Month: October 2021

The state Department of Criminal Investigation has been called to investigate a fire that damaged a restaurant owned by a Fond du Lac city councilmember.  Fire Chief Pete O'Leary says the Fond du Lac Police Department agreed to the DCI investigation, given that the business, A Family Affair Soul Food Kitchen, is operated by city councilmember Arletta Allen.  "Obviously Ms. Allen is on our city council and I think from a […]

The Fond du Lac School District is hiring additional security officers for the High School following a fight at the school last week.  The Fond du Lac School Board approved the hiring of up to four unarmed civilian security officers at their meeting Monday evening.  Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says the additional security is necessary to provide a better response in the event of any future altercations.  Dr. Fleig says the additional officers […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski has tapped her personal wealth to put $1 million into the race. She made the announcement Monday, just days after another candidate became the first to air television ads statewide. Alex Lasry, the son of billionaire Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, launched the ads Wednesday. Lasry and Godlewski are in a crowded Democratic field that also includes Lt. Gov. Mandela […]

Following the deaths of two AAA tow providers, the Auto Club Group is raising awareness of the dangers emergency responders face on the roadside and how critical it is that drivers follow move over laws.  State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says the roadside is a dangerous place for anyone.  Jarmusz says there are many reasons these crashes happen, including unfamiliarity with Move Over laws, and the driver being distracted and not […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has issued a formal apology for Wisconsin’s role in Native American boarding schools, joining with leaders from the state’s tribes at an Indigenous Peoples Day event. Evers signed an executive order on Monday that also formally supported the previously announced U.S. Department of Interior investigation into the schools and asked that anything done in Wisconsin be conducted in consultation with the state’s tribes. […]

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Chancellor Rebecca Blank is leaving the University of Wisconsin-Madison to become the first female president of Northwestern University in suburban Chicago. Northwestern announced on Monday that Blank will succeed Morton Schapiro as its 17th president beginning next summer. Blank has served as chancellor at Wisconsin since 2013. She is an internationally known economist who served as deputy secretary and acting commerce secretary during the Obama administration. […]