ConAgra Foods has announced it will be closing one of two cookie plants in Ripon this fall. The maker of Rippin’ Good Cookies will close its west plant starting in September. The plant employs about 300 people. The laid off workers will be able to apply for other positions in the company. A company spokesman says the east plant, which produces wafer cookies will remain open.
The Department of Public Works would like to inform the public of the closure of Seymour Street between Grove Street and West 11th Street. The closure is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th and will remain closed one day to complete bridge repairs. The public is asked to plan an alternate route during this time as there will not be a marked detour.
Investigators believe they know where a fatal fire started in a Waupun apartment complex last week, but the exact cause remains under investigation. Firefighters were called to the apartment building on West Brown Street Thursday night. Waupun Fire Chief, B.J. DeMaa says it appears the fire started in the living room area of the first floor apartment where the victim was found. DeMaa says investigators do not believe the fire […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state report shows the legalization of gay marriage last year boosted the number of couples tying the knot to the highest rate Wisconsin has reported since 2007. The Department of Health Services report found there were a total of 32,776 marriages performed in the state in 2014, an increase of 2,797 from the year before. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb last year ruled the state's […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are calling on federal investigators to launch a probe into Gov. Scott Walker's flagship job creation agency. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca and Sen. Julie Lassa both sit on the Wisconsin Economic Development Association's board. They said Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice should look into WEDC. WEDC has been floundering since Walker created it in 2011. The Wisconsin State Journal reported Sunday […]
A Brandon man charged with possession of child pornography and under investigation for child sex assault is due back in court this week. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday for 38 year old Scott Knuuttila on charges of possession of child pornography. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Cameron McGee says Knuuttila is also under investigation for the sexual assault of a child in Stevens Point. McGee says detectives […]
Bicycle groups say the governor is to blame for Wisconsin losing its reputation as a bike friendly state…a Fond du Lac Republican lawmaker is defending the governor. Wisconsin slipped to number 9 in the latest bicycle friendly state rankings from the League of American Bicyclists. Wisconsin Bike Federation director Dave Cieslewicz says Governor Walker’s proposed repeal of the state’s Complete Streets law is a factor. The law requires that bikes […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican co-chair of the Legislature's budget-writing committee says he would like to see funding for public schools increase $75 per student. Rep. John Nygren told The Associated Press on Monday that Republicans were discussing that idea and others in advance of the Joint Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday to vote on K-12 funding and expanding private school vouchers. Public school advocates are calling for an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's budget-writing committee won't be voting on transportation issues as originally planned this week. Joint Finance Committee co-chair Rep. John Nygren tells The Associated Press on Monday that there are "too many moving pieces" to take up the transportation budget as scheduled on Thursday. He says the committee won't be voting on those issues this week. Gov. Scott Walker's budget included $1.3 billion in new […]