Month: February 2018

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group says it will establish a U.S. headquarters in Milwaukee as part of a massive investment it is making in an electronics manufacturing plant in southeast Wisconsin.  The Taiwan-based company said Tuesday it will purchase an existing seven-story office building downtown that now has a capacity of 650 people. The building will be called Foxconn Place. It will house business incubators and start-up initiatives in […]

The Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department is warning Fond du Lac residents about a dangerous fad involving teenagers popping laundry detergent pods in their mouths.   Fire chief Pete O’Leary says recent social media posts show teens biting into the pods and daring others to  do the same.  O’Leary says the pods contain chemicals that can be life-threatening if ingested.  The company Tide tweeted recently that the pods should […]

Envision Greater Fond du Lac will host its inaugural annual meeting on Tuesday, February 20 at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts. In addition to a brief program outlining the organization’s progress, five community awards will be presented.  The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and networking with the program to follow at 6:00 p.m. Registration is required by February 16 and available online at www.envisiongreaterfdl.com […]

A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office patrol  deputy has filed papers to run for sheriff.  Mike Norton has filed his declaration candidacy paperwork with the Fond du lac County Clerk’s Office.  Norton has worked in the Sheriff's Office for more than 20 years, starting as a corrections officer in the county jail.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink has not announced whether  he plans to seek re-election in […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court are in a contest that's supposed to be nonpartisan but they're clearly showing voters they're choosing among three political ideologies.  The trio of contenders spoke Monday at the Milwaukee Bar Association and spent most of an hour warning voters that one or the other will be driven by ideology.  The race includes unabashedly progressive attorney Tim Burns; conservative Sauk County […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System regents are considering raising tuition for nonresident and graduate students at three institutions next year. The regents' finance committee is set to vote on a proposal Thursday that calls for raising undergraduate nonresident tuition by $355 and graduate tuition by $430 at UW-Eau Claire; raising nonresident graduate business school tuition by $539 at UW-Milwaukee; and raising graduate nonresident tuition by $296 at […]

The Fond du Lac County Fair has announced that Jon Pardi will be performing at the Fair this summer. Tickets for the July 20 performance will go on sale February 12.  The country music star is known for his hits that include  “She Ain’t In It,” "Head over Boots," and “Dirt On My Boots.”  The fair will be held July 18 to 22.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he wants to increase tax credits to entice consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark to keep its manufacturing facilities open in Neenah and Fox Crossing.   The Dallas-based company said last week it was closing the facilities, resulting in a loss of 600 jobs. Walker said Monday he is asking the Legislature to increase job retention credits from 7 percent to 17 percent, the same […]