MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he does not think the Legislature is any closer to reaching a deal to break an impasse on the state budget. Fitzgerald said Tuesday that he has not spoken with Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos about unresolved budget issues since last week. Fitzgerald says, "I don't know where we're at." Fitzgerald says it's unrealistic not to do any of […]
The Fond du Lac city council president says she thanks an exploratory committee for their work on potential development options at Lakeside Park, but is holding off on any detailed comment until the committee officially presents its recommendations to council later this month. The committee released its draft final report following its meeting last week. Council president LeAnn Lorrigan says she wants to see recommendations that address park utilization throughout […]
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s investigators say its fortunate nobody was seriously injured or killed in a two vehicle accident in Fond du Lac County. Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says the car versus farm tractor accident was reported shortly after 8:30am Tuesday on Highway 151 near Highway 26. Olig sys the car driver admitted to looking over at the orange construction barrels near Highway 26 before his car slammed […]
A portion of a downtown Fond du Lac sidewalk is closed as work continues to accommodate a nursing school in the downtown. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says the north sidewalk between the Macy Street Parking Ramp and the Marian Plaza on Main Street is closed due to roofing work occurring at 30 S. Main Street. Skiff says the sidewalk is expected to re-open at the end of the day […]
The portion of County Road “T” starting at County Road “W” in Dotyville and heading east to County Road “G” will be closed starting this week. The closure is expected to last approximately two weeks for culvert replacement work. The road will reopen upon completion of the culvert work a second closure will follow later this summer for the replacement of the pavement. The detour route of County Road “W” […]
Nobody was seriously injured in a two vehicle accident in Fond du Lac County. The car versus farm tractor accident was reported shortly after 8:30am on Highway 151 near Highway 26. The car caught on fire after striking the rear of the farm implement..
A Waupun couple has been charged with sexually assaulting a toddler. Twenty six year old Robert Moungey is being held in the Dodge County Jail on $100,000 cash bail on a charge of first degree sexual assault of a child. Twenty five year old Cassandra Scheuers pleaded not guilty to the same charge and waived her preliminary hearing. According to a criminal complaint Moungey tied the three year old boy […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting near the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. A university officer on routine patrol discovered the body of a woman with multiple gunshot wounds in Communiversity Park about 2:30 a.m. Monday. Public safety officers say the woman was not a student at the university. The case was turned over to Green Bay police. Authorities say a firearm has not been […]
MENASHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say a 12-year-old boy fought off a man who tried to abduct him while he was skateboarding in northeastern Wisconsin. According to police, the boy fell from his skateboard around 2 p.m. Sunday in Menasha and was grabbed by the man. He tried to drag the boy into an SUV, but the boy bit, kicked and clawed at the man before he was released and […]