Month: August 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have asked that the newest Democratic-backed justice on the state Supreme Court recuse herself from lawsuits seeking to overturn GOP-drawn electoral maps, arguing that she has prejudged the cases. Republicans argue in their motions filed Tuesday with the Wisconsin Supreme Court that Protasiewicz can’t fairly hear the cases because during her campaign for the seat earlier this year she called […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang beat out an infield hit with two outs in the 10th inning to bring home Willy Adames with the winning run, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7. Adames also homered for the second straight day and singled home the tying run earlier in the 10th to help the NL Central-leading Brewers complete a two-game sweep and win their fifth straight. Milwaukee rallied […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are demanding to know where three of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the Department of Natural Resources board stand on wolf management, a sandhill crane hunt and PFAS pollution. The Senate's Republican-controlled sporting heritage committee held a confirmation hearing Wednesday for Sharon Adams, Dylan Jennings and Paul Buhr. Committee members pressed them on whether they support a population limit for wolves, whether the state […]

The local unemployment rate is down in July.   The Fond du Lac County jobless rate fell three-tenths of a percent to 2.9 percent last month.  The Dodge County unemployment rate in July was 2.7 percent, down from 3.1 percent in June.  The city of Fond du Lac's  unemployment rate dropped from 3.8 to 3.5 percent in July.   In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary July 2023 […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are trying to prohibit the use of expensive, sham lawsuits to deter criticism by news outlets and members of the public. Their proposal reacts to Republican state Sen. Cory Tomczyk's ongoing lawsuit against the Wausau Pilot & Review, a local news site that reported on his alleged use of a homophobic slur in 2021 before he became a lawmaker. A judge dismissed the lawsuit […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the type of experience needed to manage an expansive federal government during the first debate of the 2024 campaign.  But when it came to arguably the most consequential choice facing the party, virtually everyone on the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday […]

Most likely you know someone struggling with addiction.  But maybe you don't know how to help or where to go.   The Fond du Lac County Health Department is teaming up with Community Medical Services and Wisconsin Voices for Recovery in hosting a Stigma Awareness event in raising awareness on stigma and the barriers it creates to individuals seeking recovery.    Fond du Lac County Health Educator Raine Bleecker says there are several  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative think tank is suing Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, accusing her of blocking an open records request. The group hopes to shed light on the events that led to her appointment earlier this year. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed Godlewski in March after the longtime secretary of state abruptly resigned. Republicans who control the Legislature say the governor was rewarding Godlewski for dropping […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s reported on Wednesday that both profits and sales declined in the second quarter as the department store wrestles with shoppers’ cautious spending in a challenging economy. But the results beat Wall Street expectations as the department store chain cut inventory and expenses. The company also reaffirmed its annual guidance. Shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading. Kohl’s, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is among […]