A Fond du Lac man accused of threatening an ex girlfriend with a gun at a nail salon is out of jail after his bond was lowered. At a bail bond hearing Friday reserve Judge Donald Poppy agreed to lower cash bail for 19 old Jerry Yang from $25,000 to $5000 cash. Yang was earlier bound over for trial on charages of recklessly endangering safety, carrying a concealed weapon without […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The FBI in Milwaukee says a phone scam is primarily targeting college students in Wisconsin. The FBI says it has received a number of calls from students or their parents complaining of the scam from someone who claims to be representing the federal government. The caller threatens to arrest them if they fail to pay thousands of dollars. The threats are over delinquent taxes, student loans or […]
Moraine Park Technical College has become the first technical college in the U.S. to achieve Fair Trade status. The designation was granted by Fair Trade Colleges & Universities USA this past summer and will be celebrated during Fair Trade month in October. “The College’s mission is to prepare students for success in a diverse and globally connected world,” said Bonnie Baerwald, Moraine Park president. “Our interest and designation as a […]
Governor Scott Walker does not want to endorse any of his fellow Republicans who remain in the presidential race just yet. Walker says he may endorse a GOP candidate for president but his focus right now is on his job as governor of Wisconsin. Walker also says he has no interest in running for the U.S. Senate. Walker made the comments during a stop Friday in Beaver Dam. Meanwhile Walker […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State officials and legislators are not offering many details to support a handful of anecdotes they say justify overhauling Wisconsin's civil service system. Representative Jim Steineke and Senator Roger Roth plan to introduce a bill next week that would reshape hiring rules for non-political appointees. Steineke, Roth and Governor Scott Walker all have justified the moves by telling vague stories of misbehaving state employees.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan is not interested in replacing Rep. John Boehner as speaker of the House of Representatives. Boehner announced Friday that he will be resigning at the end of October. Ryan's spokesman says the Republican from Janesville is not interested in the post. Ryan is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Ryan says in a statement that Boehner's decision to step down is "an […]
Bail has been set at $10,000 cash for a Campbellsport man arrested for his 6th owi. Thomas Starzman made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance this week. According to a criminal complaint a sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle weaving and crossing the center line near the intersection of County Highway BB and Highway W. The deputy says Starzman refused to perform a field sobriety test and also refused to […]
Doug Trost, St. Francis Home president & chief executive officer, is serving as Board of Directors and Executive Committee chairperson for LeadingAge Wisconsin, a statewide association based in Madison, Wisconsin. St. Francis Home, a Fond du Lac-based organization - under the umbrella of Agnesian HealthCare - provides skilled, assisted and independent living settings for seniors, as well as short-term rehabilitation services. Trost has been serving on the LeadingAge Wisconsin Board […]
A North Fond du Lac man has learned the hard way that when you respond to an Online ad for sex you never know what you’re going to get. North Fond du Lac police chief Darren Pautsch says police were called to a Winnebago Street residence Wednesday night to a report that a black male had entered a house and displayed a gun. Pautsch says officers arrived and conducted a […]