WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that commits $250 million in taxpayer money to pay for a new arena for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. The presidential candidate signed the measure into law Wednesday at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, surrounded by team officials, state lawmakers and others. Taxpayers ultimately will pay about $400 million, including interest, over the next two decades. Current and […]
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says new revelations about Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails show she can't be trusted to be president. The Republican presidential candidate was asked Wednesday about Clinton's decision to turn over her personal email server to the Justice Department. Two emails that traversed her personal system were designated as top secret and classified. Walker says "it's about time that she dealt with […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he will "never use the kind of language" that fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump employs on the campaign trail. Walker was asked Wednesday about comments Trump has made about women and whether Walker is concerned about how voters will view the Republican field in light of that. Walker says he has faith in voters that they will not confuse him […]
The public is invited to share in the festivities as the 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame class is presented during half-time of the FDL Cardinals football game versus Kaukauna on Friday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. The 2015 Hall of Fame inductees and the years they coached or attended high school are: Dave Bartolutti (1967-1979), Joel Blitzke (1965–1968), Jake Denell (1967–1970), Tom Gregory ( 1946–1949), Lee Groeschl (1999–2002), Chuck Schuette […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The family of a biracial man who died at the hands of a Madison police officer earlier this year has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. Officer Matt Kenny shot Tony Robinson in March. Kenny was responding to calls that Robinson had been running in traffic and had assaulted two people. Witnesses said Robinson was high on mushrooms. Kenny said Robinson attacked him, forcing him to […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Waukesha police say a naked pickup truck driver rammed two squad cars before crashing his vehicle during a wild chase near Carroll University. Police said in a statement Wednesday they believe the suspect was high on LSD during the incident Tuesday night and that he had just been involved in a domestic dispute. Police say the chase started when the truck crashed through a fence and […]
A Kenosha truck driver charged in the cold case murder of a Sturdevant teenager in Fond du Lac County has been convicted on a gun charge. During a Kenosha County court hearing this week 61 year old Dennis Brantner pleaded no contest to a charge of felon in possession of a firearm. As part of the plea agreement the prosecutor agreed to recommend Brantner be sentenced to the 82 days […]
Dodge County Circuit Court Judge Brian Pfitzinger made an order to disapprove the placement plan of convicted sex offender Jonathan Miller. This decision was based on information that was discovered by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office that young children were living next door to the residence selected. This discovery was not made until after the Sheriff’s Office was notified of the placement plan. Notification to the Sheriff’s Office did not […]
A group of Fond du Lac residents is continuing its fight against a proposed lease agreement between the City of Fond du Lac and Winnebago Lutheran Academy. The proposed 50 year lease would allow the private school to develop a portion of McDermott Park with ball diamonds and parking lot. Nancy Sondergard is with the group Friends of McDermott Park. Sondergard says she disagrees with the city’s assertion that the […]