The Wisconsin Consumer Protection department says operators and employees of small businesses statewide should be aware of a recent phone scam that targeted a number of gas stations in the Fox Valley area. Division Administrator Sandy Chalmers says station employees received a phone call from a scammer claiming to be a district manager for the company. The “district manager” instructed the employees to take $500 from the registers to a […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is holding up his "go big and go bold" attitude as something Republicans need to emulate in Washington. In a speech to Iowa conservatives Saturday, Walker ran through a litany of changes he's implemented that curtailed union power, relaxed teacher tenure laws, strengthened gun rights and restricted abortions. All resonated with a Freedom Summit crowd sizing up potential 2016 GOP presidential […]
Following a last minute push the Fond du Lac Area United Way has reached its 2014 fund-raising goal of $745,000. According to a United Way press release funds from the United Way campaign are used to support crucial programs operated by non-profit agencies in the Fond du Lac community. United Way received funding requests of nearly $800,000 for 2015. Allocations by the United Way board of directors to requesting […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New nonpartisan projections show Wisconsin is on track to finish the current fiscal year with a larger shortfall than Gov. Scott Walker's administration anticipated. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported yesterday that the state is expected to finish the year that ends June 30th with a $283 million shortfall. Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick says there will not be an emergency budget-balancing bill. Instead, she says Walker will […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says his decision to reject a proposal to build a new $800 million casino in Kenosha is not based on politics or impact on his potential presidential run, but what is best for taxpayers in the state. Walker announced Friday that he was rejecting a Menominee Tribe proposal to build the facility. Walker says there was no way to reach a deal with the […]
A world-record skydive attempt will be part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, with an international team of top skydivers aiming to make history at The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. The Skydiving Hall of Fame based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, will organize the 108-person jump team for the record attempts. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says the teams will practice and prepare with record attempts at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois, before the […]
A 15 year old suspect in a fire that destroyed an historic building at St. Lawrence Seminary last March has been convicted of a burglary that was discovered shortly after the fire. The former St. Lawrence Seminary High School student has not been charged with arson and the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation. The burglary case was transferred to the Milwaukee juvenile court system. The […]
Mike Shannon, president of Holiday Automotive, a Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC and Mazda dealer in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, was named one of four regional finalists for the 2015 TIME Dealer of the Year award Friday. Shannon is one of a select group of dealers from across the country recognized at the 98th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Exposition in San Francisco on Friday. The announcement […]
The Republican Party of Fond du Lac County will hold their annual caucus Thursday, February 5th at the Fond du Lac Elk’s Lodge. The address is 33 Sheboygan Street. Registration will begin 5:30 pm, with the caucus beginning at 6:00 pm. The caucus is the annual business meeting, which will include a 2014 recap and an update of what the county party will be doing in 2015, State Convention, and the county […]