Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the burglary of a Fond du Lac County business. An employee reported the break-in at Sabel Mechanical on Highway H early Monday morning. The employee says he observed a suspicious vehicle and two masked individuals outside the business. The vehicle left at a high rate of speed. The eyewitness followed the vehicle and provided information to law enforcement. An hour later a […]
The Fond du Lac city council has approved a charter ordinance that would require a referendum before the city could sell or lease any park land for constructing a commercial building. Council president Patrick Mullen says the ordinance is designed to prevent the controversy that surrounded a proposed commercial development at Lakeside Park a couple of years ago. Mullen says under a charter ordinance the controversial proposal to build a restaurant on […]
A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds a wider margin in the U.S. Senate race than a month ago and a toss-up in the governor's race. Among likely voters, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was leading Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes 52% to 46%. In September, Johnson had a one point lead. The governor’s race has tightened to a tossup: Among likely voters, 47% support Democrat incumbent Gov. Tony Evers, while 46% […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An open records lawsuit filed in Milwaukee County court by the Republican Party of Wisconsin has been dismissed after the party said it received what it had requested. Republicans were seeking records from the Milwaukee Election Commission and mayor’s office related to a get-out-the-vote campaign that conservatives labeled an illegal attempt at bolstering turnout in favor of Democrats. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s office has clarified that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he wouldn’t sign a bill that keeps in place the state’s 1849 ban on abortion but creates new exceptions for rape and incest. Evers faces Republican Tim Michels, who supported the 1849 ban before changing positions after he won the Republican primary. Michels now says he would sign a bill granting exceptions. Evers said at a Tuesday event co-hosted by […]
GREENFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two people died and four were injured when a large van rolled over and caught fire on an interstate highway ramp in the Milwaukee area. The crash happened about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday on the Mitchell Exchange ramp from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 894 to the northbound I-43 and westbound I-94 lanes. The van became fully engulfed in flames. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office […]
This is Fire Prevention Week and the American Red Cross of Wisconsin is urging everyone to practice their two-minute home fire escape plan and test their smoke alarms to stay safe. Red Cross spokesperson Justin Kern says over the past two years in Wisconsin there was a 14 percent increase in Red Cross home fire responses during colder months than warmer times of the year. Kern says two minutes is the amount of […]
Room tax revenues in Wisconsin are bouncing back more quickly in tourist areas than those that rely more on business travel, according to a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report. While statewide figures aren’t yet available for 2021, the report focuses on figures for the top 75 municipalities in the state to see how their room tax revenues are faring. It shows collections were up 73.4 percent from 2020, when the COVID-19 […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes' campaign said it raised nearly $1.5 million since the lieutenant governor squared off with Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in the race's first debate last Friday. According to the campaign, the money came from about 30,000 new contributors. The announcement comes days after Barnes said he raised more than $20.1 million over the last three months. Johnson and Barnes next debate is Thursday night at Marquette University.