MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hillary Clinton is planning her first campaign trip to Wisconsin. The Democratic candidate is planning to speak at a "Women for Hillary" grassroots organizing meeting on Thursday in Milwaukee. The event is being held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Spaights Plaza. It starts at 5:30 p.m., but doors open at 4 p.m. Clinton's campaign says she plans to discuss her record of fighting for women and […]
A busy north south intersection in FDL will be closed starting Tuesday. Public Works says the intersection of South Main Street and 9th Street will be closed starting Tuesday and remain closed approximately two weeks. The contractor is removing and replacing the concrete pavement and to allow for concrete cure times. Motorists are encouraged to follow the posted detour utilizing 6th Street, South Park Avenue and East Pioneer Road.
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says she took an oath to uphold the law when she was sworn into office. In reaction to a county clerk in Kentucky being hauled off to jail for refusing to license same-sex marriages, Fond du lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says that clerk should resign. "I feel if it becomes personal in my life if it affects my family or myself then it […]
A Ripon College political science professor says even though Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has been steadily slipping in the polls over the summer its not time to push the panic button. When Walker first announced he was running earlier this year he quickly jumped to the top of the polls. But Walker’s numbers started fading after a lackluster performance in the first debate, questions about his position on issues like […]
The Fond du Lac police chief says accusations that a former lifeguard supervisor sexually assaulting a teenage lifeguard is troubling. Ryan Ronayne was bound over for trial Friday on charges of sexual assault of a child by a person who works with children and child enticement. He was employed by the Fond du Lac Recreation Department, was an assistant swim coach with the Fondy Swim Club and also worked for […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of having sexual contact with underage teenage girls has been charged. Twenty two year old Jason Bunkert is charged with 14 counts of child sex assault. The incidents occurred in Fond du Lac County and at least one incident allegedly happened more than two years ago in the city of Fond du Lac. Bunkert is free on a $50,000 signature bond.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican legislator is pushing a bill that would ensure high-capacity well owners could replace, repair or sell their wells without state approval. The bill's main author, Senator Rick Gudex of Fond du Lac, says the bill is a reaction to an administrative law judge's ruling last year requiring the Department of Natural Resources to consider the cumulative effects of high-capacity wells on groundwater. He says […]
A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain says contrary to an analysis that shows high-speed chases are becoming more common in Wisconsin…they are actually down locally. A report found law enforcement statewide was involved in 567 chases during the first half of the year…up 33 percent from last year. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says the number of chases in Fond du Lac county is down. Statewide […]
A Kenosha woman was killed and three people were injured in a one vehicle rollover in Green Lake County. The crash happened Saturday morning on Highway 23 in the town of Brooklyn just west of Green Lake. A 20 year old Kenosha woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. Three people, a 13 year old Princeton girl, a 20 year old Princeton woman and a 21 year old Kenosha man […]