Month: May 2017

The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the St. Mary School in the city of Fond du Lac in the National Register of Historic Places.   National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property.   The St. Mary School Building, designed by the local […]

Gov. Scott Walker's proposal making Wisconsin the first state to require drug tests to receive Medicaid health benefits has won approval from the Legislature's budget-writing committee. The Joint Finance Committee on Thursday voted to give itself oversight and final approval on Walker's plans to drug-test able-bodied, childless adult Medicaid applicants. There would also be a drug test requirement for food stamp recipients.  Democratic opponents argue the drug testing would be […]

Traffic volume on Interstate 41 may be higher than usual this Memorial Day Holiday weekend.   Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Captain Ryan Waldschmidt says the state DOT is advising motorists who would normally take I-43 north or south to use I-41 instead because of construction work in Manitowoc and Brown counties.  "The good news is we don't have any big construction projects underway.  That being said, DOT is recommending drivers […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new survey shows the top paid executive in Wisconsin is in the financial services industry. Calculations by The Associated Press and the executive data firm Equilar show Fiserv CEO Jeffery Yabuki tops the compensation list in Wisconsin, earning $21.2 million in 2016. Fiserv is based in Brookfield.  The survey includes only publicly traded companies with more than $1 billion in revenue that filed their proxy statements […]

CHETEK, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff's officials in northwestern Wisconsin have identified the teens involved in a fatal plane crash.  The Barron County Sheriff's Department says 17-year-old Owen Knutson died when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed into a river in a rural area near Chetek Wednesday evening. An 18-year-old passenger, Hunter Gillett, was seriously injured. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School senior is hospitalized at Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota.  Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald […]

Fond du Lac police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed an abandoned pick-up truck.  Fire Chief Pete O’Leary told WFDL news on the scene that firefighters were called to the scene at 58 Doty Street shortly after 3pm Thursday to find the vehicle engulfed in flames.  O’Leary says it appears a circular saw was being used to cut up the vehicle, but is unsure if that started the fire.  […]

The Fond du Lac Fire Chief was decked out in SWAT gear today after losing a bet with the police chief.  Fire Chief Pete O’Leary and Police Chief Bill Lamb were betting who could raise the most money on St. Baldrick’s Day by shaving their heads for childhood cancer.  Chief O’Leary lost and had to dress up in SWAT gear.  "It was kind of fun, actually.  Its never happened for […]

The Fond du Lac city council has rejected a request to rezone residential property to allow a used truck dealership to expand a parking lot. At their meeting Wednesday night the council voted 5-1 against the request by Lenz Truck after several residents of an adjacent condominium complex voiced their concerns. There was nobody from Lenz Truck who spoke at the meeting. Councilmember Brian Kolstad said the rezoning would have […]

The Fond du Lac School Board president says he can’t comment in detail after the board met in closed session with legal counsel this week to discuss the high school gym floor. Board president Mark Jurgella told WFDL news the meeting was scheduled after the district received a letter from the company that installed the floor. The company stated that school officials made false and unfair claims about the quality […]