Month: March 2016

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin are forming a joint program for biomedical engineering.  School officials say the program will combine Marquette's strengths in research and engineering with the Medical College's strengths in research and clinical programs.  The program could give Marquette engineering students more access to doctors and scientists at the Medical College, as well as give researchers from both schools better access to […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — MSNBC has announced that it will host a town hall with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday in Green Bay. MSNBC says Trump will take questions from Chris Matthews and voters during the event, which will be broadcast live. The Green Bay Press Gazette Media reports Trump is also scheduled to appear at a Janseville rally on Tuesday afternoon and at a CNN town […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The first time JoAnne Kloppenburg ran for Wisconsin Supreme Court, much of the focus was on Gov. Scott Walker as the race came in the middle of protests against his union-busting law. Five years later, the spotlight is once again on someone else — opponent Rebecca Bradley and her college writings that slammed gays, feminists and abortion rights. Kloppenburg, a 62-year-old appeals court judge, has been largely […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's former prisons secretary asked Gov. Scott Walker's top aide to pressure the Department of Justice into giving him his old job back after he was demoted. Ed Wall resigned as Corrections secretary on Feb. 5 amid an investigation into abuse at the state's youth prison. Documents show DOJ officials demoted Wall March 1 to deputy secretary of the Law Enforcement Services Division. Wall sent a […]

Authorities have identified the victim of a one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du lac.  Assistant Police Chief Steve Thiry says 33 year old Christopher Chapman was pronounced dead at the scene on County Highway V near Hampton Avenue.  Thiry says an initial investigation indicates that shortly before 9:30pm Thursday Chapman was traveling northbound on County Highway V near Hampton Ave. when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled over.   Chapman was ejected from […]

Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says the United States has to do more to prevent  future terrorist attacks.  Johnson says his first reaction when he heard about the Brussel’s terrorist attack was "not again."  Johnson says the big mistake was made following the war in Iraq by not maintaining a strong presence there.  "That's because we bugged out of Iraq.  After the enormous sacrifice of lives, limbs, and dollars, we had established a coalition, […]

A Ripon man has been charged in a shooting incident in Ripon Wednesday evening.   Twenty eight year old  Lewis R. Sanchez made his initial Fond du lac court appearance this week on charges of  recklessly endangering safety, possessing a firearm while intoxicated and disorderly conduct with a dangerous weapon.  Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Judge Gary Sharpe ordered a $1,000 cash bond.  A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 31st.  Shortly after 6pm Wednesday […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group best known for derailing an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign is launching an ad urging people to vote for Ted Cruz in the April 5 primary. Club for Growth plans to run the ad statewide beginning Saturday. The club says the buy is worth about $1 million for television and digital outlets. The ad says voters should choose Cruz because only he […]

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AP) — Ted Cruz is accusing rival Donald Trump of stoking false rumors about his personal life.  The Texas senator told reporters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Friday that the Republican presidential race has taken a "darker turn." Cruz is blaming Trump and "his henchmen" for spreading false rumors that Cruz has cheated on his wife, Heidi.  It's an escalation of the back-and-forth between the two. Cruz posted similar […]