Wisconsin Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday with Democratic governor Tony Evers in an effort to find areas where they think they might have some common ground. The meeting comes after the GOP lawmakers last week delivered a letter to the governor in what they called “a gesture of goodwill.” Fond du Lac Republican state senator Dan Feyen will be among the lawmakers meeting with the governor. "I am looking forward […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers wants to make it a priority for the state's economic development agency to work with entrepreneurs and supporting innovation. Evers on Monday announced the formation of a new committee within the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation that will focus on helping entrepreneurs. Evers says the new committee will work with existing programs to support startup accelerators, seed capital funds, microgrants, investment tax credits and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says Wisconsin's juvenile prisons continue to use pepper spray on young inmates and keep them in solitary confinement longer than seven days at a time in defiance of a federal court order. While "significant improvements" have been made in how the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake prisons operate, the report says "there is still more work to do" to be in compliance with […]
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man suspected of abducting a 13-year-old girl made up his mind to take the teen when he spotted her getting on a school bus, and he made two aborted trips to her family's home before finally carrying out an attack in which he killed Jayme Closs' mother in front of her, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, told […]
The president of St. Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du lac is stepping down. Kelly Norton is resigning effective February 15 to become the senior director of Enterprise Culture and Communication at Grande Cheese. Vice president of Advancement at Marian University Stacey Akey will serve as Interim President until a new president is hired. Norton has been president at SMSA since 2015. According to a press release during her tenure […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted on multiple drug related charges is going to prison. Fond du lac judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 31 year old Danny Andrews Jr. to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to manufacture and deliver cocaine and possession of a firearm by a felon. Andrews was one of 14 people arrested for dealing nearly $10 million worth of drugs including 127 pounds of cocaine in the […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal pickup versus pedestrian crash. It happened shortly after 5:30pm Sunday on Highway 151 at County Highway W in the town of Calumet. An investigation shows a 36-year-old Kaukauna woman was struck by a pickup on 151 after exiting Capone’s of Pipe Restaurant and Bar. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup driver, a 31-year-old New Holstein man […]
Enrollment will begin this week along with information meetings for the new Treffert Way Charter School in North Fond du Lac. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the the K-6 will focus on each child’s unique talents, individually tailoring the students learning experience to his or her strengths. Enrollment will take place January 14 through February 8. Enrollment is first open to current North Fond du lac students with remaining seats available […]
Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt is circulating a bill focusing on over the road truckers to help crack down on human trafficking. Thiesfeldt says the Trucker Education Bill will implement a human trafficking teaching component for all new truck drivers in Wisconsin. Thiesfeldt says it makes sense to teach truckers about the signs of human trafficking when there are many more truck drivers on the roads than […]