Month: September 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tim Michels has put in another $5 million of his own money in the race for governor against Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers, bringing the total he’s spent on the race to nearly $16 million. Reports filed Tuesday with the state Ethics Commission show Evers raised $4.6 million over the same 37-day reporting period that ran from late July through the end of August. Evers […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge will let a Wisconsin man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade represent himself at trial. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow granted Darrell Brooks' request Wednesday to discharge his public defenders, Jeremy Perri and Anna Kees. Brooks said in court Tuesday that he doesn't believe the attorneys have explained the nature […]

The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says she is disappointed the Fond  du Lac city council is slashing it's funding for the organization in the city's 2023 budget.   Sadie Vander Velde says the council has cut the city's $65,000 contribution to Envision in half, reallocating the $32,000 to the Downtown Fond  du Lac  Partnership.  Vander Velde says the money was used to fund two positions,  the director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship,  and […]

The Fond du Lac Public Works Department says the intersection  Brooke  and Division Streets will be closed starting this week. The closure will begin Thursday,  and remain closed for two weeks. The closure will be in place to allow a utility contractor to replace a manhole in the intersection and restore the road.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican Party of Wisconsin has filed a pair of lawsuits seeking records from the administrations of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, action that comes six weeks before the November election. The lawsuits were filed this week and come a day after a conservative law firm, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, sued the state parole commission seeking records about paroles […]

St. Mary's Springs Academy’s varsity football team is on track to present coach Bob Hyland with his 500th win. This Friday, the school takes on the Campbellsport Cougars. If the team wins, that will put Coach Hyland one game away from securing his 500th win.   Currently the second most winning active high school football coach in the United States and the number one in the state of Wisconsin, Hyland has served […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites following the first confirmed human case this year of West Nile virus.  The virus was confirmed in a Sheboygan County resident.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the report is a reminder of the continued importance of taking precautions to prevent mosquito bites and the viruses they carry as we move into […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Complaints against Wisconsin nursing homes continue to pile up and could surpass a record number filed last year as the state struggles to find enough nurses and nursing home inspectors. State officials have contracted with two private companies to help inspect nursing homes that have complaints against them. The rise in complaints comes as the nursing home industry continues to deal with the effects of the […]