MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee has voted to raise state park and camping fees. Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal calls for an end to funding park operations with tax dollars and make the parks self-sustaining through fees and sponsorships. His plan calls for raising annual entrance fees for state residents and non-residents by $3 and park and forest camping fees by $2. The state Department of Natural […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opting out of mandated tests given to Wisconsin public school children would be easier under a bill being circulated by the Republican chairman of the Assembly Education Committee. The proposal unveiled Thursday by Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, of Fond du Lac, would require schools to notify parents every year of all the standardized tests students will be given and make clear how to opt out of taking […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Rep. Jesse Kremer, a Kewaskum Republican, and Sen. Mary Lazich, a New Berlin Republican, co-authored the bill introduced Thursday. Kremer says the purpose of the bill is to prevent unborn children from feeling pain. Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling in a statement said the bill would jeopardize women's health. Physicians who […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State education officials say Wisconsin's 2014 graduation rate increased slightly from the previous year. The Department of Public Instruction says the class of 2014 had a statewide graduation rate of 88.6 percent, up 0.6 points from the prior year and 2.9 points from the 2009-2010 school year. The four-year graduation rate includes all students who earned a regular public high school diploma. DPI says the class […]
A Fond du Lac man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child. A Fond du Lac jury has found Gary Taylor guilty of repeated sexual assault of the same child. According to a criminal complaint Taylor sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl on multiple occasions between April and June of 2013. According to the complaint the girl said Taylor told her to be quiet or he would hurt her. […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of brutally beating his girlfriend has been charged. Jamie Brajdic is charged with battery, false imprisonment and disorderly conduct all with a domestic abuse enhancer. According to a criminal complaint Brajdic severely beat the woman over the course of about two hours and refused to let her leave the house. Judge Peter Grimm ordered $1000 cash and no violent contact with the alleged victim […]
The Fond du Lac County Rolling Meadows Golf Course manager says he believes the golf course will erase its operating deficit and get back to breaking even soon. David Brandenburg says he was at the county board meeting when supervisor Thomas Schumacher suggested the course be closed. "Mr. Schumacher had made those statements on social media before that meeting and he can have that opinion. Not everybody agrees with municipal […]
The Fond du Lac County executive says he supports Rolling Meadows golf course. At least one county board supervisor has suggested selling or downsizing the golf course. County executive Al Buechel says the bottom line is the county board has to decide how important the course is to the community. "We can cut everything and in the end what do we lose in this community when we're done? That's […]
A 45-year-old Ripon man accused of hiding his brother’s body has been charged. Robert Diamentis made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Wednesday on charges of hiding a corpse, failing to report a death and obstructing. District attorney Eric Toney says Diamentis is accused of placing the body of 45 year old Richard Diamentis in a barrell at a residence on Olden Road after his brother died back in […]