A Fox Lake man has been charged in connection with a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County. Anthony Rivera made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance this week on charges of eluding and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $10,000 cash. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 27th. According to a criminal complaint Rivera led sheriff’s deputies on a 13 mile long chase on […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The daughter of a Wisconsin legislator is charged with causing the overdose death of a pregnant woman. Twenty-eight-year-old Cassandra Nygren was charged Thursday in Brown County court with two counts of reckless homicide. Nygren and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Shawn Gray, are accused of providing the fentanyl that killed 31-year-old Jennifer Skeen, who was about six months pregnant when she died near Green Bay in June. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate ticked up in September, increasing from 3.4 percent to 3.5 percent. The state Department of Workforce Development reported the employment information on Thursday. It remains below the national unemployment rate of 4.2 percent. The state gained 5,900 private sector jobs between August and September. Workforce Development Secretary Ray Allen says the 2.5 million people working in private sector jobs in September is an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It would be a felony to have sex with an animal in Wisconsin under a bill circulating in the Legislature. Under current law, having sex with an animal is a misdemeanor. Republican state Rep. Andre Jacque, of De Pere, circulated a bill Thursday to increase the penalty. He referenced a case from the Town of Eaton involving a man who faces misdemeanor charges of animal abuse […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the agency is over-regulating large livestock operations. The Dairy Business Association filed the lawsuit July 31. It alleges the DNR has stopped allowing farmers to move run-off through vegetation patches to filter pollution without going through the administrative rule-making process. It also alleges the agency has assumed oversight of calf hutches without going […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The family of Bart Starr says the Hall of Fame quarterback will attend the Green Bay Packers' Sunday game against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field. The 83-year Starr has not attended a Packers game since Thanksgiving 2015, when he took part in the unveiling of Brett Favre's retired No. 4. Starr has been recovering from two strokes and a heart attack he suffered […]
Walleye Weekend 2017 provided $230,074.89 in net proceeds to the 47 groups representing 38 organizations participating in this year’s festival. Collectively the festival has provided $1,283,777 to participating organizations since 2012. “Our volunteers and sponsors' generous support advances Fond du Lac Festivals’ plans for enhancing Walleye Weekend and its ability to showcase Fond du Lac and Lakeside Park,” said Holly Luehring, president of the FFI Board of Directors. “We are […]
Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue is taking steps to try and reduce the risk firefighters face from the smoke and chemicals they are exposed to every time they go into a burning building. Assistant Fire chief Erick Gerritson says the Fire Department’s Main Street station is the first station in northeast Wisconsin to have a Post Fire Carcinogen Reduction Booth. Gerritson says the booth is like a sauna that […]
The North Fond du Lac School superintendent says district enrollment is up significantly in the last year. Aaron Sadoff gave the update at the School District Annual meeting and budget hearing this week. "We're up 74 kids this year," Sadoff told WFDL news. "Its pretty insane." Sadoff says the district is also gaining a significant number of students through open enrollment. "We've actually had to shut down open enrollment for […]