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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minority Democrats on the Legislature's energy committees are questioning why the panels' chairmen are holding a hearing on new federal limits on carbon emissions Sen. Chris Larson asked at the beginning of the hearing Monday's hearing why lawmakers were even there, pointing out the limits are coming from President Barack Obama's administration. Rep. Josh Zepnick echoed him, saying legislators should be talking to Congress.  Republicans countered […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says a flu epidemic that has hit area residents hard this winter appears to be winding down.   Kim Mueller says it appears cases of the flu have peaked locally.  "I would say for the last three weeks we have been seeing a decline,"  Mueller told WFDL news.   The flu vaccine was not a particularily good match for the flu strain that […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has taken the first formal step toward running for president.  He has formed a new tax-exempt group that can facilitate paying for his activities as he seriously eyes a 2016 White House bid.  The group, Our American Revival, was formed on Jan. 16. Walker's campaign issued a statement Tuesday to The Washington Post announcing formation of the committee.  Walker has talked […]

A Fond du lac man accused of sexually assaulting a child several years ago has been convicted.  Thirty seven year old Anthony Tennis entered an Alford plea to a charge of repeated sexual assault of a child.  Several other charges were dismissed and read into the record.   An Alford plea does not admit guilt but acknowledges a probable guilty finding by a jury.   A sentencing hearing is scheduled […]

A Republican lawmaker hopes to introduce a package of bills soon To stiffen Wisconsin’s drunken driving laws.  Republican state representative Jim Ott has been pushing for tougher drunken driving laws for years. One provision Ott says he definitely wants to see passed would require mandatory court appearances for first time offenders.  Ott says another bill addresses a loophole in the law involving ignition interlock devices.  Ott says some repeat drunken […]

Drug Free Communities of Fond du lac County is teaming up with local law enforcement  to get the message out about the dangers of binge drinking and driving during the Super Bowl  this weekend.  Clinical supervisor of Addiction Services at Agneisan HealthCare, Amy Johannes says the message is to Drive Sober on Super Bowl Sunday.  Johannes says binge drinking is defined as about five drinks for men and four drinks […]

A Senate committee listened to testimony Tuesday on a bill that has no sanctions for failing public schools. Tuesday's hearing was held as the Senate, Assembly and Gov. Scott Walker are trying to find common ground on the issue that's proven difficult to solve  in recent years. Fond du lac School superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says he likes the senate version much better the assembly bill.  "It looks at public […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator says he does not believe the state can force failing public schools to be converted into independent charter schools.  Sen. Paul Farrow made his comments Tuesday while testifying in support of a measure he introduced that does not include sanctions. Assembly Republicans are backing a different approach with sanctions.  Gov. Scott Walker has said he does not support sanctions and wants to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the University of Wisconsin System's toughest critics in the Legislature is blasting Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to give the system more autonomy.  A spokesman for Sen. Stephen Nass, a Whitewater Republican who serves as vice chairman of the Senate's universities committee, said Tuesday that Nass fears the plan would allow the system to raise tuition dramatically.  Walker's plan calls for cutting the system by […]