Republican Jerry O'Connor has been elected to the state assembly. O'Connor defeated Democrat Joe Lavrenz by nearly six thousand votes to win the 52nd District Assembly seat representing the Fond du Lac area. "It's a pretty exciting opportunity," O'Connor told WFDL news. "I care about the issues, I care about families, I care about what's happening within society, and this is an opportunity to have a voice at a different […]
Voters have approved a $55 million Moraine Park Technical College building referendum. The referendum includes four major projects including renovating the manufacturing and trade center and health services and nursing wing at the Fond du Lac campus, a remodeling project in West Bend and a regional fire training center. "I am extremely excited not only for the college but for the learners, the students, the communities that we serve," MPTC president Bonnie Baerwald told […]
Nobody was injured and a 38 year old man was arrested after bringing a knife into a polling place in West Bend. According to police the man demanded staff stop the voting. League of Women Voters of Wisconsin director Debra Cronmiller says the polling location is located in the public library. Cronmiller says police quickly brought the situation under control. The incident happened shortly after 12:30pm Tuesday. The polling site was reopened […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kolten Wong is staying in Milwaukee. The Brewers have picked up the $10 million 2023 team option on the veteran second baseman. Wong batted .251 this season and had a career-high 15 homers to go along with 47 RBIs and 17 steals in 134 games. He had a .339 on-base percentage and .430 slugging percentage. But the two-time Gold Glove winner also had 17 errors to match […]
Races for secretary of state offices were some of the most consequential contests on the ballot in Tuesday's election. Half the 22 Republicans running for the positions that oversee elections have repeated former President Donald Trump’s misinformation that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Seven supported Trump’s attempts to overturn the will of the people and remain in power. Some of those Republicans were nominated for the post […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has refused to order that military absentee ballots be pulled aside and sequestered until it can be verified that they were cast legally, saying that would be a “drastic remedy" that could disenfranchise voters. The Republican chair of the Wisconsin Assembly’s elections committee along with a veterans group and other voters sued on Friday, seeking a court order to sequester the ballots. Waukesha […]
A portion of West First Street between South Main and South Macy Streets in Fond du Lac is closed for the next couple of days. The closure will begin Wednesday and remain closed through the end of day Thursday, November 10. The closure will be in place to allow a roofing contractor to place a crane on West 1st Street for a project. Access to Darling Place and City Parking Lot #18 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged in federal court with threatening Gov. Tony Evers. An affidavit unsealed Monday charges Michael A. Yaker, of Village of Windsor, Wis., with sending emails threatening Evers on Oct. 27. A Dane County detective wrote that he recognized the originating email as Yaker’s because of a long string of threat investigations dating to 2010. A court file showed a warrant was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Gass, CEO of department store chain Kohl’s, is stepping down from her role early next month and will become the president of denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. Levi’s said in a release that Gass will start on Jan. 2 and the board of directors has put in motion a succession plan for her to succeed Chip Bergh, president and CEO in the next 18 […]