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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of Gov. Scott Walker's former aides has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out her conviction for campaigning on government time.  Kelly Rindfleisch served as Walker's deputy chief of staff when Walker was the Milwaukee County executive. Prosecutors accused her of working on Walker's gubernatorial campaign and Republican Brett Davis' lieutenant government campaign out of her county office. She was convicted in 2012 of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson are sparring over how a political action committee created by Feingold has spent its money.  Campaign finance records show the Progressives United PAC founded by Feingold spent only 5 percent of its income on federal candidates and political parties. About half the money went toward overhead.  Feingold's campaign manager Tom Russell argues the PAC was a new […]

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Heavy rains have caused street flooding in Appleton.  Appleton's Department of Public Works and local law enforcement agencies have been overwhelmed with callers reporting flooded streets.  Flooded roads are reported in the City of Appleton, Grand Chute and other cities in Outagamie County. The sheriff's office says one area in the Town of Freedom was reported to have several feet of water. No damage to houses […]

 Where can children get a chance to spend time in nature while tapping into their creativity?   The Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum, located on the grounds of UW-Fond du Lac, is offering a four session art summer program for youth ages 8-12 interested in learning about the connections people have with nature. Sessions will run each Wednesday from 10 AM-12 NOON on June 24, July 1st , July 8th and July […]

Location and time of event are represented by a balloon at http://www.fdlfest.com/walleye-weekend-map/national-flag-day-ceremony. Date: Sunday, June 14, 2015 Time: 11-11:45 AM Location: Inside Lakeside Park during Walleye Weekend at the flag pole with yardarm located on the corner of North Main Street and Promen Dr./ Frasier. Event organizer: Ron Roen (LCDR, USN Ret.) Itinerary: 2015 National Flag Day, 240th Army Birthday, and Navy Reserve Centennial Ceremony History: Stony Hill School was […]

Former Fond du Lac congressman Tom Petri has been formally presented with the insignia recognising his appointment as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.  The award was presented during a ceremony at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington DC.    The insignia was presented to Congressman Petri by British Ambassador,  Sir Peter Westmacott, on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  The Award was presented […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold is proposing that Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson agree to a campaign pledge to keep third-party money out of their U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin. Feingold's campaign provided The Associated Press a copy of the pledge on Friday. The proposal is similar to the pledge that Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican Scott Brown agreed to in the 2012 Massachusetts Senate race.  Feingold gave […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice quietly fired the Madison crime lab manager last summer for what agency officials called unsatisfactory work performance.  Discipline letters The Associated Press obtained through an open records request show lab manager Amy Lautenbach was terminated on July 1. The agency didn't publicize the firing.  Former Deputy Attorney General Kevin St. John wrote in Lautenbach's letter that a performance evaluation found unacceptable […]