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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court race who has received the support of Elon Musk said Wednesday that it's more concerning that his Democratic-supported opponent is benefiting from donations by liberal philanthropist George Soros.  “I don’t think these two things compare,” Brad Schimel told reporters. “I don’t think they equate at all.”  The race for ideological control of the battleground state's highest court is nonpartisan in name only, with Republicans […]

Art created by students at Fond du Lac’s elementary schools will be the feature of the March Langdon Divers Community Gallery exhibit at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The pieces were created in honor of Youth Art Month.  Elementary art teachers from the Fond du Lac School District have chosen more than 200 pieces of student artwork to display in collaboration with the Fond du Lac Public Library at […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter requesting Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate potential criminal leaks to the media of sensitive and classified information ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The senators are also requesting Bondi and Patel investigate former Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Timothy Thibault, and his associates’ potential breach […]

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans. Attorney General Kaul and the coalition urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision stating that the structure of […]

A Fond du Lac street is closed for dredging work at Lakeside Park.   Fond du Lac Public Works says Promen Drive between Lighthouse Drive and Frazier Drive will remain closed until the end of the day Wednesday to allow for dredging adjacent to Fisherman’s Pier.    Promen Drive will close again Tuesday, March 4th through end of day Thursday, March 6th.  Motorists are encouraged to find an alternate route as there will not […]

The Wisconsin Assembly has approved along party lines a bill to overhaul DPI standards that Republicans argue mask poor student performance.   The bill would reverse changes to state testing standards made under Superintendent Jill Underly.   Republican state representative Jerry O’Connor of Fond du Lac says Underly lowered the standards, making it harder to gauge how students are doing.  Underly says the changes actually provide a better picture of student achievement and were made […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a U.S. tourist they say got lost in the dense tropical rain forest of El Yunque in the U.S. territory's east.  Police said in a statement that Abdur Rahman, 64,  was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday.  Crews resumed their search on Monday for Rahman, who police said lives in Wisconsin.  El Yunque is […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues introduced the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, which would allow Americans to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, lowering costs, increasing access for consumers, and creating more competition in the pharmaceutical market.   “Big drug companies are ripping off Americans and far too many families in Wisconsin are struggling to afford the prescription drugs they need to […]

FEBRUARY 25, 2025 — The American Red Cross of Wisconsin is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all successful blood, platelet and plasma donations in March.  One-third of people lack access to regular primary care in the U.S., where diabetes affects 1 in 10 people and nearly a quarter of those living with it have been undiagnosed, according […]