MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vintners in southern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota are reeling from a weekend cold snap that ruined huge swaths of their grapes. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday dropped below freezing in much of those areas, killing grape buds that had emerged early due to a warm spring. Wisconsin Grape Growers Association President Steve Johnson said Tuesday that vineyards west of Madison suffered the most. He says at […]
Dozens of teenagers were cited for underage drinking and an adult was cited for providing alcohol at a large underage drinking party in Fond du lac County. Sheriff’s chief deputy Mark Strand says shortly before 11pm Friday deputies responded to a residence in the Town of Byron for an anonymous report of a possible underage drinking party. Strand says when deputies arrived there were approximately 100 individuals ranging in age from 17-23 years of age. […]
The City Water Department would like to inform the public of planned water service work in various locations beginning Wednesday May 18th. Beginning Wednesday, May 18th pavement repairs will be made on E. Division Street at two separate locations. East and westbound traffic on Division Street between Portland Street and Marr Street will be closed for approximately 3 days. The westbound lane of traffic on Division Street between Marr Street […]
Marian University no longer plans to move its entire nursing program to downtown Fond du Lac. In a news release Marian says the university will move only its nursing graduate program and other unnamed graduate programs to the AC Nielson building this summer. Marian said in the release it would settle on which programs to move downtown through an ongoing “strategic planning process.” In 2014 the Fond du Lac city council voted to authorize […]
A town of Lomira resident says she is concerned about the safety of her children if two high risk child sex offenders are placed in a home not far from where she lives. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Dodge County to consider final approval for placing sex offenders Jonathon Miller and Robert Larson Jr. at a residence on Highway 67 in the town of Lomira. Cherie Reitz lives a couple miles down the […]
Fond du Lac police are notifying residents about the change of address for two convicted child sex offenders. Patrick McAuly is temporarily living at 50 W. Follett Street in the city of Fond du Lac. McAuly spent time in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls, ages 17 and 18. His extended supervision expired in 2013. Jacob Schwendimann is currently living at 197 N. Main Street. Schwendimann has multiple child sex […]
The Fond du Lac Downtown Partnership is conducting a survey to find out how downtown business owners feel about downtown parking. Downtown Partnership director Amy Hansen says the Fond du lac city council will discuss possible changes to the city’s parking policies at their May 25th meeting. Hansen says the question is can the parking system be improved in the downtown? Hansen says one concern is making sure that downtown business people don’t take customer […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney challenging more than a dozen changes to Wisconsin election laws enacted since Gov. Scott Walker took office is telling a federal judge they are discriminatory, embarrassing "and a stain on the history of the state." The comments came during opening statements Monday in a trial challenging election law changes made since 2011. Attorney Josh Kaul says those challenging the laws will present evidence showing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says that his supporting of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is not the same as endorsing him. Johnson said in an earlier interview "I am going to certainly endorse the Republican nominee, and obviously it looks like that will be Mr. Trump." But in an interview Sunday Johnson said "To me, support versus endorse are two totally different things." Johnson says […]