Month: February 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' lawsuit against the Republican-controlled Legislature arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions.  The court's liberal majority agreed to hear the case, with the three conservative justices dissenting. It set oral arguments for April 17.   The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. That issue […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered state elections officials Friday to include U.S. Rep Dean Phillips on the state's Democratic presidential primary ballot, finding that Democrats on a bipartisan presidential selection committee who left him off the ballot without a discussion should have at least talked about him.  The unanimous ruling means President Joe Biden will have Phillips as a challenger on the April 2 ballot.  “Today, the Wisconsin […]

One person was killed in a head on collision in Fond du Lac County.  The crash happened Friday morning on Kiel Road near Schoenborn Road.  An initial investigation shows that a pickup truck traveling westbound on Kiel Road crossed the centerline and struck an eastbound semi-tractor trailer.   The pickup driver, a 53-year-old Newton, Wisconsin man, was pronounced dead at the  scene.   The semi driver,  a 62-year-old Menasha man, received  minor injuries.   […]

Moraine Park Technical College, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, has created a unique articulation agreement to support students impacted by the UWO Fond du Lac   campus closure. Under this agreement, UWO students pursuing an associate degree can continue their in-person classes and program at Moraine Park with a guaranteed transfer of all their UW associate degree credits.   Through this program, students will transfer their UWO credits to Moraine Park Technical College to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Consultants hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to examine maps redrawing state legislative districts said Thursday that plans submitted by the Republican Legislature and a conservative law firm are partisan gerrymanders, but they stopped short of declaring the other four maps constitutional.  Only the court can make the determination of whether any of those four plans from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, Democratic lawmakers and others are constitutional, wrote Jonathan Cervas, […]

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) introduced H.R. 7184, the CBO Data Access Act, a bipartisan initiative designed to benefit the taxpayers by enhancing the efficiency of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) process behind projecting the fiscal impact of proposed legislation. A transparent and efficient federal government is crucial to best serve the American people, and this bill streamlines CBO to provide taxpayers with more timely […]

To ensure that we are available and accessible to all veterans and their families in Fond du Lac county we will be working in areas of the county outside of the city of Fond du Lac on a monthly basis. 1. Starting February 5, our Senior Benefit Specialist Rachael will be working at the Ripon Public Library on the First Monday of every month from 9am- 4pm. 2. Starting February […]

St. Mary's Springs Academy is excited to announce Teresa Van Horn as the new High School Track and Field Head Coach. Teresa has been coaching track at SMSA since 2008 and also serves as our High School Cross Country Head Coach, a position she has held since 2019. Coach Van Horn ran track and cross country during her time as a student at St. Mary's Springs and competed collegiately at […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered the state elections commission not to transmit the presidential primary ballot to county clerks as it ponders an attempt by Democratic U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips to get added as a candidate. The order Thursday comes six days after Phillips asked the court to intervene and have his name added to the ballot in the battleground state. State Democratic leaders on […]