Clay Schueffner and Fintan Floyd combined for 417 yards rushing and five touchdowns to pace Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs to a 39-20 victory over Darlington to win the WIAA Division 6 championship on Thursday. It was the second straight title for the Ledgers (12-2), and sixth overall in program history. Tied at 20, the Ledgers took control on a 56-yard touchdown run by Schueffner with 52 seconds left […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's approval rating hasn't rebounded nearly two months after he dropped out of the presidential race. A Marquette University Law School poll showed Thursday that the Republican governor's approval rating was at 38 percent, a 1-point rise from September, when the score hit its lowest point since Walker took office. The survey of 803 registered voters was done from Nov. 12 to Nov. 15. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —Gov. Scott Walker's troubled economic development agency may have awarded $21 million in tax credits to companies it wasn't' authorized to give out. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau sent a letter in August to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation noting that the agency had awarded $101.7 million in contracts, or $21.3 million more than its legal limit. An attorney with the state Department of Administration, a Walker […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are drafting a sweeping bill they say would boost access to reproductive care, including abortions. Sen. Jon Erpenbach and Rep. Chris Taylor announced the proposal at a news conference Thursday. They say the bill would repeal a Republican-authored law requiring abortion providers obtain hospital admitting privileges; prohibit people from harassing and intimidating reproductive health providers and patients; define medical accuracy; prohibit the use of […]
The chief warden for the Wisconsin DNR says he’s hoping hunters make safety their top priority when they hit the woods this weekend for the start of the nine day gun-deer season. There were no fatalities during the gun deer hunt last season, and DNR chief warden Todd Schaller says he wants to see that trend continue. "Hunting in general is a safe activity in Wisconsin, it just continues to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Deer hunters in southern Wisconsin might see significant snow on the ground for opening day after all. Initial forecasts called for scattered snow showers heading into Saturday. New modeling from the National Weather Service, however, shows a snowstorm could move across Illinois and into southern Wisconsin Friday. The storm could dump 4 inches to 7 inches of snow south of a line running roughly from De […]
The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation held a ribbon cutting/grand opening ceremony to celebrate the opening of Swenson Tool & Die at its new Campbellsport location. The event held on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 283 Industrial Parkway, Campbellsport, WI introduced attendees to the new facility and the technology it boasted. Owners Wayne and Teri Swenson welcomed attendees. Additional remarks were made by Bob Poch of Keller, Inc. […]
A teenage runaway was captured in a stolen vehicle in Fond du Lac County. The pickup was stolen from an Oshkosh Kwik Trip store early Thursday morning. A state patrol officer located the vehicle on southbound Highway 41 just north of the city of Fond du Lac and with assistance from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office pulled the vehicle over on 41 south of Highway 151. A 14 […]
A Fond du Lac restaurant that opened with a lot of promise and fanfare is closing after less than a year in business. Three Guys and a Grill announced Wednesday in a Facebook post that it was closing. The restaurant is located at the former Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church on East Division Street. The owners will continue to operate two restaurants and a catering business in Elkhart Lake.