Month: February 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced a bill Monday that would expand the definition of illegal strip searches after a school superintendent told six girls to remove their clothes during a search last year for vaping devices.   Prosecutors charged Suring School District Superintendent Kelly Casper in February 2022 with six counts of false imprisonment after she took six female students into a bathroom and told them to disrobe […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is giving more details on how he plans to direct tax benefits toward low-income and middle-class Wisconsin earners. The governor's office announced Sunday a tax plan included in Evers' budget that would limit exceptions that benefit wealthy filers, outlaw state taxes on federal student loan relief and follow through on campaign promises to cut taxes by $1.2 billion over two years. The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants drivers to be automatically registered to vote using their information on file with the Department of Transportation. The Democratic governor's office announced Monday that the idea is part of a nearly $3 million elections spending plan included in Evers' executive budget. Evers also proposed allowing election officials to process absentee ballots before election day, allocating money for electronic poll books and […]

The Fond du Lac County Clerk says she was happy to see that an audit found no signs of hacking or machine errors in an audit of the November midterm in Wisconsin.  Auditors inspected more than 222,000 ballots by hand, the largest audit in state history and found only a handful of mistakes attributed to human error.  "All the discrepancies were explained,"  Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg told WFDL news.  Five […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judicial oversight commission has dismissed a complaint against a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who accused a Donald Trump attorney of making racist contentions and trying to protect his “king” in a case challenging the 2020 election results. Justice Jill Karofsky released documents to The Associated Press that show the Wisconsin Judicial Commission dismissed the complaint in November 2022 but admonished her to remain neutral and […]

Area high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in health care are invited to apply for scholarships offered by several SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac volunteer-based groups.  SM Health Volunteers: Four $2,000 scholarships will be awarded by the Volunteer Board to eligible students who reside in the SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac service area and plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in preparation for a health […]

The state department of justice is investigating after a man involved in a domestic incident and subsequent high speed chase in Dodge County apparently shot and killed himself. Shortly after 3:30pm Sunday a Beaver Dam police officer attempted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle which led to a brief pursuit, The vehicle pulled over in the city of Beaver Dam but the driver ignored verbal commands from the officer. When the officer approached […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Toney Evers says his executive budget will include a host of proposals designed to reduce reckless driving in Wisconsin. The governor's office announced Friday that the spending plan will mandate that judges order the use of an ignition interlock device for all drunken or intoxicated driving offenses; increase the penalty for not wearing a seatbelt from $10 to $25; and create 35 more state trooper […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are in talks to buy a minority stake in the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. The Haslams have explored interest in buying other pro teams in the past and are interested in the 25% share currently held by Marc Lasry. That's according to the person who spoke to the AP on […]