Month: December 2017

Envision Greater Fond du lac and the Fond du lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau are moving into the same location.  Both organizations will be relocating in the coming months to the current location of  The Commonwealth Companies at the corner of Sheboygan and South Main Streets in downtown Fond du lac.    Convention Bureau director Craig Molitor says it’s a great opportunity for both organizations.  Envision President and CEO […]

Hazardous Weather Outlook  National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 326 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2017 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-190930- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 326 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Some light freezing drizzle and light snow will exit the area early this morning. Untreated surfaces may be slick especially along and north of I-94 […]

A child received potentially life-threatening injuries in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County.    The crash happened shortly  before 3pm Sunday at the intersection of  State Highways 67 and 28, about a mile north of the village of Theresa.   A preliminary investigation shows a  westbound car on Highway 28 failed to the yield the right of way at  a stop sign and was struck by a northbound vehicle.  An eight […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials hope the hunting tradition can get new life from the local food movement.  The Learn to Hunt for Food program aims to capitalize on the increasing demand for local, sustainable food. The program hopes to educate people who are interested in hunting as a food source.  Keith Warnke is a hunting and shooting sports coordinator at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Warnke […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new state report shows that Wisconsin has converted local roads near the future Foxconn site into state highways so it can access funding for state road improvements. A memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows the move could siphon $134 million from other highway projects statewide.  Gov. Scott Walker says savings from other road projects will help cover the costs. It's not clear which projects […]

Fond du Lac city officials say residents who pay their water bill online should check their credit card statements after  the city’s Water Payment Portal was hacked.   A notice on the city’s website says city officials are investigating after they were notified about the hack by a local partner bank last Tuesday.  The notice says the city had patched a vulnerability after its vendor third-party payment engine notified the city […]

The retrial for an over the road trucker charged in the murder of a Sturdevant teenager in Fond du Lac County is scheduled to start in February.  Dennis Brantner is charged in the 1990 murder of Berit Beck.  A mistrial was declared in June of 2016 after the jury told the judge it was deadlocked.  A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for January 19 and a motion hearing is scheduled for […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A plane that led the invasion of Normandy during World War II has been saved from a junkyard and carefully restored in Wisconsin.   The C-47, called "That's All, Brother," carried the first paratroopers who stormed the beaches of Normandy. The aircraft led the more than 800 other C-47s also carrying paratroopers.  The plane was lost for 70 years and was accidentally discovered by an Air Force […]

An Appleton attorney from Fond du Lac has had his law license suspended for a year for  misrepresenting his client in a robbery case.  The state Supreme Court approved the stipulation filed by the Office of  Lawyer Regulation and attorney Michael Petersen on nine counts of misconduct against Petersen.  Petersen was also ordered to pay the more than $2100 cost of the disciplinary proceeding.  Investigators say Petersen lied when he […]