MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Paul Nehlen says he will run against House Speaker Paul Ryan after losing to him in the Republican primary by 68 points last year. Nehlen announced his 2018 candidacy on Friday in an email that doubled as a fundraising plea. Nehlen says he's running against Ryan because "Ryan has led the way to thwart President Trump's bold agenda every step of the way." Nehlen courted […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The former Milwaukee police officer on trial for killing a black man after a brief foot chase says he will not testify as his defense attorneys begin presenting their case. Dominique Heaggan-Brown announced his decision Friday after prosecutors finished presenting evidence in a shooting that sparked riots in the predominantly black neighborhood where it happened. The trial adjourned for the day after his announcement. Bodycam footage from […]
Fond du lac police say a 43 year old Fond du Lac man apparently shot and killed himself following an argument with another person. Shortly after 8:30pm Friday police were called to a residence in the 300 block of Ellis St. in response to a complaint that a verbal argument had just occurred between a man and a woman ending with the male subject locking himself in a bedroom. […]
Clean up is continuing in northeast Wisconsin following two storms in three days including a tornado outbreak last Wednesday afternoon. National Weather Service meteorologist J.J. Wood says there were ten confirmed tornadoes that touched down in Green Lake, Shawano, Winnebago, Outagamie and Brown counties Wednesday. While ten twisters is a lot, Wood says the state record is more than double that. "The most for one day for Wisconsin is 27 […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says it appears an elderly man who died at the U.S. Open Friday died from natural causes. The 94 year old man was a spectator at the golf tournament when he suddenly collapsed Friday afternoon. The medical examiner was called to the Erin Hills golf course. There has been heat and humidity all week at the course, but Dodge County sheriff Dale Schmidt says it appears […]
Residents will be lining the streets in the village of North Fond du lac Saturday for the annual North Fondy Fest Parade. The parade starts at noon at the Friendship Learning Center parking lot proceeding north on Thurke Avenue to North Street. From there the parade will continue east to Minnesota Avenue, south to McKinley Street west to Adams Avenue north to Polk Street and west back to Thurke Avenue […]
Mayville Engineering Company is the largest metal fabricator in the country for the seventh year in a row. The Fabricator magazine’s FAB 40 list ranked the Dodge County company has the largest metal fabricator in the country with revenues of $288 million in 2016. The Mayville company supplies customers in agriculture, commercial vehicles, construction, military and other industries.
The 29th season of the Buttermilk Festival concert series has been announced by the Fond du Lac Symphonic Band. In addition to serving as resident ensemble, the Symphonic Band hosts and produces the free, summer-long Festival, held at the Wifler Performance Center in Buttermilk Creek Park, Fond du Lac. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, led by Assistant Conductor Yaniv Dinur, will open this year’s Festival with its 20th Festival performance […]
Kayoung Kim, Ph.D., a University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac psychology professor, is one of three recipients of the UW System’s 2017 Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award recently announced by Ray Cross, UW System president. Dr. Kim is the fourth professor at UW-Fond du Lac to receive the Underkofler award for teaching. This prestigious award recognizes extraordinary teaching at UW System institutions within Alliant Energy’s service area. A […]