An assistant district attorney in the Fond du Lac County DA’s Office has been named the new Green Lake County DA. Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Fond du Lac County Assistant District Attorney Andrew Christenson to the post. He will replace outgoing District Attorney Kyle Sargent. Christenson has served in the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office since 2008.
More than a half-million people from 69 different countries attended the E-A-A AirVenture show in Oshkosh this year. Spokesman Dick Knapinski says attendance numbers are up around five-and-a-half-percent from last year. He says the largest crowds came for the Air Force Thunderbirds on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, especially since it was their only appearance in the state this year. Attendance was significantly up on Friday and around twenty percent […]
Ripon College is once again recognized by Forbes Magazine as a Top College in America. The college ranked 308th in the nation out of 650 institutions reviewed. Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation President Steve Jenkins says having a local college nationally recognized is good for both the college and the county. He says the College is a great resource for the community and offers excellent programs, particularly those […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin and Minnesota have received federal grants to help provide academic and work-skills training for at-risk youth.The U.S. Department of Labor announced the YouthBuild grants Wednesday. Wisconsin is getting a total of $3.5 million to support four programs, and a St. Paul group is getting $768,000.YouthBuild is an alternative-education program that provides classroom instruction and work-skills training. Services are available to people ages 16 to 24 who […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An energy delivery company has asked Wisconsin officials to approve the construction of a 14-mile oil pipeline in the northern part of the state.The request made by Enbridge Energy would represent the final piece of its 610-mile project. Enbridge says the $2.6 billion Sandpiper pipeline stretching from North Dakota to northwestern Wisconsin will give Midwest refiners greater access to domestic oil. The company wants to begin construction […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has given opponents of Wisconsin's photo identification law until after Tuesday's primary to file their arguments as to whether it should be in effect.Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to quickly lift an injunction blocking the photo ID requirement. If granted, the law could be in place for Tuesday's primary.But the court […]
6 Wisconsin health care systems form partnership LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Six major Wisconsin health care organizations are forming a partnership to reduce costs and improve care. Gundersen Health System Vice President Mark Platt says the partnership is not a merger. The six organizations will remain separate but they may work together to buy equipment or hire information technology services so that they can get better deals and reduce […]
OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Two Oak Creek police officers have been awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery for helping stop a gunman's shooting rampage at a Sikh temple two years ago.Lieutenant Brian Murphy and Officer Sam Lenda were recognized in a ceremony Wednesday. The event featured Representatives Paul Ryan and Gwen Moore, Senator Ron Johnson and others.Murphy was the first to arrive at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin that […]
OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Two Oak Creek police officers have been awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery for helping stop a gunman's shooting rampage at a Sikh temple two years ago.Lieutenant Brian Murphy and Officer Sam Lenda were recognized in a ceremony Wednesday. The event featured Representatives Paul Ryan and Gwen Moore, Senator Ron Johnson and others.Murphy was the first to arrive at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin that […]