Month: September 2020

A retired Ripon College political scientist says he hopes a change in format will result in a better exchange during the next presidential debate.  Political scientist Marty Farrell says his initial impression is that neither candidate helped himself.   Farrell says president Trump’s strategy appeared to be that Democrat Joe Biden is not fit to be in office.  "But by being so hyper-aggressive, and interrupting, breaking the rules of the debate, he overplayed that […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has declined a request by Republicans to suspend a ruling that would allow absentee ballots to be counted in the presidential battleground state for six days after the election. The Republican National Committee, state GOP party and Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep the ruling on hold. They want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to […]

A Fond du Lac man has reached the halfway point in his cross country run to raise money and awareness in the fight against childhood  cancer.   Emery’s Thunder Run is in honor of Peter Halper’s  grandniece, who died nearly three years ago from Neuroblastoma.   Halper says 75 percent of the money raised is going to the organization Beat Childhood Cancer.  Halper started the more than 3,000 mile long journey in July […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has released the training records for the three Kenosha police officers involved in last month’s shooting of Jacob Blake, which sparked several nights of unrest. Officers Ryan Sheskey, Brittany Meronek and Vincent Arenas responded to a domestic disturbance on Aug. 23. Sheskey ended up shooting Blake seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed. Blake is Black. Sheskey is white. The […]

 Marian University is inviting the public to attend its virtual presentation of the 2020 Business & Industry awards at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with former Green Bay Packers player and Senior Vice President for University Relations Dr. George Koonce serving as Master of Ceremonies.   Those wishing to attend the 39th annual event may register at MarianUniversity.edu/BI-Registration. Established in 1981, the Business & Industry awards honor area businesses with Marian University’s […]

A teenage boy from Chilton was seriously injured in a one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du Lac County.   The 15 year old was a passenger in a car that rolled over when the driver lost control while trying to pass a vehicle on Highway HHH near Lefeber Road.   The crash happened shortly after 6:30pm Tuesday.  Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt.