Aurora knocked St. Norbert College out of the NCAA Division III Regionals at Whitewater this afternoon with an 11-5 win in an elimination game.  Aurora scored a run in every inning but the 3rd and the 6th.   The Green Knights tried to get back into the game with three runs in the 8th and another [...]

The state honors fallen police officers. Former Fond Du Lac Chief of Police Tony Barthuly recalled an officer proud to serve his community. “Craig Birkholz was a young man who you’d be proud to call your son,” said Barthuly of the Fond Du Lac officer killed in the line of duty in March of 2011. “He had the [...]

UW-Whitewater knocked WIAC champion UW-LaCrosse out of the NCAA Division III Regionals this morning with a 10-7 win.  Whitewater’s Jared Fon got the Warhawks going with a two run homer in the bottom of the first. The lead stretched to 10-1 heading into the top of the 9th, when UW-LaCrosse scored six times and brought [...]

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s belief that Democrats won’t compromise was reinforced this week when majority Democrats turned down GOP budget proposals. In comments prior to budget talks, Johnson said Democrats have shown no leadership and taken no responsibility for failing to pass a budget in three years. “The first people who need to compromise are [...]

Governor Scott Walker says he doesn’t trust the April numbers issued from the state Department of Workforce Development. He says the agency’s sampling is a very small portion of the state’s employers. “When you take a sample of three-and-half percent, it’s kind of like taking a poll in statewide election and only sampling a couple [...]