U.S. cities and towns that have challenged their 2020 census population figures appear to be winning only small victories. Of the dozen or so municipal appeals that the U.S. Census Bureau has resolved and made public, the biggest gain so far has been for tiny Whiteville, Tennessee, which won recognition for an additional 1,958 residents. That brings Whiteville's official population to 4,564. Nothing can be done to change how congressional […]
Fond du Lac police have released a bodycam video showing the arrest of a Fond du Lac man wanted on a reckless homicide charge following an altercation with police officers. Shortly after 5pm Wednesday February 15 a Fond du Lac police officer observed the suspect riding a bicycle on 6th Street. The suspect stopped but did not respond to the officers' verbal commands. The video shows the suspect throwing chunks […]
Running back Aaron Jones has agreed to remain with the Green Bay Packers on a restructured deal with a reduced salary for 2023. Drew Rosenhaus, Jones’ agent, said Jones will make $11 million this year – including an $8.52 million signing bonus – rather than the $16 million he had been projected to make. The 28-year-old Jones rushed for a career-high 1,121 yards on 213 carries and caught 59 passes […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo broke the Milwaukee Bucks’ career assists record Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls. The two-time MVP came in needing two assists to break Paul Pressey’s record of 3,272 from 1982 to 1990. Antetokounmpo also is the Bucks’ career leader in blocks, triple-doubles, free throws made, free throws attempted and minutes. Antetokounmpo matched the assist mark when he fed Brook Lopez for a 3-pointer two minutes […]
For Corbin Burnes, the disappointment wasn’t from losing his salary arbitration case so much as hearing the words the Milwaukee Brewers used during the proceedings to determine his 2023 salary. They stung. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner attended his case and came away with hard feelings. He lost his hearing and will receive $10.01 million from the Brewers rather than his $10.75 million request. “Obviously, it’s tough to hear. It’s […]
Southbound Interstate 41 south of Fond du Lac was closed for more than two hours Thursday afternoon after a motor vehicle carrier crashed blocking both lanes of traffic. The crash happened shortly before 3:30pm Thursday on 41 near County Highway F. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt the vehicle was northbound on 41 when the driver lost control, crossed the median, and came to rest across both southbound lanes. Waldschmidt says southbound traffic […]
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' executive budget leaves the University of Wisconsin System about $130 million short of what regents wanted, but the governor says he's giving the system enough to stave off any tuition hikes. The regents asked Evers to increase the system's budget by $435.6 million over the next two fiscal years. The spending plan the governor released Wednesday would give the system about $305.9 million […]
Despite the call for bipartisanship, Republican leaders promised to ditch governor Evers' budget plan and start from scratch, just as they did with his two previous budgets. That means Evers' ideas like legalizing marijuana, requiring background checks for gun purchases, accepting federal Medicaid expansion, spending $2.6 billion more on K-12 schools and automatic voter registration will almost certainly be jettisoned. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the proposal would cause property taxes to […]
Governor Tony Evers announced a new paid family and medical leave initiative in his state budget plan. The initiative would spend $240 million to launch a new statewide program to provide public and most private-sector workers with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave and expand what it can be used for. Reasons to take the leave include care for a new child; a serious health condition; military deployment; unforeseen closure of a child […]