Month: October 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked state and federal authorities to investigate anonymous text messages apparently targeting young Wisconsin voters, warning them not to vote in a state where they are ineligible.  Free Speech for People, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, made the request to the U.S. Department of Justice as well as the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The letter says that […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Never in the past two decades has any division started out as strong as the NFC North has this season.  With the undefeated Minnesota Vikings leading the way, all four NFC North teams are 4-2 or better. This marks the first time since the league’s 2002 realignment that all four teams in a division have won at least four games through the first six weeks of a […]

photo: fdl police chief aaron goldstein The Fond du Lac Police Chief says a new ordinance that prohibits camping on public property does not change the department's strategy in dealing with the homeless population with dignity, humanity and supportive services.  The Fond du Lac city council last monthapproved changes to the city's public safety code to prohibit camping on public property in response to a growing homeless population in the city.   Police Chief Aaron […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Citing safety, authorities are closing two Milwaukee-area public parking lots where people have been living in tents, trailers and cars.  “The environments continue to degrade and become less safe every day,” the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Monday.  “First responders including law enforcement, fire service personnel and paramedics are responding to a heightened number of emergency calls regarding dangerous and unsafe activity in and around the lots,” the department […]

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued a reminder that voter intimidation and threats to election workers are against the law.  “It’s essential that we protect the right to vote,” said Attorney General Kaul. “Wisconsin DOJ is committed to making sure that Wisconsin once again has a safe and secure election.”  DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation staffs the Wisconsin State Intelligence Center (WSIC). WSIC facilitates intelligence and information sharing […]

(Fond du Lac, WI) – This November, THELMA is taking sculpture art to another level with two new galleries. W L Nettelhorst, a local artist whose work has been featured in Neiman Marcus, will display over 40 pieces of his work while also sculpting new pieces right inside THELMA’s upper gallery. This interactive experience will allow gallery-goers to observe his process and physically see his progress. Nettelhorst’s inspiration is derived […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a garage at a Fond du Lac County residence. Monday night firefighters were called to the Samuel and Gabriel Scheps residence to find a detached garage fully engulfed. The garage was damaged by fire a little more than a year ago and had not been repaired.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation and is suspicious in nature.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in that state's closely watched Senate race.  Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the contest, which remains crucial to their hopes of maintaining their Senate majority. They maintain an overall spending advantage and insist that the contest was always going to tighten as Election Day nears.  A loss in Wisconsin […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are requiring people in 13 counties to obtain burning permits as dry conditions continue.  The state Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that permit requirements will go into effect just after midnight Tuesday in areas the agency protects in all of Columbia, Crawford, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Waupaca and Waushara counties and portions of  four other counties.   People in those areas will need […]