MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appeals court says a judge properly dismissed a lawsuit alleging Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun libeled a former friend who helped him fight allegations he abused steroids. Ralph Sasson filed the lawsuit in 2013. According to court documents, he alleged Braun libeled him with remarks that he was rude to Miller Park staff and was crazy. A Milwaukee judge dismissed the case last summer, saying […]
Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. announces Angella Antkowiak, as the new junior co-chair for the 2015 Taste of Fond Du Lac, at Lakeside Park. Antkowiak will be working alongside Tad Wallender, senior co-chair for the Taste of Fond du Lac and owner of Fat Joe’s Bar and Grill. Antkowiak was born and raised in the Fond du Lac community. She and her husband, Ed, have 3 kids Ethan, Alexis […]
Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold says the U.S. Supreme Court did the right thing by upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law. Feingold on Thursday called the lawsuit challenging it "partisan and unnecessary." He says it's time to move past the lawsuits, which he calls wasteful. His reaction is in stark contrast to his opponent, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. He says the ruling "cements a system […]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care overhaul means Republicans in Congress must "redouble their efforts to repeal and replace" the law. Walker issued a statement Thursday through the committee he set up to explore a presidential bid. Walker is a longtime opponent of the law and has frequently called for it to be repealed. Walker says the law has been a […]
Democratic state lawmakers in Wisconsin are praising the Supreme Court's ruling upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law, but say more needs to be done. They are renewing their call for Republican Gov. Scott Walker to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to more low-income people in Wisconsin. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Schilling says it's just common sense for Wisconsin to accept the money that would […]
A Ripon man who died when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Highway 151 Tuesday has been identified. The Dodge County Sheriff's Department says 63 year old Richard Sorensen died in the accident in the Southbound lanes at the intersection with Hemlock Road in the Town of Trenton. The Sheriff's Department says an SUV driven by a 64 year old rural Randolph man merged onto 151 from the County Trunk […]
Additional details have been released in a fatal kayaking accident on the Horicon Marsh in Horicon. The Horicon Police Department says 62 year old Phillip Clark of Jackson died in the incident on Tuesday. Horicon Police say Clark, his wife, and their grandson had rented two kayaks for a day of sightseeing on the marsh. On their return trip, Clark's wife noticed Clark in the water. The wife was able […]
The Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Exploratory committee has officially released its findings and recommendations following nearly a year of study and review. The committee officially presented its report at Wednesday night’s city council meeting. Committee chair John Short says all of the recommendations are focused on trying to attract more people to the park. Short says at the top of the list is creating more walking and biking paths, […]
Court records shed more light on a Fond du Lac man who was sentenced this week in connection with an armed standoff with police. Shannon Rogler was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison. District Attorney Eric Toney says investigators learned that Rogler had planned the incident and appears to have wanted to get into a shootout with police. "What we know based on the information is that there […]