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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly have passed legislation that would limit transgender athletes' participation in high school and college sports. The chamber approved the bills Thursday. The legislation is part of a wave of Republican-backed legislation nationwide to roll back transgender rights. Almost two dozen states have limited athletes to playing only on teams that match the gender they were assigned at birth. The Assembly […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader is refusing to back down from possibly impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice over her refusal to step aside in a redistricting case. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday that impeachment was “absolutely not” off the table for Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Vos in August floated the possibility after Protasiewicz called the Republican-drawn legislative boundary maps “rigged” and “unfair” during […]

The state Department of Corrections continues to investigate the death of a 30 year old inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution.  The DOC says the cause of Tyshun Lemons' death is still under investigation by the Dodge County Medical Examiner's Office.  Lemons was serving a 16 year prison sentence for armed robbery.  Lemons died on Oct. 2 and is the second prisoner death at Waupun since a lockdown began on March 29.  Authorities say another inmate died by suicide […]

A GoFundMe Page has been established for the family of a Fond du Lac boy who has been hospitalized as doctors try to determine what has been causing almost constant seizures.  According to the GoFundMe page tests show Gavin Baumgartner likely has a rare neurodegenerative disease called Rasmussen Encephalitis.  Gavin's mother, Amy has been off of work so she can be by her son's side The GoFundMe page was established to help the family […]

The state of Wisconsin has approved the reorganization of the Fond du Lac County Department of Social Services and Department of Community Programs into one Department of Human Services.  The Fond du Lac County Board will vote on the merger at their meeting next week.  County executive Sam Kaufman says consolidation will improve efficiency in both departments.  The Community Services and Social Services Boards held a Joint Public Hearing on their 2024 budgets this […]

MADISON, Wis. – Two Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) Program grants are accepting applications through November 22, 2023. These two grants, the Direct-to-Farmer grant and the Community Partners grant, are funded through a cooperative agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. To apply, visit wilocalfood.org. Direct-to-Farmer Grant Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Wednesday to a Senate floor vote on a bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from PFAS chemicals.  The Senate's natural resources committee approved the legislation on a 3-2 vote Wednesday, clearing the way for a full vote in the chamber. Senate approval would send the bill to the Assembly, where passage would then send the bill to Democratic […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second conservative former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a liberal justice on Wednesday came out against it.  Former Justice Jon Wilcox told The Associated Press that there was nothing to justify impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz, as some Republican lawmakers have floated because of comments she made during the campaign about redistricting and donations she accepted from the Wisconsin Democratic […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fatal car vs motorcycle crash in Dodge County.  The crash last Thursday evening on Highway 49 south of County Highway E,  claimed the life of the motorcycle operator, 28 year old Steven Perez of Waupun.  A preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle struck the side door of a vehicle that was turning into a driveway.  A preliminary investigation indicated that speed was a factor in […]