Month: March 2022

A town of Fond du Lac resident has announced he is running as a Republican for the state Assembly seat being vacated by retiring state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt.  Jerry O'Connor has announced his candidacy for the 52nd Assembly District seat.  O'Connor says Americans are facing challenges on nearly every front from rising inflation and social conflicts with shrinking wallets and opportunities for the next generation's workforce.  He says much of this is the direct […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says it is “creepy” when transgender women are allowed to use women’s bathrooms. Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin who is up for reelection in November, also says he objects to transgender women competing in women’s sports.  He made the comments during a virtual town hall on Tuesday. Transgender woman Lia Thomas’ NCAA title win last week infuriated Republican politicians across the country […]

Interstate 41 south of Fond du Lac was closed for eight hours yesterday after a power pole snapped in half and caught on fire.   The Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls shortly after 4pm Tuesday that a power pole was on fire on 41 near Church Road.   When officers arrived multiple electrical wires were hanging over the Interstate.   Both north and southbound 41 was closed due […]

Approximately 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will be returning to work after an agreement was reached between the railroad operator and union. A work stoppage that began Sunday brought trains to a halt across Canada and interrupted fertilizer and other shipments to and from the U.S. Canadian Pacific Railway said that it reached a deal with the Teamsters […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin father is demanding that prosecutors charge an off-duty police officer who appears to have briefly pressed his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck similar to how Derek Chauvin restrained George Floyd. Surveillance video appears to show off-duty Kenosha Police Officer Shawn Guetschow press his knee into Jerrel Perez's daughter's neck for about 25 seconds while he was breaking up a fight at her middle […]

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes has signed a Conservation Easement in partnership with Glacial Lakes Conservancy to protect more than 200 acres of land in perpetuity.  The CSA land along the Niagra Escarpment will be protected from commercial development for all time.  A formal recognition take place on Earth Day April 22.  The general public is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the main entrance to the CSA property at 320 […]

Envision Greater Fond du Lac is seeking manufacturing businesses to participate in a newly launched Solutions to the Fond du Lac County Skills Shortage Taskforce.  Envision president Sadie Parafiniuk says the taskforce has been created in partnership with the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance to address workforce shortages in the manufacturing industry.  Parafiniuk says Envision is currently working on a couple of pilot programs to address the workforce shortage including highlighting manufacturing careers to high school […]

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Project Lifesaver program has received  another major donation from the Dementia Concerns Coalition of Dodge County.  The non-profit DCC is dissolving and donated a $10,000 check  to continue to expand the program.   Dodge County Project Lifesaver will use the funds to purchase additional receiver antennas used to locate clients who have wandered, along with hard cases to be able to keep them deployed in  squad cars […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and free agent outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith have agreed to contract terms. Smith gets a three-year deal worth $42 million with incentives that can push the value to $47 million. He gives the Vikings a pass-rushing boost after being released by the rival Packers last week. Smith was a Pro Bowl pick in 2019 and 2020 with a combined 26 sacks in 32 sacks. […]