Month: February 2021

The first of two public information meetings  regarding the Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Management Team recommendations for development at  Lakeside Park is Thursday.    Team leader Josh Musack says the recommendations for a restaurant, skating rink, and other amenities follow a consultant’s  report and recommendations last fall.  When it comes to an amphitheater Musack says the management team wants to run test concerts at the park to see if it’s viable, including […]

Bail has been set at $1 million cash for a Fond du Lac man charged in the shooting death of another Fond du Lac man.  Dennell Logan made his initial Fond du lac Court appearance on multiple charges including first degree intentional homicide in the February 5 shooting death of David Posey.  Logan also faces charges of felon in passion of a firearm and possession of THC as a repeater. Assistant police chief Steve Klein […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ballot drop boxes would not be allowed anywhere other than election clerk offices in Wisconsin under a new Republican-authored proposal in the state Legislature. Another bill unveiled Wednesday would require that only voters, not elections officials, could fill out information on absentee envelopes. The latest bills add to a growing list of GOP-authored measures addressing issues raised by former President Donald Trump and his supporters following […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The push for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin is gaining steam with the introduction of a bipartisan bill in the state Legislature, a move backed by a Republican congressman and a recently formed coalition of the state’s civic and business leaders. The bill unveiled Wednesday is the first that Republicans have supported on the matter. A measure introduced by Democrats last session didn’t even get a hearing. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is being sued over its enforcement of environmental protection laws. The state’s largest industry lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, and an Oconomowoc dry cleaner, Leather Rich, have filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court seeking to block the DNR from requiring cleanup of unregulated “emerging contaminants,” including PFAS or so-called “forever chemicals” that have polluted groundwater across the state. […]

Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue has become an internationally reaccredited agency.  Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says there are only six fire departments in the state that are accredited.  The Commission on Fire Accreditation International voted unanimously this week to grant accredited status for Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue.   Accreditation using peer assessments and evaluation are used as benchmarks to ensure departments are delivering quality, sound and innovative services.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters and trappers have blown past Wisconsin's wolf kill target, forcing an early end to the hunting season and angering animal rights activists and conservationists. The Department of Natural Resources opened a season Monday that was supposed to run through Sunday, with a kill target of 119 animals. It became clear Tuesday that hunters and trappers were on pace to exceed the limit, so the agency […]

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and Congressman Glenn Grothman have introduced companion bills asking president Joe Biden to award the Medal of Honor to the late Lt. Col. James Megellas, a Fond du Lac native, for acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.    Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin is a co-sponsor of the senate bill.  Megellas died last April at the age of 103.  Legislation has […]