MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Menominee Nation has offered to help pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena if Gov. Scott Walker reverses course and approves a new casino in Kenosha. Walker refused to give go-ahead last month. The tribe announced Tuesday that it would contribute $220 million to cover the state's share of a new Bucks arena if Walker changes his mind. Walker wants to issue $220 million in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has opened an office in Iowa, the first of the potential 2016 presidential candidates to take such a step. Walker spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski confirmed Tuesday that Walker's tax-exempt fundraising group, Our American Revival, has leased the space in a suburb of Des Moines. Kukowski says the campaign is in the process of opening other offices, but she had no further details on […]
Benjamin Wissing of Ripon was selected as Marian University’s February Veteran of the Month. Wissing served in the Army National Guard, and has served two combat tours in Iraq, as well as one border patrol mission in Arizona. Wissing also currently serves our state through working in the Wisconsin prison system. Wissing continues to serve the local community through volunteering as a youth leader for middle school students with his […]
Two men charged in connection with the alleged thrill-killing of 15 deer in Green Lake County have pleaded not guilty. Nineteen year old Grant Boese, of Ripon and 18 year old Steven L. Steger, of Princeton, are charged with more than 120 counts, including discharging a firearm from or across a highway and hunting after revocation. The poaching incidents allegedly occurred Nov. 22 and 28 in the towns of St. […]
Time is running out on a lease between the Fond du Lac School District and Fond du lac Baseball Inc. involving ownership of the Woodworth Baseball complex. The 15 year lease created in 1985, renewed in 2000 and expires this month. A two year contract proposed by the Fond du lac School District would transfer property ownership to the District and the youth baseball program would be run through the […]
The Fond du Lac School superintendent says the governor’s proposed budget could leave the Fond du Lac School district with more than $1 million less in state aid. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says as he reads the budget the Fond du Lac school district would get about $135 less per student over the biennium under the governor’s proposal. "I thought it was about $150 (per pupil) in the first year […]
The Fond du Lac fire chief says a new smartphone app that can help a person in cardiac arrest is at least worth exploring locally. The Madison Fire Department and Dane County EMS are teaming up with Meriter Health to launch the Pulsepoint smartphone app in the Madison area. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says its an app that could shave critical moments off the time it takes […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Secretary of State's office could see its staff and budget shrink by half under Gov. Scott Walker's budget. Walker's proposal would cut the office's annual budget by 48 percent over the next two years and would eliminate two of the office's four full-time positions. The state could save more than $500,000. Secretary of State Doug La Follette said the loss could be devastating for the […]
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin says a proposed state budget would muzzle watchdogs and dismantle institutions of society. League director Andrea Kaminski says she is particularily concerned about provisions in the budget that she was would weaken the checks and balances to protect citizens from special interests and government gone awry. Kaminski says an example is a proposal in the budget to place the Wisconsin Judicial Commission under […]