Month: February 2019

A Republican member of the legislature’s budget committee says he still thinks the Foxconn project will be a positive for the state,  even if its focus is different.  Foxconn announced last week  that it plans to shift its focus from making liquid crystal displays more toward research and development.  Then on Friday the company said it still planned to proceed with a smaller manufacturing facility.  Republican state representative Mark Born […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Recent findings suggest that the bitter cold temperatures that gripped Wisconsin this week could also have a chilling effect on an invasive insect species that threatens the state's ash trees.  U.S. Forest Service research biologist Rob Venette co-authored a study that found temperatures around 20 degrees below zero can reduce emerald ash borer populations by half. Venette tells Wisconsin Public Radio that this week's extreme cold […]

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Two adults and a teen have been arrested in last year's death of a 7-year-old Wisconsin boy who was allegedly beaten, forced to carry around a heavy log and was buried in the snow.  The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office says 7-year-old Ethan Hauschultz, of Newton, died on April 18. The boy's court-appointed guardians, Timothy Hauschultz and Tina McKeever-Hauschultz, and a 15-year-old boy were arrested Friday.  The […]

(photo: fdl fire and rescue)  A malfunctioning refrigeration unit forced the evacuation of  Festival Foods grocery store in Fond du lac Saturday afternoon.   Shortly after 12:30pm firefighters were called to a report of smoke in the refrigeration room at Festival.  Firefighters were able to isolate the unit which was leaking oil.   After about 90 minutes the store had been cleared of smoke.  The Fond du Lac Public Health inspector was […]

The Fond du Lac Police Department says a former North Fond du Lac special education teacher is being released from prison after serving time in prison for sexually assaulting a student.   Police say Dominic Carmona is being released next week after serving more than three years in prison for sexually assaulting a  16 year old female student.   Carmona will be on extended supervision for the next five years.   Special conditions […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says Foxconn Technology Group needs to do a better job communicating its plans for a southeastern Wisconsin plant. The company initially said it planned to build a massive plant in Mount Pleasant to produce flat-screen panels, backed off this week and then on Friday reaffirmed plans for a manufacturing facility. Evers says there's "no limit to skepticism" if the company's messaging isn't […]

It may be the dead of winter but the country music entertainment for this summer’s Fond du lac County Fair has been announced.   Ag Society  president Katie Grinstead says Brett Young will be performing at the Fair on July 20.  Grinstead says after this week’s bitter cold weather its nice to be thinking about the Fair.  "Yes its really nice to be thinking about Fair weather,"  Grinstead told WFDL news.  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group said Friday that after its chairman spoke directly with President Donald Trump the Taiwanese company will proceed with plans to construct a plant in Wisconsin that will make liquid crystal display screens that can be used for small electronic devices.   The news capped a week of confusion about Foxconn's plans in Wisconsin. The company announced in 2017, to much fanfare, that it planned to invest […]