Less than a week after the Fond du lac city council approved an ordinance mandating private lead water service line replacement, the city has identified the first five projects. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says new private water services would replace existing lead service lines on five streets. Streets on the schedule for private lead service line replacements are portions of 5th and 7th Streets, Ellis Street, North Military Road […]
The Fond du Lac Fire Chief says he’s pleased Gov. Scott Walker's administration has reversed itself and no longer plans to roll back a requirement for fire sprinklers in many new apartment buildings. Chief Pete O’Leary recently testified at a public hearing on the issue in Appleton. O’Leary says it’s a matter of safety. "I think its a smart move on their part," O'Leary told WFDL news. "In the world […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin fire officials are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to expand the use of circuit interrupters in new homes. Fire fighters, electrical inspectors and other fire safety officials held a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday asking Walker to enact the recommendation of an advisory panel of experts. The state Department of Safety and Professional Services did not initially act on the recommendation but […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming up to tackle prescription painkiller abuse. The attorneys general from both states met at the Minnesota Capitol Monday to discuss their "Dose of Reality" campaign. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says prescription opioid deaths now outpace heroin overdoses nationwide. Their campaign includes a startling public service announcement featuring a mother who can't wake her son who has an open pill […]
T. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says the medical community should decide whether marijuana is suitable medicine, not state lawmakers. Democratic legislators have proposed legalizing medical marijuana after Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he's open to the idea. But the effort faces long odds given opposition from Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgeral and Gov. Scott Walker. Schimel told reporters in St. Paul, Minnesota […]
The Fond du Lac Senior Center, a community focal point and meeting place for individuals 50 years and older, celebrated 50 years of service on Wednesday, February 1, and invited the public for a cake celebration. Over 125 people attended the Center’s 50th birthday celebration. “Without our community partners, local organizations, businesses and donors, we wouldn’t have been able to grow as much as we have, so we very […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau has died in a Los Angeles hospital just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion. His official Twitter account and website say he died early Sunday. He was 76. Jarreau was hospitalized earlier in the week and was said to have been improving slowly. The Wisconsin native has won seven Grammys over a 50-year career. His biggest single […]
One person was seriously injured in a one vehicle rollover crash in Dodge County. The crash happened early Sunday morning near the intersection of CTH P and Grant Road in the Township of Rubicon. A preliminary investigation showed that a 33 year old Neosho man was driving north on Highway P when he lost control and entered the ditch. The vehicle rolled, causing the driver to be ejected. Deputies […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic state representative who was a single parent says Gov. Scott Walker owes an apology to all single and unmarried parents in Wisconsin. Walker said in his state budget address on Wednesday that people who wait until they're 21 to get married and have kids are more likely to be successful. State Rep. Amanda Stuck said Friday those comments reminded her of what it felt […]