Month: January 2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, named Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) as the chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Sen. Johnson stated, “I am honored to serve as chairman of the powerful Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. This subcommittee’s investigatory record spans decades and its reputation for conducting thorough oversight and exposing wrongdoing is unparalleled. […]

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and 5 of his Senate colleagues reintroduced the Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions (CURD) Act. The CURD Act establishes a statutory definition of “natural cheese” and deems a food to be misbranded and prohibited from sale if it does not meet this definition and its label uses the term “natural cheese” as a factual description of a category of cheese.   “Wisconsin is known for cheese, […]

A Fond du Lac man  convicted of  providing the drugs that led to an overdose death  is going to prison.   Fond du Lac County Circuit judge Laura Lavey sentenced 46 year old Joshua Weber to 12 years in prison and 13 years extended supervision.  Weber earlier pleaded guilty to First Degree Reckless Homicide.   Investigators say Weber supplied the fentanyl that led to the death of a Fond du Lac man […]

A convicted high risk child sex offender who cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet Monday and fled Fond du Lac has been captured.   Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says detectives learned that Chad Maertz purchased a rental car and entered the vehicle into the FLOCK license plate recognition camera system.  A short time later Maertz was arrested at a Walmart store in Germantown.  Maertz served a  20 year  sentence for attempted  child […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin's pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn't object to President Donald Trump using his power to pardon.   Trump has received bipartisan criticism for granting clemency last week to about 1,500 rioters who were convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6, 2021, attack on […]

Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he supports president Trump’s swift executive orders  issued almost immediately after he was sworn into office.  Grothman says he supports sending active duty troops to the US-Mexico border, and the president’s immigration enforcement plan.  Grothman admits he’s concerned about the president’s planned tariffs.  "I'm glad when I see people who are close to president Trump who hopefully will weigh in a little bit on that who […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers has announced that Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Cheryll Olson-Collins will be retiring, effective Feb. 3, 2025. Before being appointed DFI secretary, Secretary Olson-Collins previously served as DFI deputy secretary and has held several leadership positions at the agency since 2007.   “Throughout her 18 years of service at DFI, Cheryll has helped ensure the strong financial health of Wisconsin, our people, and our […]

MADISON — The individual income tax filing season begins on Monday, January 27, 2025, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is ready to help taxpayers with their tax preparation and filing needs. Here's How You File Wisconsin taxpayers have several options for filing their taxes: Direct File. This new, free online service allows eligible taxpayers to file their federal income taxes directly with the IRS. Direct File integrates seamlessly with […]

Fond du Lac, WI – The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes welcomes attendees to a morning of exploring the landscape of spirituality with other women from the community. This event will invite women to pause and reflect on their personal journeys, both the joys and the struggles, and to acknowledge the grace that has guided them along the way. Together, we will explore how we can walk into tomorrow […]