MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of a Republican-backed bill that would make it easier to hire or fire Wisconsin state employees are defending it against claims it will lead to political patronage and cronyism. Opponents including Democrats and state employee union leaders said at a Senate hearing Tuesday that it will erode protections workers have under the 110-year-old civil service system. The bill is moving quickly through the Legislature and […]
Children are encouraged to walk or bike to school Wednesday. Walk to School Day is desgined to address the growing concern with lack of physical activity as well as increase awareness in protecting our environment. Over the last 30 years, the percentage of children biking and walking to school has declined from 50% or more to where it is now closer to about 15% that bike or walk. Walk […]
Marian University will hold its 34th annual Business & Industry awards dinner at Marian's Stayer Center for Technology & Executive Learning on Tuesday, October 27. The Business of the Year award will be presented to Excel Engineering. Excel recently added a new wing on their Fond du Lac building located on Camelot Drive in Fond du Lac. The Entrepreneur of the Year award will be presented to Advanced Tooling […]
Testimony will resume this morning in the trial of a Fond du lac man involved in two separate shooting incidents in the city of Fond du lac and village of North Fond du lac. Mason Paasch is charged with multiple offenses including discharging a firearm from a vehicle, within 100 yards of a building, operating a firearm while intoxicated, and disorderly conduct. Paasch is accused of firing a handgun into […]
A jury trial is scheduled for a Fond du Lac man charged in connection with a violent domestic incident. Forty four year old Michael Retzlaff faces multiple charges including strangulation and suffocation, battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. A jury trial has been scheduled for November 4th. According to a criminal complaint Retzlaff choked a woman and used a hammer to destroy items in her home. He fled […]
Hear the beep where you sleep. That’s the theme of fire prevention month in October. Fond du Lac Fire Department division Chief of fire prevention Troy Haase says the focus is making sure that residents have working smoke detectors in their homes. "To make sure we have smoke detectors in every bedroom, outside of every sleeping area, and then on every floor of the house," Haase said. Haase says about […]
The Fond du lac County Clerk says she agrees with the chairman of the non partisan board that oversees Wisconsin elections that overhauling board operations could have serious consequences for the 2016 contests. Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says a Republican proposal to re-shape the Government Accountability Board is unnecessary. "In my opinion I feel the GAB is fine the way it is. I know that many […]
The treasurer of the Fond du Lac County Republican party says he was surprised and disappointed that governor Scott Walker dropped out of the presidential race. Rohn Bishop was in Waukesha when Walker announced he was a candidate a little more than two months ago. Bishop says he think Walker may have peaked too early and then got bogged down and lost in the shuffle of 17 candidates and a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New financial statements show the University of Wisconsin System finished fiscal year 2014-15 with almost $924 million on hand. The system released reports showing its four-year schools, two-year campuses, UW-Extension and system administration had $923.9 million on hand when the fiscal year ended June 30. That's down from $973.3 million at the previous fiscal year's end.