Miss Wisconsin, Miss Fond du Lac, Miss Wisconsin Central and Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers were among more than 60 volunteers to join Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lac County to help build affordable housing in the Fond du Lac area in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 2-10. Volunteers worked to sheath and tar paper the roof, install soffit and fascia, and frame interior walls at 596 S. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A married same sex couple has filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Health Services saying their birth certificate form did not allow them to put both of their names down as parents. Chelsea and Jessamy Torres filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Madison. They allege that DHS refused to supply a birth certificate form that allowed both women to name themselves […]
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says four new religious private schools will be added to the statewide voucher program starting next year including Central Wisconsin Christian School in Waupun. The department said Thursday that more than 3,540 students have applied to receive a taxpayer-funded voucher to attend private and religious schools. That number is more than triple the enrollment cap of 1,000 for the statewide program that's in its […]
Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has announced he is running for the Senate against senator Ron Johnson the man who defeated him for the seat. Feingold announced his campaign today in a video message from his home in Middleton. Feingold says he looks forward to traveling through Wisconsin, listening carefully to the concerns of Wisconsinites and fighting to fix what he describes as “a broken Washington, D.C. system where […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When a white police officer killed an unarmed biracial teen in Wisconsin's capital city, the shooting heightened tensions and stirred up some protests. But no one has hurled so much as a pebble, broken anything or thrown any punches. The approximately two dozen arrests so far involved protesters blocking traffic. Instead, existing relationships, local traditions and cooler heads helped keep the streets of Madison peaceful — […]
A Fond du Lac woman charged in connection with an animal cruelty case has reached a deferred prosecution agreement. As part of the agreement Amanda Farr has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of party to the crime of giving animals poison and intentionally abandoning an animal. Several other charges were dismissed. Judge Gary Sharpe ordered a deferred sentence totaling three years confinement provided she meets certain conditions. According […]
The Fond du Lac city council wants to give the public an opportunity to weigh in on a proposal to allow Winnebago Lutheran Academy to lease a portion of McDermott Park to construct three athletic fields and a parking lot. After hearing a presentation from WLA and discussing the issue Wednesday night the Fond du Lac city council referred the matter to the Advisory Park Board. WLA principal, David Schroeder, […]
The Fond du Lac city council has approved an ordinance that allows bee keeping in the city of Fond du lac. The council voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance at their meeting Wednesday night. City attorney Deb Hoffman says Fond du Lac is now one of a handful of a growing number of Wisconsin communities that allow beekeeping. The city could deny a bee keeping permit if adjacent […]
Tourists could be legally driving 70 mph on some Wisconsin highways this summer. The state Assembly on Wednesday passed the speed limit increase bill. Its chief sponsor, Rep. Paul Tittl, says the Department of Transportation expects to have new speed limit signs posted in time for the summer tourist season. Tittl says under the agreement, the state Department of Transportation would decide which roads could increase. DOT officials have […]