MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's top Republican says the Legislature may have to pass a bill to help induce a Taiwanese technology company bring a plant to Wisconsin. Foxconn, best known for making Apple's iPhone, is looking to build a display panel factory in the U.S. with several states in the running. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says that he "can't imagine" the state wouldn't do something to […]
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Police say a naked carjacking suspect who was fatally shot by law enforcement officers in southeastern Wisconsin was wanted for a shooting that occurred the same day in Milwaukee. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 34-year-old Randy Engstrom of Milwaukee. Milwaukee police confirm Engstrom was wanted in a shooting that critically wounded a man early Tuesday. Authorities say Engstrom took off his […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Historic flooding has forced businesses in Burlington to close while they wait for power to be restored but residents are upbeat as cleanup efforts begin. Bob Koldeway owns a bike shop in town and was spending the day Thursday mopping and drying the floor of his store after it flooded with more than two inches of rain Wednesday. Koldway says he was lucky none of his bikes […]
A group of Fond du Lac residents is hoping to make an immediate, positive impact on the community through a new initiative called Fondy 100 Gives. Fond du Lac YMCA director Greg Giles, says he got the idea from the charitable organization called 100 People Who Care. Under the program 100 Fond du Lac residents will donate $100 four times a year and will vote every three months on […]
Seventh Street from South Main Street to South Park Avenue Schedule: May 2017 to September 2017 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. July 17th to July 21th: The utility contractor has completed the utilities on 7th Street. The grading contractor will start excavation and grading the roadway and placing aggregate base this week. They will work from Park Avenue toward […]
The Fond du Lac High School Summer Band will take the stage for their second Buttermilk Festival performance in a joint concert with the GHO Symphonic Band from Germany on Wednesday, July 19. The free program at Buttermilk Creek Park will begin at 7:15 p.m. Under the direction of Chris Barnes and Matt McVeigh, the FHS Summer Band is comprised of high school students through all grade levels. The group […]
Ground breaking ceremonies have been held for Waupun’s new Heritage Ridge business park. The cornerstone of the development is the Eden Meats and Catering truck stop. City administrator Kathy Schleve says the development is located along state Highway 26 and the Highway 151 interchange just south of Waupun. "It brings service to the community that we don't currently have and it also meets a regional need for rest stops for […]
A transient worker from Texas accused of attacking a Waupun woman has been convicted. A Fond du Lac County jury Wednesday found 23 year old Juan Antonio Arriaga guilty of attempted kidnapping, intimidation of a victim, false imprisonment, battery and disorderly conduct. Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney says he is pleased with the verdict. "We had a really great police officer who saw something that didn't […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has upheld Wisconsin's right-to-work law. The law prohibits businesses and unions from reaching agreements that require all workers to pay union dues. Unions maintain the law enables nonunion members to receive free representation. The International Union of Operating Engineers filed a lawsuit last year alleging that amounts to an unconstitutional taking. U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller upheld the law in September, […]