Month: April 2016

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison's executives will get cultural training following a semester marked by students' calls for a more inclusive college experience for minorities.  Associated Students of Madison, the university's student group, sent a letter to Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Sunday demanding university leaders, including her, get training regarding identity, power, privilege and unconscious bias.  UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said Wednesday that Blank and her executive team […]

Bike to School Day throughout the Fond du Lac School District will take place on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.  Not long ago, walking or biking to school was the norm. Over the past 30 years, the percentage of children biking and walking to school has declined from 50% or more to closer to about 15% currently. Today, parents drive as many as 50% of children traveling to school. School bus […]

Investigators say a fire that destroyed a landmark Fond du Lac restaurant and tavern was arson.  The February 24th fire destroyed the Wayside Bar on West Division Street.  Investigators with the Fond du Lac Police Department, Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue and the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation/State Fire Marshal’s Office have determined the fire was intentionally set.  Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says anyone with information about the […]

A Waupun man has pleaded no contest to a charge of supplying the drugs that led to the overdose death of a Juneau woman in 2009.  Thirty-three year old Christopher Skalitzky entered the plea to a charge of delivering schedule 2 narcotics in Dodge County Circuit Court.  He also pleaded no contest to charges of bail jumping, criminal damage to property, and disorderly conduct in a separate case.  A pre-sentence investigation […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A jury has convicted a 31-year-old Oshkosh man of killing his girlfriend last year.  The jury convicted Samson Gomoll of first-degree intentional homicide on Tuesday in Winnebago County Circuit Court.  Gomoll was accused in the Sept. 20 fatal shooting of 42-year-old Stacey Strange at the couple's apartment.  The trial began Monday, with jurors hearing closing arguments Tuesday morning. Jurors deliberated for only 80 minutes before finding […]

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Gov. Tommy Thompson are among the 18 at-large delegates who will represent the state at the Republican national convention this summer in Cleveland.  The Wisconsin Republican Party released the delegate names on Tuesday.  Under state party rules, all 18 of them are required to vote for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the first round. They can only switch to another candidate if they are […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state elections board has decided to ask the Legislature for money to revive efforts to educate the public about photo identification requirements at the polls.  The GAB began a campaign in 2012 but dropped it after a court challenge resulted in delays in the requirements implementation.  The board voted 4-2 on Tuesday afternoon to seek $250,000 from the Joint Finance Committee's supplemental fund. The panel […]

ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) — The family of the gunman who opened fire outside the Antigo High School prom before he was killed says the teen's actions are confusing and painful and that relatives are for understanding as they grieving his death.  Family members of 18-year-old Jakob Wagner released a statement through an Antigo funeral home Tuesday which says they are "filled with sorrow over the injuries caused to his victims, […]

Service League of Fond du Lac’s 13th Annual Tour of Fashion, one of Fond du Lac’s premier Spring events, will be held Wednesday, May 4th, from 5:30-10 p.m. at THELMA Sadoff Center for the Arts. The 2016 Tour of Fashion premier sponsors include Agnesian HealthCare and Marchant Schmidt Inc., as well as many additional generous sponsors. Favorite local radio personality, Terry Davis, will emcee the fashion show.The evening will feature […]