Month: April 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sarah Shulze, a runner on the University of Wisconsin’s track and cross country teams, has died. She was 21. Shulze’s family announced on April 15 that she had taken her life two days earlier. Wisconsin officials put out a statement Friday that referenced the family’s announcement. Shulze was a junior from California who competed in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. She earned academic all-Big […]

A Theresa man has been convicted in connection with  a fatal alcohol related traffic crash involving a city of Fond du Lac ambulance.  Twenty nine year old  David Worley pleaded no contest to  homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle avoiding a jury trial scheduled to begin Monday.   Worley was the driver of a car that collided with an ambulance after running a red light at the intersection of Johnson and Main Streets […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican business owner Tim Michels is entering the Republican primary for Wisconsin governor. Michels comes late to an increasingly crowded field but has the personal wealth to back his campaign. Michels filed paperwork Friday to run. He joins former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, former U.S. Marine Kevin Nicholson and state Rep. Tim Ramthun in the race to be decided Aug. 9. The winner will advance to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Dane County's chairwoman is officially running for secretary of state. Alexia Sabor announced Friday that she will run against incumbent Doug La Follette in a Democratic primary on Aug. 9. Sabor said in a statement that she wants to protect fair elections. The four Republicans vying for the post have said they want to shift oversight of elections from the bipartisan Wisconsin […]

Weather conditions are hampering the search for a rural Fox Lake man missing after his canoe capsized on Fox Lake Thursday afternoon.  A rural Fox Lake woman ,who was rescued , was treated and released from a hospital Thursday evening.  Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says due to the weather a full-scale search was not conducted Friday and will resume when it is deemed safe by dive teams.  Schmidt says with high winds forecast this […]

Fond du Lac Area Foundation executive director Joe Braun is stepping down.  Braun has announced he is leaving the charitable fundraising organization effective April 30 after 20 years,  the past four years as director,  to pursue a new career opportunity.   “It has been an honor to serve the Fond du Lac community for the last twenty years, and I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished,” said Braun.  "The Foundation has been and will continue […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ordered an investigator in Wisconsin looking into the 2020 election to stop deleting records. The work of Michael Gableman is also generating fresh criticism Thursday after an unsigned memo from his office surfaced detailing allegations that a public worker was probably a Democrat in part because she loves nature and has a nose ring. Gableman has released two interim reports on the election […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some farmers are wondering if it's OK that eggs sold as free-range come from chickens being kept inside. It's a question that arises lately as farmers try to be open about their product while also protecting hens from a highly infectious bird flu that has killed roughly 28 million poultry across the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that chickens be moved indoors to […]