MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned four convicted felons, marking the first time a governor has granted a pardon in Wisconsin since 2010. Evers signed the pardons during private meetings Monday with the recipients. Evers campaigned on the promise to reform the pardons board after his predecessor Scott Walker disbanded it and never issued a pardon over eight years. Evers pardoned Eric Pizer, Kevin Sorenson, Mwangi Vasser and Steven Nichols. Pizer […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin environmental officials say chemicals known as PFAS have contaminated creeks in Dane and Monroe counties as well as portions of the Mississippi, Wisconsin and Menominee rivers. The Department of Natural Resources sampled the five water bodies this summer because they're near known or suspected PFAS contamination sites such as military bases. The department said Monday that the first round of test results show elevated levels of […]
The Fond du Lac Public Works director says city officials hope to take steps to help prevent an area of the city that seems to always flood during periods of heavy rain. Fruth Field and the neighborhood along South Street have been particularily prone to flooding over the years and last week was no exception. For the second time this year Fruth looked more like a retention pond than a football field Wednesday […]
The Fond du Lac County Emergency Management director says preliminary damage to Fond du Lac County roads from last week’s flooding total approximately $40,000. Bobbie Hicken says most of the damage consists of washed out culverts, and some roads are still closed until they can be repaired. Hicken says some municipalities may be eligible for partial reimbursement for repair work through the Wisconsin Disaster Fund.
A Kaukauna man faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison if convicted of sexually assaulting a child in Fond du Lac. Thirty seven year old Martez Austin is charged with two counts of first degree sexual assault of a child, one count of incest, and one count of exposing a child to harmful material, all as a repeat offender. Austin is accused of sexually assaulting a then five year […]
A Ripon man’s final gift to the community is more than sharing his estate with those who attended his funeral. The late Dennis Valstad split his half-million dollar estate with the 270 people who attended his funeral, but the executor of the estate, Don Jorgensen, says the real story is the message that it sends to be “more giving and loving.” Valstad ran a dry-cleaning business for many years. He died a few months ago […]
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is pardoning four people. It's the first time a Wisconsin governor has invoked his constitutional power to grant clemency in nearly nine years. Evers on Monday planned to issue the pardons, the first he's making as governor after he re-started the Pardons Board in June. Evers' Republican predecessor Scott Walker never issued a single pardon over his eight years as governor. The planned Evers pardons were provided […]
The City of Fond du Lac Water Utility has scheduled bi-annual citywide unidirectional water main flushing to begin on Monday, October 21 st , 2019. The schedule for the flushing is as follows: Monday – Northeast Section, Tuesday – Southeast, Wednesday – Southwest and Northwest. Flushing operations will take place each day between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 If unexpected problems occur, the schedule could extend into Thursday, October 24 th . […]
East Cotton Street from North Park Avenue to McKinley Street Schedule: May 2019 through September 2019 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. October 7 th to October 11 th : The grading contractor will complete fine grading and begin paving operations. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, and customers may access properties past […]