The UW Fond du lac Dean says the university is re-evaluating its decision to hire an Iowa developer to build a new student housing facility on the UW Fond du lac campus. Dean John Short says all options are on the table after Bluffstone asked for a delay on the Fond du lac project following problems at similar projects at the Marshfield and Baraboo schools. The project was slated for […]
A Republican lawmaker from Fond du lac says he is working to prevent proposed state budget cuts that would eliminate third shift prison guards positioned in towers at the Waupun Correctional Institution. State Senator Rick Gudex met last week with Waupun officials who have expressed safety concerns if the positions were eliminated. Gudex says the Waupun prison is different than other correctional facilities across the state because it is located […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of Wisconsin union workers have rallied at the Capitol to protest a right-to-work bill set to be taken up again this week. A spokesman for the Department of Administration said between 2,500 and 3,000 people gathered at the Capitol Saturday. There were about 2,000 there for rallies Tuesday and Wednesday. Protesters wore construction helmets and Teamster jackets as they rallied against a right-to-work bill that […]
On Friday 27th, 2015 at 8:41 pm a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputy was investigated a report of a disorderly conduct between a male and female outside of a tavern in Johnsburg. While looking for the individuals, the Deputy’s squad was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection at CTH Q and CTH W. The male driver was arrested at the […]