A Brandon man has died from injuries received in a two vehicle crash on Highway 151 in Dodge County over the weekend. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says 78 year old Orville Kemink died Wednesday afternoon at the hospital. Kemink was critically injured in the crash Sunday afternoon at the intersection of 151 and Oakwood Road. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says Kemink was in the median crossover on 151 when he […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that significantly damaged a house in Waupun. Waupun fire chief B.J. DeMaa says firefighters were called to the scene on Fond du lac Street over the noon hour. DeMaa says damage to the home was significant. Nobody was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but does not appear to be suspicious.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the nonpartisan board that oversees Wisconsin elections is warning Republicans that overhauling board operations could have serious consequences for the 2016 contests. Republicans are crafting a bill that would re-shape the Government Accountability Board, a group of six retired judges that oversee elections and ethics laws. Republicans are expected to replace the judges with partisans and dividing the board's responsibilities between an elections […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's approval rating is still falling even after his exit from the presidential race last week. A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Walker's job approval rating is 37 percent. That is down from 39 percent in August, when he was in the midst of his failed presidential run. Walker abruptly dropped out on Sept. 21. The poll of 803 registered voters […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With his run for the White House behind him, Gov. Scott Walker says he will now be free to campaign aggressively to help fellow Republican Ron Johnson win re-election to the U.S. Senate in a rematch against Democrat Russ Feingold. The question for Johnson is whether that's good or bad news. The latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday showed that Walker's approval rating is […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A decision isn't expected until early next year on whether two 13-year-old Wisconsin girls should be tried as adults on charges of attempting to kill a classmate. Judge Michael Bohren on Wednesday stayed the case against the two girls until a state appeals court can hear arguments. They're accused of stabbing Payton Leutner 19 times in a Waukesha park in May 2014 in order to placate […]
The Fond du Lac police department says retired K-9 officer “Grendel” has been euthanized due to a serious and deteriorating health problem. Grendel and his handler Officer Ryan Williams were both shot and critically injured in March of 2011 by a gunman who shot and killed officer Craig Birkholz. Grendel was officially retired from the department in April of last year after eight years on the force. A police […]
Marian University will hold its 34th annual Business & Industry awards dinner at Marian's Stayer Center for Technology & Executive Learning on Tuesday, October 27. Reception will begin at 5:45 p.m., with dinner and award ceremony to follow. The Business of the Year award will be presented to Excel Engineering. Founded in 1990, Excel Engineering is a full-service design firm that has grown to include over 120 professional architects, engineers […]
Construction is quickly taking shape on a multi million dollar expansion renovation project at Saint Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac. On Monday hundreds of people signed the main beam for the new structure and Wednesday a tall crane hoisted the beam into its permanent location. System president Kelly Norton says the new addition will be fully enclosed before the end of the year and the project is slated […]