ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A moment of silence has been observed in memory of Justin Wilson prior to the start of the NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America. Wilson died Monday from a head injury sustained when he was struck by debris during an IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. Many drivers at Road America placed decals on their cars in memory of Wilson. The rear bumper […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal authorities are ordering retroactive overtime for Wisconsin State Patrol officers who serve as bodyguards for Governor Scott Walker and other state officials. The U.S. Department of Labor is requiring the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to award overtime pay dating to May 19th, 2013, to nine State Patrol officers. Those officers make up Wisconsin's Dignitary Protection Unit, which provides security for Walker 24 hours a day, […]
A former assistant special education teacher at Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac convicted of sexually assaulting a special education student is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 45 year old Dominic Carmona to four years in prison followed by six years of extended supervision. Assistant District Attorney Kristin Menzl says she is satisfied with the sentence. "My reaction is what any parent […]
Fond du Lac police responded to two incidents involving armed suicidal subjects and both incidents ended peacefully without any shots fired. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the first incident occurred Friday morning when a man entered the Sky Nails Salon, near the Festival Foods Grocery store. "Apparently the subject had a gun and was making threats to harm some family members and also to harm himself," Klein told […]
West Division Street from Brooke Street east to the Fond du Lac River Schedule: April 20, 2015 to early October 2015 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. August 31 to September 4: The concrete subcontractor continues paving operations. Concrete flatwork will begin in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral Church. Traffic Impacts: West Division Street is closed to through traffic. Business […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Some football fans heading into Lambeau Field Saturday for the Green Bay Packers first preseason home game this year will encounter newly installed metal detectors. Ticketholders using the Shopko gate will be the first to use the walk-through metal detectors. The NFL has mandated their use at all stadium gates by 2016. The Packers will install the detectors at all remaining gates next season. They're […]
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Religious waiver forms that will be distributed this week to every county in Wisconsin are expected to resolve a dispute over building codes between Eau Claire County and its Amish community. State Representative Kathy Bernier introduced the amendment after Eau Claire County pursued actions against several Amish families for noncompliance with code.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is calling for U.S. forces in Iraq to engage in direct combat to defeat what he calls "radical Islamic terrorists." But the Wisconsin governor continues to avoid calling for additional ground troops beyond the 3,200 military security personnel, trainers and advisers who are now deployed. Walker spoke at The Citadel, the private military academy in Charleston, South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — If there was ever a week for the Republican presidential candidates to talk tough on China, this was it: Spurred by the stock market's wild ride, they lashed out at the world's most populous nation. Wisconsin's Scott Walker demanded President Barack Obama cancel an upcoming state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.