Month: July 2019

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Some manufacturers in northeastern Wisconsin want U.S. lawmakers to greenlight a new regional trade treaty.  Mexico's Senate last month approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is intended to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that some U.S. lawmakers are hesitant to approve the deal because they don't know how it would be enforced.   Paul Rauscher owns an equipment manufacturer based in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 10-story Ferris Wheel is making its debut in Green Bay.  The first riders boarded the wheel on Tuesday at Bay Beach Amusement Park. They paid $50 each for the ride as a donation to the park's fundraising group, the Friends of Bay Beach.    The group spent $2.1 million to bring the wheel to the park. Sally Kiefer, a Friends of Bay Beach committee member, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers made 78 partial vetoes to the state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature before signing it Wednesday, ignoring pleas from some liberals who wanted the new Democratic governor to reject the entire two-year spending plan.  In a message to lawmakers, Evers said he considered taking the unprecedented step but decided against it because it "would have been more of the same divisiveness and […]

Fond  du Lac police a 12 year old girl who was reported missing and possibly endangered has been found and is safe.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein says investigators are in contact with Danaja Reed and no additional information is being released.  Police issued the alert Tuesday night after Reed was seen leaving the Fairgrounds Aquatic Center and had made some comments about possibly wanting to harm herself.  Wednesday afternoon police issued a statement that the girl […]

Kids have another place to cool off during the hot summer at Fond du Lac's Lakeside Park.  Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held last week for a new splash pad, in the kids’ playground area at the park.  Fond du Lac city council president Brian Kolstad says it’s a great feature for the park.  "Its a great addition to the park.  This was part of the Lakeside Park Exploratory committee recommendations,"  […]

Area law enforcement will be out in full force this holiday weekend.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says with heavy traffic expected  its important to plan ahead, be patient, and stay off your cellphone when driving.  "You don't know when you've got such a length of cars, your reaction time is drastically reduced,"  Tadych told WFDL news.  "If you're not paying attention it often results in a […]

The Fond du Lac Fire Chief is warning people to be safe with fireworks as they celebrate the Fourth of July.   Chief Pete O’Leary says his recommendation is to leave the fireworks to the professionals.  "There are great shows in Fond du Lac and other places.  This year we have two of them on the fourth and the fifth.  People love to get out, a great time in the summer, […]

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs is releasing more information about the worker who was killed during an accident at Volk Field Air National Guard Base near Camp Douglas.  The agency said in a news release Tuesday that 40-year-old maintenance specialist Nicholas Janz died while performing his duties at the base on Monday. He was pronounced dead around 11 a.m. by Tomah Memorial Hospital's medical control […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney who unsuccessfully tried to persuade Wisconsin's Supreme Court into ruling that drunken drivers can block blood tests by withdrawing their consent says the court's decision isn't clear.  Jessica Randall was arrested in 2016 for driving under the influence. She agreed to a blood draw but before the sample could be analyzed she revoked her consent and demanded the sample be returned to her or destroyed. […]