Lakeshore Elementary School in Fond du Lac has a new principal. The Fond du Lac school board has approved hiring Special Education Instructional coach, Kelly Barkovich-Smith to the post. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says Barkovich-Smith replaces Matthew Steinbarth who has been hired as the new high school principal.
The superintendent of the Fond du Lac wastewater treatment plant says she hopes the DNR looks at the issue of microplasstics in light of a new study. Research at UW-Superior found that small pieces of plastic have skirted the wastewater treatment process and ended up in Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac wastewater treatment plant supervisor Autumn Fisher says some of the plastics have entered the lake through the Fond du […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul has raised more than $170,000. Kaul announced in April he would challenge Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel. Kaul's campaign said Wednesday that he raised slightly more than $174,000 in two-and-a-half months and had a little more than $135,000 on hand at the end of June. Reports detailing state candidates' fundraising through the first half of 2017 are due to state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker says a proposal to require breweries and wineries to sell their products through distributors is going nowhere. Craft brewers were outraged last month when a memo emerged detailing a plan that would require breweries and wineries to worth through distributors rather than sell their products on-site directly to customers. The brewers feared the plan would force them to shut down tasting rooms and […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their 1982 American League Championship team this weekend. The highlight will be a reunion of the 1982 team in an on-field ceremony at Miller Park before Saturday's 6:10 p.m. game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Members of the team will hold a 45-minute autograph session for fans before the game Saturday. The Brewers will wear the team's 1982 home […]
An Oshkosh teenager received minor injuries following a high speed chase involving a stolen vehicle Fond du Lac County. The chase started Tuesday night after a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over the vehicle on Highway 26 near the Fond du Lac-Winnebago County line. The suspect vehicle failed to stop and the chase continued south on Highway 26. Stop sticks were placed on the road […]
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes is exploring the sale of Agnesian Healthcare to SSM Health. The CSA and SSM Health have signed a letter of intent to sell Agnesian and Monroe Clinic to SSM Health. SSM Health is based in St. Louis with health care facilities in 18 south-central Wisconsin counties. According to a press release the decision to pursue a sponsorship transfer was initiated by CSA. […]
A transient worker from Texas accused of attacking a Waupun woman is on trial this week in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. Twenty three year old Juan Antonio Arriaga is charged with kidnapping and robbery. The incident happened last November 27th when a police officer on routine patrol was in the right place at the right time. Police chief Scott Louden says the officer noticed a man who […]
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin have fatally shot a naked carjacking suspect after authorities say the gun-wielding man tried to enter a restaurant following a chase. Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson says the incident began Tuesday afternoon when a witness said the man removed his clothes at a park and ride near Pewaukee and, using a handgun, carjacked a vehicle. The naked man left in the stolen […]