The Smithereens are in Fond du Lac this weekend. The group will perform for free in the street in front of THELMA this Sunday. The concert is set to begin at 2 pm with a cash bar and food available beginning at 1 pm. The 1980s New Jersey rock group had hits that included A Girl Like You, Behind the Wall of Sleep, and Blood and Roses. THELMA is located at […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Faith and past family backcountry camping experiences helped three sisters survive for more than four days while they were lost in a Wyoming wilderness area. Twenty-five-year-old Megan Sharer of Milwaukee, and 22-year-old Erin Sharer and 16-year-old Kelsi Sharer and their parents appeared in public for the first time Friday at a news conference in the resort town of Jackson.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has ruled that a former inmate can't sue the Department of Corrections over injuries he suffered when a foul ball hit him during a prison yard baseball game. Adam Mayhugh filed the lawsuit in 2012, alleging he suffered a brain injury and a severed artery that led to strokes when the ball hit him at Redgranite Correctional Institution in July 2011. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — How excited is Scott Walker about running for president? So excited that he announced accidentally on Twitter three days early. Wisconsin's Republican governor posted and soon deleted a message on his verified Twitter account Friday evening that said, "Scott Walker is running for president." It's no secret that Walker will enter the 2016 presidential race in Wisconsin on Monday afternoon. Yet before Friday, he hadn't formally declared […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker has tabbed Bradley Foundation President Mike Grebe to lead his presidential campaign. Grebe told the Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday that Walker asked him to serve as his campaign chairman about 10 days ago. Walker is expected to announce his bid for the Republican nomination on Monday in Waukesha.
CHICAGO (AP) — Government agencies say water levels in Lake Michigan have been replenishing at an unprecedented rate since hitting a record low two years ago. Experts say Lake Michigan has risen more than 3 feet since January 2013. The resurging waters mean relief for commercial shipping and recreational activities, but they also can contribute to erosion at beaches and shoreline properties. Some of the Great Lakes, the world's largest […]
Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Assistant Deputy Secretary Dave Anderson visited four Fond du Lac small businesses that are participating in the Job and Business Development Program. The statewide program is financially supported by DWD and administered locally by ADVOCAP Inc. of Fond du Lac to help small businesses thrive and preserve jobs in the community. "Encouraging entrepreneurship and empowering those who want to launch their own businesses will grow […]
This year’s Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Garden Walk & Art Fair will help raise money to help support the Fond du Lac Hospice Hope program. The 2015 Garden Walk & Art Fair is set from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, rain or shine. Garden walk participants will have the opportunity to tour six Fond du Lac area gardens. Tickets are $15 each, and are available at Agnesian HealthCare Information […]
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — It was a close call for two people on a Wisconsin Dells amusement ride after a large cable snapped just inches away from them. The failure happened just seconds before the boy and woman were to be catapulted high into the air on a sling shot ride at Mount Olympus Wednesday. The two weren't injured by the heavy cable. Thirteen-year-old Trevor Larson and family friend, […]