Month: August 2023

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio expressed optimism about the status of negotiations involving renovations to American Family Field and indicated Saturday he wants to make sure the team stays in Milwaukee.   The Brewers have called American Family Field home since 2001 and have a lease that expires in 2030. State Democrats and Republicans have been debating on stadium renovation funding plans for several months.  Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a […]

Students across the state are heading back to class and ReadyWisconsin is encouraging parents to make sure safety is part of their back to school planning.  ReadyWisconsin's Andrew Beckett says it's important for parents and kids to know what they would do in the event of an  emergency.  Beckett says the first step is creating an emergency communications plan.  If cell phones are allowed at school, program them with emergency contact numbers.  […]

The Fond du Lac County Board chairman is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the county board.   The appointment will fill the unexpired term of supervisor Ann Price who has announced her resignation effective August 31st.  Price represents District 16, which includes wards 2-6 in the village of North Fond du Lac.  Her term expires next April.  Those interested in serving should send a resume and cover letter to the Fond du Lac County […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The man who became known as “Joe the Plumber” during the 2008 U.S. presidential election has died. The family of Samuel Wurzelbacher says he died Sunday in Wisconsin. He was 49 and had pancreatic cancer. He was thrust into the spotlight after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign. He went from toiling as a plumber in suburban Toledo, Ohio, to […]

College students must spend money on tuition payments and school supplies to prepare for the new year. However, scammers are taking this opportunity to try to steal some of that money through various schemes and scams.   One tactic used to get student's personal information is a phishing email that claims to be from the school’s “Financial Department.” Messages via text or email may appear, instructing the student to click on […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are making a change at punter by releasing veteran Pat O’Donnell. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday that he has released O’Donnell. O'Donnell had a gross average of 44.5 yards and a net average of 38.9 yards during his lone season as Green Bay’s main punter. The release of O’Donnell leaves Daniel Whelan as the Packers’ likely punter to open […]

A Fond du Lac County man was found safe, about an hour after he was reported missing.  About 6:30pm Sunday the Sheriff's Office received a report that a 72 year old man had walked away from his town of Eldorado residence into a cornfield.   Two K9s and a drone were used in the search, and about an hour later spotted the man laying down in the cornfield approximately 600 yards […]

Nobody was injured and two Milwaukee area women are in custody following a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle in Fond du Lac County.   At approximately 7:30pm Saturday,  Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office deputies learned the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office had been in a pursuit with a vehicle that was stolen from the state of Illinois and may have been involved in an armed robbery in Plover.  The chase was […]

Union members at Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine have voted in favor of a new collective bargaining agreement.  The new five-year  deal will remain in place through September, 2028.  Details of the agreement were not disclosed.  Mercury Marine president John Buelow says the contract is  in the best interest of the company's workforce and continued growth of Mercury Marine.   “This agreement strengthens our partnership for the future and our commitment to being a top […]