MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has ordered state agencies to increase access to public records. Walker's executive order signed Thursday directs state agencies to identify the most commonly requested records and make them publicly available. He's also ordering agencies to publicize how many records requests they receive and the average time it takes to fulfill them. His order also calls for revitalizing a public notice website to serve […]
The 10th annual Marian University Treffert Lecture Series will present “Strokes of Genius: The Talented Savant,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3 at the Marian University Stayer Center, 45 S. National Avenue, Fond du Lac. Darold Treffert, MD, a world-renowned autism and savant syndrome expert, will offer opening comments about savant syndrome overall, followed by Rosa C. Martinez, PhD, BCBA-D, Strokes of Genius, Inc. president and […]
A Horicon teenager has died from injuries suffered in a crash in Dodge County earlier this month. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says 19 year old Destiny Kogler died Thursday at a Madison hospital. The crash happened March 2nd on State Highway 33 near Fairfield Road, in the town of Oak Grove. A preliminary investigation shows that Kogler lost control of her car on snow covered Sth 33, crossed the […]
A Campbellsport man is charged in federal court with tax fraud. Sixty nine year old Robert Spoerl is charged with 10 counts of assisting in the filing of false federal income tax returns, 16 counts of theft and two counts of identity theft. The 28-count indictment accuses Spoerl of committing $150,000 worth of tax fraud while he ran a tax preparation service. Spoerl is alleged to have used clients’ personal […]
Nobody was injured when strong winds toppled a tree on the roof of a house in Fond du Lac. The incident happened at 265 Dahl Place Wednesday afternoon. Winds started to die down last night after two consecutive days of sustained winds at 20-30 mph with gusts near 60 mph.
The Fond du Lac city council has voted in favor of a proposal to allow a Midway at Walleye Weekend on a one year trial, but there are questions about the proposed Midway Operator. The council approved the resolution at their meeting Wednesday evening. Fond du lac Festivals has proposed hiring Spectrum Entertainment out of Ironwood, Michigan to provide rides, games and two food trailers in an area near Frazier […]
Governor Scott Walker will highlight investments in K-12 education included in his Executive Budget proposal Thursday morning at Oakfield High School. WHAT: Remarks at Oakfield High School WHEN: Thursday, March 9, 2017 Event Start: 10:20 a.m. WHERE: Oakfield High School Library 250 East Church Street Oakfield, WI 53065
Fond du Lac County officials are looking at possible ways to ease congestion at a busy intersection. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says there is a concern about long traffic back-ups at the intersection of Highway 23 and Rolling Meadows Drive. Waldschmidt says the problem with changing the timing of the signal lights is that it could impact traffic flow traveling east on Johnson Street through the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new analysis shows most Wisconsin taxpayers would see a $44 reduction in their income taxes under Gov. Scott Walker's budget. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau released a report Wednesday analyzing the new tax brackets in Walker's budget. It concludes that for tax year 2017 an estimated 2.2 million taxpayers, or 70.3 percent of all tax filers, would see an average decrease of $44. Those making between […]