MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison judge has stopped short of issuing a ruling in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin Republicans' lame-duck laws limiting Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul's powers. Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess listened to oral arguments in the case for two hours Monday afternoon, then ended the hearing without issuing a ruling. He promised to put one out soon but didn't elaborate. A […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group says its manufacturing facility in Wisconsin will be producing liquid crystal display screens by the end of 2020, with construction starting later this year. The news Monday comes after worldwide electronics manufacturing leader sent mixed signals earlier this year about whether it planned to suspend work in Wisconsin. The Taiwan-based Foxconn in February recommitted to building what is known as a Generation 6 […]
Some Fond du lac residents were evacuated Monday afternoon after natural gas was detected in the storm sewer system. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says the high natural gas readings were detected in a neighborhood near 13th Street and South Park Avenue. South Park between 15th and Boyd Street was blocked to traffic and Alliant Energy was called to the scene. Power was shut off to about 100 […]
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-based retail chain Shopko Stores plans to close its remaining 120 department stores by mid-June. ShopKo said Monday the company was unable to find a buyer for its business. The company plans to begin winding down its retail operations this week. Those closings will affect an additional 5,000 employees. ShopKo says it will not move forward with an auction that was scheduled Tuesday. The liquidation is […]
Dozens of volunteers gave up their Sunday to help Fond du lac residents clean up in the aftermath of last week’s devastating flood. The volunteers gathered at a Volunteer Reception Center set up at the Pilgrim United Church of Christ on Stow Street to get their assignments, pick up their clean-up kits, and assist residents who had dialed 2-1-1 for assistance. The volunteer effort, is coordinated by Emergency Management, Public […]
A Fond du Lac man was seriously injured in a rollover crash on a railroad overpass in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened Friday night on Highway 151 near Hickory Road. Witnesses say a vehicle struck a railway overpass and that there was one individual trapped inside of the vehicle. When rescue personnel arrived, the driver and lone occupant, Daniel T. Sell of Fond du Lac, had been able […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a shed in Fond du lac County. Early Saturday morning firefighters from Eldorado, Van Dyne, Lamartine and North Fond du Lac responded to the Debbie Scharfenberg residence on Townline Rd for a report of a pole shed that was on fire. The shed was used as a workshop and had some vehicles stored in it. There was minor damage reported which consisted […]
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart says it's OK for residents of a northwestern Wisconsin town to "smile, but don't stare" if they bump into a 13-year-old local girl recovering from the killings of her parents and her own abduction. Smart spoke to about 1,300 people Friday night at Barron High School. Residents are trying to understand how they can support Jayme Closs, who authorities say escaped […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A child's body found wrapped in a blanket along a Minnesota highway is believed to be that of a missing 2-year-old girl whose mom police have said was fatally shot by her former pimp, authorities announced Saturday. The discovery of the child's body came hours after officials had put out a plea asking "the entire nation" to help find Noelani Robinson, whose father, Dariaz Higgins, is charged […]