MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee newspaper's review of tweets found Russia-linked accounts sought to spur racial and political discord in Wisconsin after a police officer's fatal shooting of a black man sparked riots. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the accounts sent more than 30 tweets during the August 2016 unrest in Milwaukee following the shooting. One of the accounts, @TEN_GOP, is named in a recent federal indictment from special counsel […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Republicans apparently aren't sold on Gov. Scott Walker's school safety legislation. Walker introduced legislation Thursday designed to enhance campus safety, in part by creating $100 million in new school grants. The legislation doesn't impose any gun restrictions or mandate teachers arm themselves. Walker called a special session for the Legislature to take up the bills. The Assembly plans to address them sometime next week in […]
Another lucky lottery winner in Fond du lac County. A ticket purchased at the Brandon Store in Brandon matched all five numbers in the Badger 5 drawing on Monday, March 12 to win the $266,000 jackpot. Monday's winning Badger 5 numbers were 1, 6, 7, 13 and 19.
A new study ranks two Fond du Lac County communities among the most affordable places to live in Wisconsin. The fourth annual study from financial technology company Smart Asset lists North Fond du Lac at number three and Waupun as the tenth most affordable community to live in the state. The communities are ranked on an Affordability Index weighing property taxes, homeowners’ insurance fees and mortgage payments relative to income. […]
Silica For Your Home, The Fond du Lac Evening Optimist Club, and Envision Greater Fond du Lac are welcoming Acacia (nicknamed ‘Tiny”) Woodley, the founder of Tiny Girl, Big Dream back to the Fond du Lac area. Woodley is in Fond du Lac to unveil her Friendship Benches at Parkside, Chegwin, and Evans Elementary Schools, as well as The Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club. Woodley was in Fond du Lac […]
The Downtown Fond du Lac Fest-of-Ale is a night of sampling beers and other malt-beverages while exploring the businesses of downtown on Friday, April 13 from 4-8 p.m. Tickets for the event feature several variations: “Team Brewksi” tickets offer a souvenir glass and a flight of 10 beers, ales, porters, stouts and other hoppy-brews over the course of the evening. “Team Malternative” tickets also come with a souvenir glass and […]
Brady Buss, an archer for the Fond du Lac School District Archery team and an eighth grader at Sabish Middle School, captured first place in a recent archery competition. In January, Buss competed at the Badger State Games and placed first in the middle school, male, 3D and Indoor targets. At the State Indoor S3DA Tournament, Brady took first place in his division which qualified him to travel to Cincinnati, […]
Another lucky lottery winner in Fond du lac County. A ticket purchased at the Brandon Store in Brandon matched all five numbers in the Badger 5 drawing on Monday, March 12 to win the $266,000 jackpot. Monday's winning Badger 5 numbers were 1, 6, 7, 13 and 19.
One of two men charged in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man has pleaded not guilty. Twenty three year old Jesse Schultz entered the plea to a charge of first degree intentional homicide at an arraignment hearing in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Wednesday. Twenty two year old Devon Neuman earlier pleaded not guilty to the same charge. Schultz and Neuman are charged in the September […]