Foxconn Technology Group has awarded $13 million in contracts to three firms it describes as "Wisconsin-based." Two of the three companies have a presence in Wisconsin, they are headquartered elsewhere. The contracts are for work on the foundations of the display panel plant Foxconn plans to build in Mount Pleasant. Foxconn says the contracts are going to C.D. Smith Construction of Fond du Lac, Otis Elevator Company of Milwaukee and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows the state crime labs' efforts to review tests of unanalyzed rape kits delayed more than 300 active cases. The state Department of Justice report on crime lab performance found the labs took in 8,626 cases for DNA testing in 2018 and completed work on 5,664 cases. That compares with 5,311 incoming cases and 4,782 completions in 2017. DOJ in 2016 began testing thousands of […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is warning motorists to keep their eyes on the side of the road for deer. The number of car-deer crashes tend to spike in the fall, during the rut and again this time of year. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says while most car-deer collisions result in only property damage, they can also result in injury or even death. "We take hundreds, probably thousands […]
The Republican controlled Jt. Finance committee this week did not take up the governor’s proposal to add oversight to large dairy operations. Governor Tony Evers proposed adding five full-time positions to oversee permitting, inspection and enforcement of concentrated animal feeding operations and increase the annual fee paid by CAFOs from $345 a year to $660. Ryan Billingham with the Wisconsin Conservation Voters says the decisions will have long ranging effects on public health. "We've […]
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — Three Wisconsin men are charged after a homemade "cannon" exploded in Marion, killing an Illinois man last weekend. The three are charged in Waupaca County with homicide by negligent handling of explosives, a felony. Forty-two-year-old Kenneth Niemer of Clintonville, 37-year-old Robert Mattes of New London and 60-year-old Scott Mattes of Marion appeared in court Wednesday. Signature bonds of $25,000 were set for each man. The men were using […]
As the summer boating season gets underway the National Marine Manufacturers Association has released new data that shows a jump in powerboat sales. Sales of new powerboats in the U.S. reached 276,000 in 2018, an increase of four percent from 2017, the highest levels the U.S. boating recreational industry has seen in 11 years. Chuck Willems with Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine says that’s great news for Merc. "We're really […]
People will soon be able to rent jet skis and pontoon boats at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park. The Fond du Lac city council last week gave its blessing to allow local used car dealer Brad Lenz to rent out jet skis and a pontoon boat on the docks in the lagoon near Oven Island. Council president Brian Kolstad says operators will have to follow DNR rules for safe watercraft operation in […]
The Department of Justice has identified the three people found dead in a Kiel home Sunday. The victims have been identified as 10 year old Mason Leschzykowski, 69 year old Jack Schigur and 50 year old Julie Wood. DOJ says they do not believe the public is in any danger, but is releasing no further information about the deaths at this time. At the request of Kiel Police Department, the […]
A new study at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health shows the use of protective headgear among high school soccer players does not result in fewer or less severe sport-related concussions compared to players who wear no headgear at all. The study’s principal investigator Tim McGuine says the study found that only 35 percent of the sport related concussions were a result of a player heading a soccer ball, while head […]