MILWAUKEE (AP) — One state senator leads another by only 214 votes in the Republican primary for Wisconsin's lone open congressional seat, a margin that would allow a free recount. The Associated Press called the race for Glenn Grothman on Tuesday night but uncalled it Wednesday after more votes came in for Joe Leibham and the margin shrank. Grothman was leading Leibham by just three-tenths of a percentage point Wednesday […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says voters will have a clear-cut choice when deciding in November whether to vote for him or Democratic challenger Mary Burke. Walker spoke Wednesday after Burke easily advanced in the Democratic primary Tuesday. Walker says he will be laying out an optimistic vision for the state, while also drawing a contrast with Burke. Walker on Wednesday released a new television ad that talks […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by Wisconsin's attorney general to put on hold his decision blocking the state's voter identification law from taking effect. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman on Wednesday denied Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's request for a stay of his April order blocking the photo ID law. Adelman says he is denying the request because Van Hollen's likelihood of winning the […]
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Many hunters will be able to use a crossbow for the first time in Wisconsin. The Natural Resources Board on Wednesday approved a crossbow hunting season to run concurrent with the archery season, which runs from mid-September until the end of November or beginning of December, depending on the year. Hunters of all legal ages and physical abilities can use crossbows to hunt deer and other […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ has won the Democratic nomination for attorney general. She beat Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne and state Rep. Jon Richards, of Milwaukee in Tuesday's primary. Happ will face Republican Brad Schimel in the Nov. 4 general election. Schimel, the Waukesha County district attorney, is the only GOP candidate in the race. Incumbent Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen isn't […]
Jesse Kremer is the winner of the Republican primary for the 59th Assembly District seat. With 77 percent of the precincts reporting Kremer had received 38 percent of the votes to 25 percent for Ralph Prescott Name Votes Vote % Jesse Kremer 1,939 38% Ralph Prescott 1,273 25% Timothy Ramthun 1,251 24 Kremer said he decided to run for the legislature because he is concerned about the direction the country […]
Fond du Lac County sheriff Mick Fink has been re-elected by a landslide. Fink easily defeated Fond du Lac police detective Bill Ledger in Tuesday's primary election with 7395 votes to 2425 for Ledger. "We said all along we were going to try to be deliberate, appropriate and hopefully effective and I think we did that," Fink told WFDL news. "I'm really thankful to the voters of Fond du […]
An upset in the race for Dodge County sheriff. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Dale Schmidt defeated incumbent sheriff Pat Ninmann by a little more than 300 votes. "We've got a lot of excitement people are excited about this. Employees are excited we have somebody who is going to bring them together. We've got some leadership that's going to make a change in Dodge County," Schmidt said. Schmidt says he was […]
A World War Two hero from Fond du Lac has received another honor. During a ceremony at the American Legion hall in Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon Wisconsin Veterans Affairs secretary John Scocos unveiled a plaque that will go on display at the new Veterans home in King, Wissconsin honoring James Megellas. Megellas talked about his book All the Way to Berlin which describes the brutality of war from the […]