MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The authors of a bill restricting how often school districts could propose borrowing referendums say districts are abusing the process. Rep. Michael Schraa and Sen. Duey Stroebel's proposal would prohibit districts from bringing failed borrowing referendums and resolutions back to voters for two years. The measure also would mandate that referendum votes be held only during the state's spring election in April or during the state's […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The state's elections board and the Wisconsin Club for Growth say they've reached a settlement over a lawsuit related to an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign. Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said Thursday the deal ends the case and saves taxpayers money. Club for Growth attorney Eddie Greim confirmed that the agreement ends the lawsuit, but said his group won concessions that will […]
The Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam that has been reported recently. The Sheriff’s Office says it has recently taken several reports of telephone scams targeting elderly residents in Fond du Lac County. This scam involves a caller who reports to be a representative of the IRS demanding payment. Sheriff’s lieutenant Cameron McGee says its important to remember that no representative from […]
A professor of Latin American politics at Ripon College who visited Cuba three years ago as part of a higher education program says he believes strides are being made in normalizing relations with Cuba. Thurssday marked the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s announcement that the U.S. was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba. Professor Marty Farrell says the U.S. is close to an agreement with Cuba on restoring regular […]
A Milwaukee woman has been charged in the heroin overdose death of a Fond du lac woman. Andrea Griffin made her initial Fond du Lac Court appearance Thursday on charges of first degree reckless homicide and manufacture/delivery of heroin. Bail was set at $20,000 cash. Griffin is accused of supplying heroin that led to the death of Carolyn Tries at a Sheboygan Street residence August 22nd. A preliminary hearing is […]
A Mount Calvary man has been charged in connection with a fatal car crash in Fond du Lac County. Nineteen year old Jacob Zielicke is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibitive alcohol content and homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Investigators say Zielicke was the driver of a car that crashed on Lap Road north of Golf Course Drive in the town of […]
A Wisconsin Appeals court says pre-trial publicity did not prejudice jurors against a man found guilty in the brutal attack of a Fond du Lac woman. The District II Court of Appeals dismissed Shannon Parker’s claim that Circuit Judge Dale English erred in using a jury picked from Fond du Lac County due to pre-trial publicity. The court also upheld English's decision to allow statements the victim made out of court and at trial identifying […]
TOWN OF WINNECONNE, Wis. (AP) — The state fire marshal is investigating a fatal fire in Winnebago County. Sheriff's officials say two people were found dead after firefighters extinguished a residential fire Wednesday in the Town of Winneconne. The victims have not been identified.
The Fond du Lac Area United Way is closing in on its goal. Just a few days before Christmas, United Way Board president, Kathy McGowan, says the fund drive is at 80 percent of its goal. McGowan says the United Way is about your community. "We're not the only organization out here that provides funds to the groups, but it starts with the United Way," McGowan said. "If you make […]