Fond du lac state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt was one of more than 30 Assembly Republicans who signed a letter sent to the governor and Senate GOP leaders asking that transportation funding be spread out equally across the state. Thiesfeldt says communities like Fond du Lac shouldn’t be taking a back seat to road projects in Milwaukee. "We're all pumping dollars into the transportation budget, why should the dollars be slowed […]
The Fond du Lac school district superintendent is responding to criticism from a former teacher who told the school board recently that the district is in decline. Former middle school science teacher Ted Eischeid aired his concerns at a school board meeting earlier this month. Fond du Lac school superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says he disagrees with Eischeid. "Everybody has their own way of exiting and going out. That's the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is asking his colleagues to reconsider their decision not to hear an appeal from a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive. Justice Michael Gableman on Thursday filed his request to the other six justices in the case of Kelly Rindfleisch. The request was dated Wednesday and sent both to the justices and attorneys in the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Ron Johnson says if Department of Veterans Affairs officials had acted sooner in investigating reports of overprescribing medications at a Tomah medical center, lives could've been saved. Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, responded to a report released Thursday that details initial investigations into allegations of narcotic overprescribing practices and retaliatory behavior at the VA hospital. The report says pharmacy consultants who didn't work at the Tomah […]
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has sentenced TV actor Dustin Diamond to 4 months in jail for a barroom stabbing. Judge Paul Malloy on Thursday ordered Diamond to report to jail Sunday. Diamond was convicted earlier this month on two misdemeanor counts that stemmed from a Christmas Day barroom fight. Diamond is best known for his role as Screech on TV comedy "Saved by the Bell." The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appeals court says a judge properly dismissed a lawsuit alleging Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun libeled a former friend who helped him fight allegations he abused steroids. Ralph Sasson filed the lawsuit in 2013. According to court documents, he alleged Braun libeled him with remarks that he was rude to Miller Park staff and was crazy. A Milwaukee judge dismissed the case last summer, saying […]
Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. announces Angella Antkowiak, as the new junior co-chair for the 2015 Taste of Fond Du Lac, at Lakeside Park. Antkowiak will be working alongside Tad Wallender, senior co-chair for the Taste of Fond du Lac and owner of Fat Joe’s Bar and Grill. Antkowiak was born and raised in the Fond du Lac community. She and her husband, Ed, have 3 kids Ethan, Alexis […]
Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold says the U.S. Supreme Court did the right thing by upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law. Feingold on Thursday called the lawsuit challenging it "partisan and unnecessary." He says it's time to move past the lawsuits, which he calls wasteful. His reaction is in stark contrast to his opponent, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. He says the ruling "cements a system […]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care overhaul means Republicans in Congress must "redouble their efforts to repeal and replace" the law. Walker issued a statement Thursday through the committee he set up to explore a presidential bid. Walker is a longtime opponent of the law and has frequently called for it to be repealed. Walker says the law has been a […]