Month: July 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state. The court ruled in 2022 that absentee ballot drop boxes could be used only in election offices and no one other than the voter could return a ballot in-person. Liberal justices gained control of the court last year, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says Republican legislators are improperly blocking conservation projects. The 6-1 ruling Friday marks a victory for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and environmentalists. Evers maintains that the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee has too much power to kill funding for initiatives. That includes University of Wisconsin employee raises and conservation work. Evers sued, arguing the committee's actions violate the separation of powers doctrine. The […]

LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was pulled from his home after it exploded has died. The Walworth County sheriff’s office identified the man on Wednesday as 68-year-old Leland Holden. Holden was found Tuesday afternoon by first responders in the basement of the home in Lafayette, southwest of Milwaukee. The sheriff's office says he was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital trauma center, where he later died. […]

The Dodge County Sheriff says the case of a missing Clyman woman has become a death investigation.   Sheriff Dale Schmidt says through investigation into the disappearance of Crystal Rasch it has been determined it is no longer a missing person case but has transitioned to a death investigation.  Schmidt says no details will be released to preserve the integrity of the investigation.  Last week Rasch’s estranged husband Zachariah Rasch was arrested after investigators learned he had […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal  car vs semi crash.  The crash happened shortly after 2:30am Tuesday on County Highway A/I and County Highway W, a couple miles west of Juneau.  A preliminary investigation shows a car driven by  25 year old Vincent Garza of Beaver Dam was northbound on A/I,  and was left of center at the intersection when it was struck by a semi hauling […]

MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) — The six family members who died in a Wisconsin house fire were a former pastor, two of his daughters and three of his granddaughters, authorities and church officials said.  The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that 66-year-old Steven Witte, 38-year-old Charis Kuehl and 35-year-old Lydia Witte were killed in the fire early Sunday morning in Necedah. Three children — ages 2, 5 and […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Democratic state representative has won an open seat in the Wisconsin state Senate. Unofficial results from Tuesday's primary in the 4th Senate District show that state Rep. Dora Drake defeated fellow Democratic state Rep. LaKeisha Myers, with 65% of the vote. Drake and Myers were the only two candidates vying for the seat, meaning Drake's primary win gives her the spot. The seat represents a swath […]

The Fond du Lac Symphonic Band, under the direction of Evan Chancellor will present its traditional Americana Concert at Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac on Thursday, the 4th of July, beginning at 7:30 p.m.  Dan Fee will sing God Bless America, and he will be joined by Norm Francis in a duet: From Sea to Shining Sea. Additional patriotic selections include Morton Gould’s American Salute, O’er the Land of the […]

City offices in the City/County Government Center will be closed on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.  The Municipal Service Center will be closed on July 4th & July 5th for all services. However, yard waste and brush may still be dropped off during the holiday hours. Refuse and recycling will be collected as follows: • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday customers o No change […]