Month: January 2025

A Ripon man convicted of providing  drugs that led to an overdose death is going to prison.  Twenty three year old Michael Manske has been sentenced to a year  in prison and five years extended supervision.  Manske earlier pleaded no contest to four counts including  first degree reckless homicide, maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of THC and drug parapernalia.   Manske was one of five people charged in connection with the death of a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters, but the case could return. The court did not rule on the merits of the case, instead saying in its 5-2 decision that a lower appeals court did not follow proper procedure when it issued a ruling saying the records should be released. Here's […]

A Fond du Lac street will be closed for several days starting Wednesday.  West Division Street  between Hickory Street and Boardman Street is closed beginning at 7:00 am Wednesday and will remain closed until the end of day Monday January 27th. The closure is  in place to allow for water utility repairs and temporary pavement restoration.

A Cecil, Wisconsin man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  The chase started shortly after 10am Tuesday on southbound Interstate 41 near County Highway N, when a sheriff's deputy was passed by a speeding vehicle traveling on the gravel shoulder.   The suspect vehicle drove over tire deflation devices on 41 near Lost Arrow Road and the 31 year old driver lost control as he approached the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in battleground state Wisconsin want to change state law to allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get off the presidential ballot last year but couldn't.  Kennedy wanted to rescind his name from the ballot in Wisconsin and six other swing states after dropping his independent bid in late August and endorsing Republican Donald Trump in the […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette has promoted Mike Broeker to take over as athletic director from the retiring Bill Scholl.  University president Kimo Ah Yun announced the move Tuesday and said Broeker would take over immediately as vice president and athletic director. Scholl, who had been Marquette’s athletic director for the last decade, had announced in May he would retire as soon as the school decided on his successor.   Broeker has been […]

The Waupun Common Council has approved the purchase of three vehicles: for public works, the fire and police departments.  Mayor Rohn Bishop says the city is purchasing a new aerial ladder truck for the fire department at a cost of about $2 million.  The police department is replacing a squad car damaged in a crash.  "A police officer was pulled over in front of the Catholic Church on West Main Street […]

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and his colleagues in releasing the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially banned Red No. 3 from foods, dietary supplements, and ingested medicines.   The MAHA Caucus is a bicameral initiative that is focused on working with the Trump Administration to focus on nutrition, and access to affordable, high-quality- nutrient-dense […]

STEVENS POINT, Wisc., Jan. 17. 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa today, on her last day serving as a presidential appointee for the Biden-Harris Administration, announced the release of USDA Rural Development Wisconsin Accomplishments report. This report provides a comprehensive overview of Rural Development's investments across all program areas in rural Wisconsin since 2021.   “I’m proud of the more than $2.7 billion that Rural Development has invested in […]