A new AAA traffic safety survey shows risky driving is on the rise. According to the survey, 88 percent of drivers believe distracted driving is on the rise. State AAA spokesman, Nick Jarmuscz, says drivers also believe aggressive driving, and drunk and drugged driving is also increasing. "What we found is troubling. We found there is a lot of do as I say not as I do," Jarmuscz told WFDL […]
The Fond du Lac police chief says high school students who smeared chocolate syrup, ketchup and mustard on several Fond du Lac homes this week have been identified. Police chief Bill Lamb says he would describe the incidents more like a prank rather than vandalism. "Yeah I think that's the most accurate way to describe it. I think this is more a case of , time to time, and its […]
A major street reconstruction project starts next week in Fond du lac. City engineer Paul DeVries says work will begin Monday on a three block stretch of Fond du Lac Avenue from Sixth Street to Ninth Street. During construction traffic will be rerouted but access will be maintained to Fond du Lac Avenue businesses and residences between Sixth and Ninth Streets. DeVries says it’s the first phase in a series […]
Learning to be more inclusive and respectful of individual differences is the goal of a one-day conference at UW Fond du Lac. The Anti-Bullying and Celebrate Diversity Institute is free and open to the public. The conference will engage participants in discussion on topics such as religion, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual identity. The conference will be held on Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate plan to debate for the first time April 26 in Pewaukee. The conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin announced the debate on Thursday. It says both state Sen. Leah Vukmir and Delafield businessman Kevin Nicholson have agreed to debate. They will face each other in the Aug. 14 primary with the winner advancing to take on Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker reluctantly issued an executive order Thursday scheduling special elections to fill two vacant legislative seats, as Senate Republicans abandoned their efforts to block the contests amid Democratic criticism that the GOP is afraid of losing more seats. The seats have been vacant since December, when Walker appointed the Republican incumbents to his administration. State law requires Walker to call special elections to fill legislative vacancies that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Candidates are lining up to run in a special election for open Wisconsin Senate and Assembly seats. Gov. Scott Walker issued an executive order Thursday scheduling special elections to fill open seats in the 1st Senate District and the 42nd Assembly District. The primary will be May 15 with the general elections June 12. Candidates have until April 17 to file nomination papers.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Sawyer County judge listed as endorsing Rebecca Dallet for Wisconsin Supreme Court says he actually supports her opponent Michael Screnock. Judge John Yackel said Thursday that he never gave Dallet permission to list his name among the circuit court judges who support her candidacy. Yackel was listed on both Dallet and Screnock's websites Thursday. Yackel describes himself as politically right-center and wants his name removed […]
The final year of World War I centennial activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 will feature historic aircraft from the era and flying activities that commemorate the final year of the “Great War” that concluded with the armistice of 1918. The 66th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This year’s World War I commemoration activities will take place throughout the […]