Room tax revenues in Wisconsin are bouncing back more quickly in tourist areas than those that rely more on business travel, according to a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report. While statewide figures aren’t yet available for 2021, the report focuses on figures for the top 75 municipalities in the state to see how their room tax revenues are faring. It shows collections were up 73.4 percent from 2020, when the COVID-19 […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes' campaign said it raised nearly $1.5 million since the lieutenant governor squared off with Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in the race's first debate last Friday. According to the campaign, the money came from about 30,000 new contributors. The announcement comes days after Barnes said he raised more than $20.1 million over the last three months. Johnson and Barnes next debate is Thursday night at Marquette University.
Social Security benefits again could see their highest increase in several decades. But those advocating for beneficiaries say there's still plenty of concern about financial hardships, as well as politics surrounding the program. The latest forecast indicates 2023 benefits will increase by around 9% when the decision is announced in October. Jon Bauman, of the group Social Security Works, says while the higher adjustment helps buffer recent inflation woes, it […]
The Fond du Lac Salvation Army is looking for volunteers as the winter warming shelter is set to open next month. Salvation Army spokeswoman Connie Millard says the number of those experiencing homelessness in Fond du Lac has quadrupled in the last two years. Millard says the Salvation Army winter warming shelter opens November first. Millard says new this year a security guard will be on site each night. A warming […]
A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll reveals public satisfaction with the U.S. health care system is remarkably low, with fewer than half of Americans saying it's handled well in general. Only 12 percent say it's handled extremely or very well. That doesn't surprise Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller. "If […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in news coverage of a Mississippi welfare scandal, including about payments he received to help fund a pet project of his — a volleyball arena at the university he attended and where his daughter was playing the sport. “I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said in a statement to Fox News Digital, which was […]
A Cecil, Wisconsin man was arrested following a high speed chase in Dodge County. The chase started shortly before 1am Tuesday on southbound Highway 151 with speeds up to nearly 90 miles an hour, and ended just south of Beaver Dam. The driver, 33 year old Jerale Market, was taken into custody without incident. Charges of felony eluding an officer, OWI, possession of THC and Drug paraphernalia were forwarded to the Dodge County District […]
A Fond du Lac man is in custody following a domestic incident and vehicle chase in Fond du Lac. The chase started Monday afternoon when a sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle in the area of South Main and Third Streets. The vehicle sped away, but eventually pulled over and the driver fled on foot. He was apprehended following a short foot chase. The 29 year old man faces charges of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has put on hold a lower court’s ruling from last week prohibiting voters from canceling their original absentee ballot and casting a new one, blocking at least temporarily the order sought by a conservative group founded by prominent Republicans. The appeals court on Monday granted the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s request for a temporary stay while the court decided whether to hear the […]