A little less than four months after it was put up for sale the Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau building has been sold. Bank of Oakfield president Ryan Kamphuis told WFDL news the bank has purchased the building on Pioneer Road with plans to open a branch office. Kamphuis says regulatory approval is expected in the next couple of weeks with the goal of opening a Fond […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that eliminates a minimum age requirement to hunt in Wisconsin. The bill allows a person of any age to participate in a mentored hunt. The law had previously required a child to be at least 10-years-old to participate in a mentored hunt. Walker signed the bill Saturday, exactly one week before the state's gun deer hunting season kicks off. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill setting up an open season on groundhogs. The governor signed the measure on Saturday. The bill removes groundhogs from the state's protected species list and calls on the Department of Natural Resources to establish a year-round hunting and trapping season with no bag limits. Supporters argue groundhogs, also known as woodchucks or whistle pigs, are plentiful and that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is downplaying allegations that Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. Walker was asked Sunday about the allegations and likened them to a false 2012 recall campaign rumor that he had fathered a "love child." Walker said if the allegation against Moore is true, then he "obviously" should step aside. Walker's campaign did not immediately respond […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Republican Party is criticizing the latest Democratic candidate to get into the governor's race over his opposition to the Act 10 collective bargaining law. Wisconsin firefighters union leader Mahlon Mitchell launched his candidacy on Monday. He is vying to become the state's first African American governor. Mitchell was outspoken against Gov. Scott Walker's proposal in 2011 that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Numerous Democrats are considering running for governor in 2018. This is where they stand. Major announced candidates: State Superintendent Tony Evers; state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, of Alma; state Rep. Dana Wachs, of Eau Claire; former Democratic Party Chairman Matt Flynn; Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik; political activist Mike McCabe; and firefighter union leader Mahlon Mitchell. Other announced candidates: political newcomer and recent Stanford University graduate Bob Harlow; […]
A Milwaukee man was seriously injured in a rollover crash in Fond du Lac County. It happened shortly after 7pm Sunday on USH 151 north of County WH, in the township of Taycheedah. The Sheriff Office says vehicle was southbound when the driver lost control, crossed the center line and struck a driveway embankment. The vehicle than went airborne for approximately 135 feet and rolled several times. The driver had […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Brett Hundley threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, Nick Perry had three sacks and the Green Packers beat the Chicago Bears 23-16 to snap a three-game losing streak on Sunday. Hundley, starting his third game for an injured Aaron Rodgers, threw a 17-yard touchdown to Davante Adams to make it 23-13 with 5:29 to play, and the Packers (5-4) hung on to beat the Bears (3-6) […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The sponsor of a bill to lower Wisconsin's drinking age is downplaying the fact that his wife owns a campground that includes a bar. Republican state Rep. Adam Jarchow says the idea that 19- or 20-year-olds would come to the Do Nothin Campground in Balsam Lake to drink at the bar there "is funny." Jarchow is sponsoring a bill to lower the state's drinking age […]