Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has announced he is running for the Senate against senator Ron Johnson the man who defeated him for the seat. Feingold announced his campaign today in a video message from his home in Middleton. Feingold says he looks forward to traveling through Wisconsin, listening carefully to the concerns of Wisconsinites and fighting to fix what he describes as “a broken Washington, D.C. system where […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When a white police officer killed an unarmed biracial teen in Wisconsin's capital city, the shooting heightened tensions and stirred up some protests. But no one has hurled so much as a pebble, broken anything or thrown any punches. The approximately two dozen arrests so far involved protesters blocking traffic. Instead, existing relationships, local traditions and cooler heads helped keep the streets of Madison peaceful — […]
A Fond du Lac woman charged in connection with an animal cruelty case has reached a deferred prosecution agreement. As part of the agreement Amanda Farr has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of party to the crime of giving animals poison and intentionally abandoning an animal. Several other charges were dismissed. Judge Gary Sharpe ordered a deferred sentence totaling three years confinement provided she meets certain conditions. According […]
The Fond du Lac city council wants to give the public an opportunity to weigh in on a proposal to allow Winnebago Lutheran Academy to lease a portion of McDermott Park to construct three athletic fields and a parking lot. After hearing a presentation from WLA and discussing the issue Wednesday night the Fond du Lac city council referred the matter to the Advisory Park Board. WLA principal, David Schroeder, […]
The Fond du Lac city council has approved an ordinance that allows bee keeping in the city of Fond du lac. The council voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance at their meeting Wednesday night. City attorney Deb Hoffman says Fond du Lac is now one of a handful of a growing number of Wisconsin communities that allow beekeeping. The city could deny a bee keeping permit if adjacent […]
Tourists could be legally driving 70 mph on some Wisconsin highways this summer. The state Assembly on Wednesday passed the speed limit increase bill. Its chief sponsor, Rep. Paul Tittl, says the Department of Transportation expects to have new speed limit signs posted in time for the summer tourist season. Tittl says under the agreement, the state Department of Transportation would decide which roads could increase. DOT officials have […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The special prosecutor investigating alleged illegal coordination between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's recall campaign and conservative groups had wanted at least two Supreme Court justices to step aside in the case. The secret John Doe investigation has swirled around Walker for years. The Supreme Court is set to rule on three pending cases that could halt it for good in late June — the same time […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed bill to limit the types of food that food stamp users could buy, including how much of their allotment can be spent on junk food. The Assembly passed the Republican-sponsored measure on a 60-35 vote Wednesday. The bill would require food stamp recipients to use at least two-thirds of their monthly benefits to purchase nutritional foods such as beef, chicken and […]
The Fond du Lac school superintendent says he is concerned a proposed bill would encourage parents to have their child opt out of mandated tests. A bill being circulated by Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt of Fond du Lac would require schools to notify parents every year of all the standardized tests students will be given and make clear how to opt out of taking them. Thiesfeldt says there […]