MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to leave Wisconsin's voter photo identification law in place. The American Civil Liberties Union and other opponents of the law filed a federal lawsuit in 2011 challenging the Republican-authored mandate. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month said the state could implement the law while it considers the case.
The ACLU of Wisconsin says it plans to exhaust all of its legal options in an effort to stop voter photo ID from being implemented for the November election. A three judge panel of a federal appeals court ruled this week that the law is constitutional. ACLU legal director Larry Dupuis tells WFDL news he’s concerned that large numbers of voters aren’t aware of the photo ID law or don’t […]
Advocates on both sides of the gay marriage debate agree the Supreme Court decision this week on gay marriage is not the end of the road for the issue. The high court rejected appeals from five states seeking to ban same sex marriage without comment. Julaine Appling with Family Action Wisconsin says she believes the court will ultimately go on the record one way or the other. "We know this […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin says she is lifting her hold on an order allowing same-sex marriages to take place in Wisconsin. Judge Barbara Crabb declared Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional in June, but she put her ruling on hold a week later while the state appealed. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court decision upholding Crabb's ruling. Crabb says Wisconsin can […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources biologists confirm two cougar sightings this year. Trail cameras captured images of a cougar in Lincoln and Marinette counties. DNR wildlife biologist David MacFarland says the sightings, about 90 miles apart, could be the same cougar.
Nobody was injured following a natural gas leak in downtown Fond du lac Tuesday afternoon. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says construction crews working on the Retlaw Theatre reconstruction project accidentally hit a gas main shortly before 2pm. Businesses in the area were evacuated and a portion of Main Street was blocked to traffic. There was a strong odor of natural gas in the air. O’Leary says initially there was a […]
Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal two vehicle accident in Fond du lac County. The Sheriff’s Office says 26 year old Amber Marie Dickerson from Chilton was killed in a two vehicle accident Monday.. Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says Dickerson was the driver of a mini van that went through a stop sign and collided with a semi truck on Highway M and Olden Road near Ripon. The […]
Walk to School Day also hopes to address the growing concern with lack of physical activity as well as increase awareness in protecting our environment. Over the last 30 years, the percentage of children biking and walking to school has declined from 50% or more to where it is now closer to about 15% that bike or walk. For some families, this is an opportunity to give walking and bicycling […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the jury is still out on the full impact of the EV D68 virus. More than 500 cases have been confirmed in the United States and five confirmed cases in Wisconsin. Children with breathing problems such as asthma have been hit the hardest. Fond du lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she’s not sure if it will get worse […]