Month: May 2017

All charges have been dismissed against a Fond du lac man  accused of running a prostitution ring, but the charges could be re-filed at a later date.    At the request of the District Attorney’s Office Fond du lac judge Gary Sharpe dismissed all 22 counts against 27 year old Beau Brown  including human trafficking,  soliciting prostitutes, running a place of prostitution,  sexual assault,   strangulation/suffocation, battery and disorderly conduct.   The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Big box stores in Wisconsin are being targeted in a pair of bipartisan-backed bills circulating in the state Legislature.  The bills unveiled Wednesday set up a fight pitting retail giants like Menards, Lowe's and ShopKo against Wisconsin cities and villages. The issue is how the value of the operating stores is determined for property taxes.  The stores have been successfully arguing that their value should be […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans have introduced another bill that would allow University of Wisconsin System and technical college officials to expel students who inhibit free speech rights.  Sen. Leah Vukmir and Rep. Adam Jarchow began circulating the bill for co-sponsors Wednesday. The measure also would prohibit administrators in both systems from expressing themselves on public controversies and require schools to let speakers onto campus even if they can't guarantee […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose new regulations on deer farms in hopes of slowing chronic wasting disease.  Under the bill from Reps. Dana Wachs and Nick Milroy, all deer farms would have to install electronic monitoring systems indicating when gates are open; non-whitetail deer farms would have to be fenced; fences would have to be inspected every two years; and all deer […]

The 25-Year Awards Banquet for Fond du Lac School District staff members was held at the Knights of Columbus on Monday, May 1. It's a welcome to new inductees as well as a reunion for both present and former employees who have entered the club in earlier ceremonies. There were over 175 staff members and Board of Education members on hand to enjoy the evening's festivities. Inductees for 2017 shown […]

The season is fast approaching, and the Dock Spiders have now unveiled their team mascot, Weaver.  The eight-legged dock spider, presented by Sadoff Iron & Metal, will be ready to start spinning webs at the team’s first home game on Thursday, June 1st at 6:35PM.   On Friday, August 11th, the Dock Spiders will be giving away a bobblehead featuring Weaver and his Timber Rattlers mascot friend, Fang.  This bobblehead […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in the state Assembly say a possible Republican funding plan for Wisconsin roads is laughable and going nowhere.  The GOP plan may include imposing the sales tax on gasoline, cutting income taxes and a wide array of other tax changes.  Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca calls the potential plan a "non-starter." He predicts Gov. Scott Walker won't support it.  Walker said earlier Tuesday he […]