The Fond du Lac city manager says a proposed budget significantly reduces the city’s debt and operating expenses are nearly flat. The city council will get its first review of the budget Wednesday night. It includes a 2.5 percent increase in the tax rate with a 4.6 percent levy increase. City manager Joe Moore says budget highlights include a new position in the police department to sift through electronic […]
The president of the Fond du lac city council says she’s not hearing a groundswell of support for a pedal pub ordinance in the city. The Fond du Lac city council will consider the ordinance at their meeting Wednesday evening. LeeAnn Lorrigan says so far the only support she’s heard regarding pedal pubs is a local bar owner who said he was interested in the idea. Last week a group […]
A day after heavy rain caused flooding problems in northwest Wisconsin…heavy downpours are flooding parts of northeast Wisconsin. A flash flood warning was in effect Tuesday morning for several counties in east central Wisconsin including Winnebago, Calumet and Outagamie counties with heavy rain falling on already saturated ground. National Weather Service meteorologist Sean Miller says the good news is we needed the moisture. " We have been in an area […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is looking into changing the state's open records law for the Legislature only. His spokeswoman says Vos wants to debate the changes before the end of the session next spring. The liberal Center on Media and Democracy in Madison on Tuesday released emails it obtained dated July 23 showing an aide to Vos requesting a bill be drafted that would allow the Legislature […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The presidential campaign of Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he plans to talk about "wreaking havoc" on Washington D.C. in his upcoming speech in Illinois at the alma mater of former President Ronald Reagan. Walker is also expected to release promises describing what he would do on his first day as president. Walker has already said he would end the Iranian arms deal and propose repealing […]
NEW LONDON, Wis. (AP) — A New London woman says she had been praying for the chance to see Pope Francis celebrate a papal Mass in Washington, D.C., this month, and is very excited about it. Camille Solberg is one of 500 Catholic University of America alumni selected to see the pope during his visit to the United States. The pope will make a special visit to the university for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Rep. John Nygren of Marinette says he's planning to introduce four more bills to combat heroin use. The bills would require doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing opiates; require police who find prescriptions at the scene of an overdose to notify the doctor and enter it in the database; and create registries of pain management clinics and methadone clinics. Nygren's daughter has struggled […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal figures show that more than 183,000 Wisconsin residents were enrolled in health care insurance plans obtained through marketplace exchanges as of June 30. Data from the federal government show nearly 90 percent were receiving tax credits to help offset their premium costs. The average monthly credit was $312.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The current season's still going, but for anyone planning ahead, the Milwaukee Brewers will open the 2016 season at home against the San Francisco Giants on April 4. It's the start of a six-game homestand over seven days. Milwaukee has a four-game home/away interleague series against the Twins from April 18-21. The Brewers also will host a pair of 10-game homestands. The team's longest road trip is […]