MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of church congregations has launched a four-month campaign to demand reforms within the state Department of Corrections. WISDOM, an umbrella organization of congregations from around Wisconsin, kicked off its Reform Now campaign Wednesday with a news conference at the state Capitol. The group's leaders said DOC is failing to parole inmates the group feels should be released. The group cited data from the state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge will not speed up the briefing schedule in the American Civil Liberties Union request that she lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb on Wednesday said she would stick to the current schedule, which gives Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen until Thursday to file a response to the request. The ACLU argued the stay should be lifted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least two companies that received money from Gov. Scott Walker's chief economic development agency later outsourced jobs to foreign countries. One of the companies received a second award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation after the fact. Both Eaton Corporation and Plexus Corporation received millions of dollars in financial awards from WEDC, only to later lay off workers whose jobs were taken by employees at […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has raised more than twice as much as Democratic opponent Mary Burke over the first six months of the year. Walker reported Wednesday that his campaign raised $8.2 million from January through June. Burke earlier Wednesday said she brought in $3.6 million. Walker says he has $7.6 million cash on hand compared with $2.5 million for Burke. Both campaigns reported their numbers nearly […]
Wisconsin legislators are getting a lot of money these days from people who can’t vote for them. Mike McCabe with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says state legislators accepted two thirds of their campaign donations from donors who don’t live in their district. McCabe says this is true for both parties. Republicans accepted a larger total amount than Democrats becaue there are more of them in the legislature. Meanwhile McCabe says the amount of money […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly unsealed documents in the ongoing lawsuit challenging an investigation into possible illegal campaign activity by conservative groups and Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign shed little light on the probe. The documents were released publicly Wednesday by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, over an objection from conservative group Wisconsin Club for Growth which wanted to keep them secret. The group argued that since the […]
The Blood Center of Wisconsin is making a plea for Fond du lac area residents to donate blood. Blood drives are being held in Fond du Lac and Campbellsport over the next couple of weeks. The first blood drive will be held Wednesday from 11am to 4pm at the Fairgrounds Expo Center and Thursday from 1-6pm at the Expo Center. Blood donors will receive a free Fond du Lac County fair pass. Fond […]
Over 40 bronze markers were taken from the graves of veterans buried at a cemetery in Dodge County. On Monday, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by a cemetery caretaker reporting the theft of the markers at Oakwood Cemetary near Beaver Dam. It’s believed the markers were stolen sometime over the weekend. Anyone with information should contact the Sheriff’s Department at 386-3726.
Fond du Lac police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect in a child enticement incident. Police lieutenant Jason Lariden says the incident happened Sunday night when a man, described as being in his 50s, allegedly exposed himself to two children at Taylor Park. Lariden says police have stepped up enforcement in the area…but still have no suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call police.