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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders are asking the state Supreme Court to invalidate a Madison judge's ruling that they illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in anticipation of legal challenges over redistricting. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke in April voided the GOP's contracts with two outside law firms. A state appeals court last week refused Republicans' request to put Ehlke's ruling on hold while they […]

Two firefighters received minor injuries in a fire that destroyed a Dodge County residence.    Firefighters from 20 departments battled the blaze Thursday evening at a home at 320 Mill Street in the Village of Lowell.   Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says nobody was home at the time of the fire that caused significant damage to the house.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The head of Fond du Lac’s tourism agency says $140 million in stimulus money targeting tourism will help tourism and entertainment businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.  Governor Tony Evers announced last week the federal grant money will be available for the lodging industry, movie theaters,  live event venues, minor league sports and other entertainment and tourism businesses.  Destination Lake Winnebago Region’s Craig Molitor says his office hopes to receive some grant […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The property tax cut Republicans inserted into the state budget would save the owner of median-priced home about $50 over the next two tax years. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released an analysis of the tax cut plan on Friday. The bureau found that the owner of a median-priced home would pay $3,214 in property taxes for 2021, down $101 from 2020. The owner would pay […]

The Fond du Lac city council president says she is disappointed that confidential information regarding an investigation involving a city councilmember was leaked to the public.   West Bend police are conducting an independent investigation into whether councilmember Patrick Mullen violated the state Ethics Code regarding his involvement in a lawsuit filed against the city regarding the Lakeside Park Development project while he was a candidate and after he was elected to council.   The question […]

The Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent says she’s pleased that for the first time Breakfast on the Farm this month will be held at a goat farm.   The event will be held Sunday June 27 at Le Clare Farms in Pipe.   Dairy and Livestock extension agent Tina Kohlman says Wisconsin is America’s Dairy Goat Land, leading the nation in the size of it’s dairy goat herd and value of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing his brother-in-law after he allegedly discovered child pornography on his computer. A jury in Walworth County convicted Alan Johnson in 2017 of first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the shooting death of his brother-in-law, Ken Myszkewicz. Johnson argued that Myszkewicz attacked him moments after he found the pornography on his […]

Two people were killed in a three vehicle crash in Dodge County.   The crash happened Tuesday afternoon on State Highway 33 at the intersection with Breezy Point Road.  A preliminary investigation shows a southbound van struck a vehicle that was stopped behind a car attempting to make a turn at the intersection.   A 68 year old passenger and six month old passenger in the vehicle struck by the van were […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a missing boater from the waters of Green Bay. Twenty-eight-year-old Jorge Bautista was one of seven people who were thrown into the water when their boat capsized about 9:30 p.m. Sunday near Vincent Point, about five miles south of Bay Shore County Park. The Green Bay man was the only one who did not survive. Brown County sheriff’s officials […]