The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke tied among registered voters. Walker and Burke both had 46 percent support. The poll's margin of error was 3.5 percentage points among registered voters. Among likely voters, they were also about even with Walker at 49 percent compared to 46 percent for Burke. That is within the 4.1 percentage point margin of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel are about even in the race for attorney general. The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Happ with 39 percent among registered voters, compared with 38 percent for Schimel. Last month, Happ had a 7-point lead over Schimel among registered voters. In August, 24 percent of respondents were undecided or didn't know who […]
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Lawrence University in Appleton says it's received an anonymous $25 million donation to support scholarships — the largest gift in the school's history. Lawrence leaders said Wednesday it's a dollar-for-dollar matching gift that will make $50 million in new money available for scholarships. The university says 96 percent of Lawrence students are receiving need or merit-based financial aid this school year. Lawrence President Mark Burstein says […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in the murder of a town of Fox Lake man. Sheriff Pat Ninmann says 30 year old Kriscilla McHenry of Milwaukee is in custody in connection with the death of 43 year old Michael Soeller. Soeller was discovered August 24th by his landlord in an apartment at the intersection of Highways 33 and 73. Ninmann says a person now identified as […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of Wisconsin voters who requested absentee ballots will have to present copies of their photo identification to have those ballots counted. A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the photo ID requirement, after more than 11,800 voters requested absentee ballots. They did not have to present copies of their photo IDs to get those ballots, and state elections chief Kevin Kennedy said Tuesday that hundreds […]
Report cards for Wisconsin schools and school districts show that the majority meet or exceed expectations for student achievement and academic engagement in the 2013-14 school year. Overall, 88.3 percent of schools and 98.1 percent of districts with accountability scores had ratings of meets expectations or better. In Fond du Lac County Oakfield, Ripon and Rosendale-Brandon schools exceed expectations. All other school districts in Fond du Lac county meet expectations. […]
The STEM Academy in Fond du Lac was placed on lockdown for about 20 minutes Tuesday after school officials received a false report that a student had a knife. School officials say there was no knife present. The STEM Academy is located on South Military Road.
A case involving a man who approached a young child in Waupun turned out to be a misundertstanding but raises questions about child safety and approaching strangers. Waupun police chief Dale Heeringa says an elderly man pulled his vehicle over to ask a nine year old girl if she wanted to see a raccoon he had captured. "He took the raccoon to the area of Watertown and Fond du Lac […]
A Waupun man faces charges after barricading himself in his home Sunday. Waupun police were called to the 600 block of Morse Street around 8:15 p.m. Sunday for a report of a suicidal man who possibly was armed. Waupun police chief Dale Heeringa says the 32 year old man was intoxicated and had barricaded himself in a bathroom with a hand gun. After negotiating over the phone the man […]