MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first votes on Gov. Scott Walker's two-year state budget will come this week, but the most difficult decisions likely won't be made until next month. Lawmakers hope that new tax collection forecasts next month will be positive. If the forecasts are up, then more money can be spent to lessen the $300 million cut for the University of Wisconsin System and $127 million reduction in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker says the state should legalize marijuana to reduce crime and improve the state's economy. Rep. Melissa Sargent, a Madison Democrat, introduced a bill Monday that would legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes. In a news conference Monday Sargent said that legalizing the drug would reduce crime associated with growing and selling cannabis and create jobs. But the bill will likely go up […]
Fond du Lac County hopes to purchase property for a new Highway garage soon. County executive Al Buechel says if the power company okays an amended easement to address power lines he hopes the county board approves the purchase at their meeting next month. Buechel says the 37 and a half acre site is located at the intersectionof the 151 Bypass and Hickory Street. Buechel says actual construction of a […]
The project manager for the Interstate 41 project says signs will start going up this summer. Governor Walker announced last week the Federal Highway Administration approved the Interstate designation. Project manager Bryan Liepke told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program that former Fond du Lac congressman Tom Petri played a huge role. "Tom Petri was approached by a lot of the economic development groups and the chambers of commerce […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has confirmed its first case of a dangerous bird flu strain that has struck several other Midwest states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that it has confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N2 strain in a commercial flock of 200,000 chickens in Jefferson County of southeastern Wisconsin. The USDA says state officials have quarantined the premises and birds there will be killed to prevent the […]
Fire destroyed a boat parked near a recycling center in Fond du Lac. Firefighters were called to the scene in the 200 Block of Morris Ct shortly before 10am Monday and found heavy smoke and flames coming from a boat which was on a trailer away from the building. The fire was extinguished without causing damage to any nearby structures. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fire crews […]
Nobody was injured following a natural gas leak in Fond du Lac Monday. Investigators say Alliant Energy was working in the area at 405 West Scott Street when a gas service line was struck. Upon arrival fire crews evacuated the area and closed Scott Street until it was determined to be safe. Alliant Energy located the line and clamped off the leak. Alliant Energy remained on scene to remedy the […]
A 27 year old Fond du Lac man suffered serious head injuries after he was hit over the head with a beer bottle in an apparent unprovoked attack over the weekend. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the incident happened early Sunday morning outside the Coliseum restaurant at First and Main Streets. Three individuals were arrested, a 21 year old Milwaukee man, a 24 year old Onalaska man, and a […]
Fond du lac police are investigating a stabbing incident. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says a 57 year old Fond du lac man showed up at the St. Agnes Hospital emergency room Friday night with an apparent knife-slash wound to his neck. The man was transported to St. Agnes Hospital and later transferred to Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee where he was treated and released over the weekend. Police believe the […]