MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of elections in Wisconsin says he anticipates that there will be special elections later this year where photo identification will be required for people to vote. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided not to hear a challenge to the state's voter ID law, allowing it to be enforced. Attorney General Brad Schimel says it's too soon to the April 7 election to enforce […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear a challenge to the state's voter identification law is "great news for Wisconsin voters." He and other Republicans who backed the law cheered the court's decision Monday not to hear the case, which clears the way for the law to be implemented. Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel says it's too close to have it […]
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — Spring came crashing down on winter weary residents in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa with more than a foot of new snow in some areas. Schools in southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota canceled classes Monday as snowplows hit the highways and streets and the locals fired up their snow blowers or brought out their shovels for another round of winter like weather. The National […]
Construction on a new north entrance of the City/County Government Center begins Monday. The entrance will be closed and not accessible to the public or government employees. County executive Al Buechel says the upgrades will include an elevator and vestibule area to create a more handicapped accessible entrance. Alternate public and employee entrances can be found on the east and west side of the building. Additionally, a section of the […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama is coming out against compensation for college athletes. He says it would lead to bidding wars and "ruin the sense of college sports." Obama says what does frustrate him, though, is seeing college coaches and the NCAA making huge amounts of money while an athlete gets banished after getting a tattoo or free use of a car. He says that's unfair. Obama […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An Ohio cheesemaker won the United States Championship Cheese with a 200-pound Swiss wheel. Guggisberg Cheese in Millersburg, Ohio, beat out 1,892 entries from 28 states. Out of a possible 100 points, the Swiss wheel scored 98.496 in the final round of judging Thursday. First runner-up was a brick cheese made by John Pitman of Mill Creek Cheese in Arena, Wisconsin. Their score was 98.389. Wisconsin had […]
TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — The director of the troubled Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tomah has been reassigned. According to the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Mario DeSanctis has been reassigned to a position at the Great Lakes Health Care System network office. The Tomah facility came under scrutiny in January when reports of narcotic overprescribing practices and retaliatory behaviors surfaced. The hospital is under investigation by the VA, […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will be the headline speaker at a luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. Walker is scheduled to give remarks at the Wednesday event in downtown Phoenix. Organizers say the luncheon is part of a leadership series that features political leaders who are considering running for president of the United States. Walker is a conservative favorite thanks to his anti-union approach. The […]
For many police officers and Fond du Lac residents it may seem hard to believe that four years have passed since a Fond du Lac police officer was gunned down in the line of duty. Officer Craig Birkholz was shot and killed while responding to a high risk domestic incident March 20th 2011. Police chief Bill Lamb says Birkholz arrived at the scene near Division Street and Lincoln Avenue shortly […]