MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is setting May 12 as the date of a special election for northern Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District to replace former Republican Rep. Sean Duffy . The primary will be Feb. 18. Evers opted against setting the general election on April 7, the same day as a state Supreme Court election. Democrats feared holding the special election then in the heavily Republican district would […]
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Wisconsin man charged with killing one person and wounding two others at a cemetery where he once worked booby-trapped his apartment with bombs for police to find. Sixty-four-year-old Henry West, of Schofield, appeared in court Friday. Cash bond was set at $10 million. West is charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide, 11 counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, one count of arson, […]
The Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum is holding a Halloween hike Saturday night. The family friendly hike will take place on a trail that is accessible for strollers and wheelchairs. The hike is from 7pm to 9pm at the UW Fond du Lac campus.
RadioPlus employees are in a state of shock and are mourning the loss of a longtime friend and member of the radio station family. Tom Biolo died at his cabin in northern Wisconsin this week from an apparent heart attack. He was 61. Biolo leaves behind his wife Lynn and two grown sons, Bobby and Brian. A little less than two years ago Biolo’s son Paul died in a traffic crash. […]
A public open house will be held this afternoon for a longtime Fond du Lac County dispatcher. Frank Quick is retiring after more than 33 years of service as a 911 dispatcher. Quick began his career in 1987 as a city of Fond du lac dispatcher. When the dispatch center was consolidated he became a county employee in 2003. An open house will be held from noon to 3pm Friday at the Fond du Lac […]
The Republican Party of Fond du Lac County is honoring former congressman Tom Petri. Petri was presented with the Governor Scott McCallum Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Reagan Night event on Thursday night at South Hills Country Club in Fond du Lac. "I'm honored that he (McCallum) presented me with the award named after him," Petri told WFDL news. Petri was first elected to the congress in 1979, announcing his retirement before […]
The City of Fond du Lac Police Department, Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County and the City of Fond du Lac Senior Center are partnering to sponsor a drug take back event. Senior Center director Cathy Loomans says may drop off your expired or no longer needed medications at the Senior Center on Friday October 18 from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Loomans says for a lot of people unwanted medications tend to […]
Ribbon cutting ceremonies and a welcoming ceremony were held this week for the new Treffert Way Charter School in North Fond du Lac. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the K-6 school focuses on each child’s unique talents, individually tailoring the students learning experience to his or her strengths. Sadoff says the foundation of the Treffert Way is built upon individualization, focus on strength/talent-based, leveraging the natural environment, understanding the developmental perspective, being sensory aware and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate ticked up for the fourth straight month and is up nearly half a point since May. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that unemployment in September was 3.2%. That is up from 3.1% the month before and 2.8% in April and May. That tied a record low for the state. The September rate is also two-tenths of a point ahead of where it […]