(Fond du Lac, Wis.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced upcoming town hall meetings for Tues., March 27, 2018, and Wed., March 28, 2018. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Random Lake Village Hall 96 Russell Drive, Random Lake, WI 53075 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Waldo Village Hall 810 W 2nd Street, Waldo, WI 53093 5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Lakeshore Technical […]
On Saturday, March 17, the STEM Institute ‘s Odyssey of the Mind team earned an invitation to the World Finals by becoming State Champions. The OM team of Mason McGrath, Kennedy George, Jared Ott, Nathan Ott, Ruby Riegert, and Zoe Perkins were awarded this honor after months of hard work and dedication. The team's problem, “Emoji, Speak for Yourself,” challenged them to create three-dimensional emojis to be used to communicate […]
State Senator Dan Feyen(R-Fond du Lac), will be hosting a Town Hall meeting in the district on Tuesday March 27th from 3:00pm-4:00pm. The meeting will be hosted at the Town of Black Wolf Town Hall 380 E. Black Wolf Ave Oshkosh, WI, 54902. The Senator will be available to talk with constituents from the 18th Senate District and discuss issues that are important to them, or to field requests […]
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The suspect in a series of bombing attacks that terrorized Austin over the past few weeks blew himself up early Wednesday as law enforcement closed in on him. Authorities warned of concern that more explosives might still be out there. Authorities had zeroed in on the suspect in the last 24 to 36 hours and located his vehicle at a hotel on Interstate 35 in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has passed Gov. Scott Walker's school safety proposal that makes $100 million in grants available. The Senate passed the bill 28-4 on Tuesday. The Assembly was expected to sign off on Thursday. The bill creates a new office of school safety under the state Department of Justice, which would be in charge of the grants. Walker and bill supporters say schools can use […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation after a man died when his pick-up broke through the ice on Beaver Dam Lake. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the victim has been identified as 52 year old Gary Ballweg. Schmidt says an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The truck was found partially submerged in about 4-5 feet of water 20 yards from shore. Schmidt says […]
A Family Care program that was piloted in Fond du lac County is changing the way it operates. Fond du Lac County executive Al Buechel says the Lakeland Care District Board is expected to vote to dissolve the District at a meeting this Wednesday. Buechel says the non-profit Lakeland Care Incorporated was created about a year ago when the state decided it would no longer support Districts for Family Care. Lakeland Care grew from one of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has passed a Republican bill to protect landlords. The Senate passed the measure 18-14 Tuesday. It allows local governments to inspect rental properties only in blighted areas with numerous complaints, decreasing values or increases in single-family home conversions to rental units. Local governments also would be blocked from inspecting rental property less than eight years old and couldn't enact ordinances based on building […]
The attorney for a former youth prison inmate who won an $18.9 million settlement with the state Department of Corrections says the payout is the largest civil rights settlement in state history. Sydni Briggs tried to hang herself in her cell at the state's youth prison outside Irma in November 2015. Guards saved her but she suffered a brain injury and will require round-the-clock care the rest of her life. […]