The Fond du lac County executive says he wants the county to re-bid a student housing project. Al Buechel says the county and UW Fond du Lac are re-evaluating the decision to hire Iowa-based Bluffstone after the developer asked for a delay on the Fond du lac project following problems at similar projects in Marshfield and Baraboo. "Bluffstone has invested several hundred thousand dollars in Fond du Lac designing, getting […]
The Natural Resources Board has approved new deer population objectives for a three year period. DNR big game ecologist Kevin Wallenfang says the objectives are the result of collaboration between the DNR and newly formed County Deer Advisory Councils. Wallenfang says the deer population numbers are based more on what people are willing to tolerate rather than targeting a specific number. Wallenfang says not surprisingly hunters want to see more […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly could vote as early as next week on a bill that would impose sanctions on failing Wisconsin public schools. Assembly Education Committee Chairman Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt released the latest proposal Tuesday and planned to vote on it Thursday. The full Assembly could take it up March 17. The latest proposal would impose sanctions on public schools that receive a failing grade for at […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says President Barack Obama should look to his state as an example of how to improve the economy, rather than criticize his signing of a right-to-work bill into law. Obama issued a statement Monday night after Walker signed the bill, saying right-to-work "will weaken, rather than strengthen workers." Obama says Walker, a likely 2016 Republican presidential candidate, should do more to help […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is acknowledging that a whistleblower's complaints about problems at Tomah's Veterans Affairs medical center never got to an oversight committee as promised. Johnson, an Oshkosh Republican, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a staffer in his Oshkosh staffer received emails from Ryan Honl in September. He told Honl he would send the complaints on to Johnson's staff attached to the Senate […]
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in northern Wisconsin say a 17-year-old girl killed her mother and stepfather and locked her three younger siblings in a room before fleeing to Indiana with a 22-year-old man. Oneida County sheriff's investigators said Tuesday that 40-year-old Jennifer Ayers was stabbed to death and 37-year-old Thomas Ayers was fatally shot. Their bodies were found at their Rhinelander area home Sunday. Ashlee Martinson is charged with […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison's mayor says he's pleased demonstrations over a white police officer killing an unarmed multiracial man have remained peaceful. Mayor Paul Soglin said during a news conference Tuesday that he's heard Madison being compared to other cities where similar slayings have taken place — a veiled reference to Ferguson, Missouri, where riots ensued after a white officer killed an unarmed black man last year. He says […]
The North Hickory Street Eatons Fresh Pizza has re-opened following a burglary Tuesday morning. Store owner, Lynn Nickel, says she was called about 6am and told about the break in. "Our front door was smashed open, glass everywhere," Nickel told WFDL news. Nickel says security cameras indicate the burglary happened around 5am. Nickel says she is relieved there were no employees or customers in the store when this happened.
Fond du Lac police are investigating a burglary at a local business. Mike’s Music owner Dan Gilgenbach says the alarm sounded at his North Main Street business about 3:30am Saturday. Gilgenbach says the thief or thieves broke in through the glass front door and stole a couple of mixing boards and a Fender acoustic guitar. Gilgenbach says he’s hoping that someone with information about the burglary contacts police.