Political observers say they were surprised how quickly Governor Scott Walker dropped out of the presidential race. Walker announced he was suspending his campaign Monday… only 70 days after officially getting into the race. Wispolitics.com editor J.R. Ross says he can’t remember the last time a candidate who was on top of the polls entering the face…fell so quickly out of favor. 'That's a good question and we've seen flame-outs […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker plans to make his first public appearance since dropping out of the presidential race. Spokeswoman Jocelyn Webster says Walker will appear Friday in Beaver Dam to celebrate the anniversary of a local business. Walker abruptly dropped out of the presidential race on Monday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to pay for travel costs for his security team incurred while running for president now that his campaign has ended. Two Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday called for Walker to repay state taxpayers for travel costs associated with security provided by the State Patrol when he was running for president in South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere across […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Ho-Chunk Nation has voted to change the rules on using marijuana on its tribal lands. Ho-Chunk announced Saturday that its General Council voted to reverse a policy that made the use and sale of marijuana on tribal lands illegal. Sixty-three percent of members voted in favor, 34 percent voted against and 3 percent abstained. The vote comes about a month after members of the Menominee […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker says he won't accept a Cabinet position if a Republican is elected president. Walker made the comments in a call with donors Wednesday, two days after he abruptly dropped out of the race. Walker also told donors he plans to stay on as governor through the end of his term.
The unemployment rate is down locally in the latest reporting period. The city of Fond du Lac’s unemployment rate in August was 3.8 percent, down from 4.5 percent in July. Fond du Lac county’s rate dropped from 4.1 to 3.6 percent. The Dodge County unemployment rate fell six tenths of a percent to 3.8 percent.
A homeless couple is accused of having sex in a public bathroom in Fond du lac and living on the roof of the building. Jordan Smack and Zana Schade, both 18, are charged with public fornication, resisting and disorderly conduct. Police say they were caught having sex in a Cobblestone Square bathroom. Later a maintenance worker found a make-shift shack on the roof of the building. Cobblestone square is […]
Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. officials say Walleye Weekend 2015 provided $205,549.91 to the non-profits participating in the festival. Officially there were 54 groups representing 45 non-profits including service organizations, schools, churches and other non-profits. The official attendance for the 3 day festival, including two days with partial rain, was 65,000. One of the new events this year, Hearts to Heroes, a motorcycle pre-party and rally ending at Lakeside Park, […]
The North Fond du Lac Village administrator says everything is on the table when the board discusses how to go about filling a vacant fire chief position. Richard Zmuda resigned last week after he was arrested on theft charges out of Pennsylvania. Zmuda had been on the job for less than a month. Village administrator, Chuck Hornung ,says a background check did not include a criminal investigation or having […]