriff's Office says 34 year old Justin Lindberg of Fond du Lac died in the crash early Sunday morning  on County Highway WH west of Highway W.  The Sheriff's Office says Lindberg  was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle,  and pronounced dead at […]

Fond du Lac police have made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man over the weekend.  On Monday police executed a search warrant at a West Cotton Street residence and took a 32 year old  Fond du Lac man into custody.  The suspect is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail.  Charges of First-Degree Intentional Homicide and Felon in Possession of a Firearm will […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Retired Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland, a longtime liberal voice within the Roman Catholic church, has died at age 95. Weakland focused on social justice and pushed to increase the role for women within the church. He also spoke publicly about being gay. He stepped down after being accused of date rape by a former theology student. Weakland maintained the contact was consensual. Weakland had expected the public […]

The state Department of Health Services has issued a public health advisory to warn of the risks of death from drugs laced with fentanyl.  Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake says its a public health crisis and necessary to sound the alarm.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the advisory is appropriate. "Less than a month ago we put out an advisory that we were seeing an increase in opioid deaths,  […]

Construction is underway on the second phase of the largest expansion in Central Wisconsin Christian School history.  Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Tuesday for the 31,000 square foot addition that includes a state of the art Ag Pro Tech Center, greenhouse, agriculture and technology classrooms, elementary classrooms and pre k-5 Learning Center.  CWC director of Advancement Gregg Zonnefeld says construction is expected to be completed this time next year.  Future phases include new music […]