Month: January 2018

Two members of the Wisconsin Assembly's Corrections Committee say Gov. Scott Walker's plan to create new regional juvenile prisons in the state can be done more quickly than he proposed.  Republican Rep. Joel Kleefisch and Democratic Rep. David Bowen issued a joint statement Friday embracing Walker's reorganization plan but calling for swifter action. Walker on Thursday proposed converting the Lincoln Hills juvenile prison into an adult facility and opening five […]

A Fond du Lac woman has been convicted of failing to protect a 6-year-old girl from sex crimes.  Forty year old Ellen Neumann entered an Alford plea this week in Fond du Lac County circuit court.   Under the plea Neumann doesn't admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a conviction.  Charges of first-degree sexual assault of a child and causing a child to view sex acts were dismissed […]

Authorities say a Fond du lac woman was  killed in a one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du Lac County  Thursday morning.  The victim has been identified as 64 year old  Dianne Majerus of Fond du lac.   The Sheriff's Office says before moving to Fond du Lac Majerus had been a longtime resident of Campbellsport.  Rescue personnel were called to the scene on Highway K north of Highway 45 in […]

A Fond du Lac company will again have a big presence at this year’s  Super Bowl.  Modtruss vice president Steve Weltin says four semi-trucks left Fond du Lac this week for Minneapolis with material to build broadcast platforms and stages  outside U.S. Bank stadium.  "The product has been around for about nine years, Modtruss, since 2014, but we've been directly or indirectly involved with the Super Bowl for about nine […]

A downtown Fond du Lac business is the winner of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Main Street Makeover contest.    Annie’s Fountain City Café was selected based on business success, community support and a clear vision for  the business moving forward.  As the winner Annie’s will receive personalized technical assistance and up to $10,000 for storefront and interior improvements.  Owner, Ann Culver, says her business opened in January 2016 with a […]

CRANDON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a northern Wisconsin deputy shot and killed a man who pointed a shotgun at him. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says the Forrest County deputy was on patrol Thursday when he ran a records check on a disabled vehicle. The check found the driver was wanted on warrants in Texas. Authorities say the deputy tried to make contact with the driver when the driver […]

A Milwaukee man has been charged in connection with a fatal traffic crash in Fond du Lac County last April.  Jonathan Vogel made his initial court appearance Thursday on charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.  Bail was set at $20,000 cash.  Investigators say Vogel was the driver of a car that rolled over on Highway 26 north of Willow Creek Road and burst into flames.  A […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Juveniles would no longer be housed at a Wisconsin youth prison complex that's been under federal investigation and the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging inmate abuse as part of dramatic reorganization plan announced Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker. The $80 million proposal would change the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake prisons into medium-security adult prisons and open five smaller regional juvenile prisons across the state. The plan, which […]

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes has officially closed on the sale of  Fond du lac’s Agnesian Healthcare to SSM Health.    Back in July the CSA and SSM Health 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 […]