MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows a tightening in the race for U.S. Senate between former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold and Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. The Marquette University Law School poll released Thursday shows Feingold with 47 percent support among registered voters, compared with 42 percent for Johnson. In the last poll done in April, Feingold was ahead of Johnson 54 percent to 38 percent. Feingold is […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate for July is 4.6 percent, unchanged from June. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports Thursday that the state added 8,200 private sector jobs over the month. The state's unemployment rate continues to be lower than the national average, which was 5.3 percent in July. The state data is based on a survey of 3.5 percent of Wisconsin employers. The numbers tend to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state Assembly committee has approved a Republican bill that would restrict John Doe investigations like ones that looked into Gov. Scott Walker and his aides. The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed the measure on a 3-2 vote Thursday with all Republicans in support and Democrats against. The bill also passed out of a Senate committee in March. Lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly have been […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The director of Wisconsin's nonpartisan board that oversees elections and ethics says he is pleased with a new audit that found no significant problems with how it handles complaints about campaign finance, elections, ethics and lobbying. Government Accountability Board director Kevin Kennedy said Thursday the audit "puts to rest any questions as to whether the six board members exercise independent judgment when they make decisions about […]
The City of Fond du Lac’s Parks Department says Taylor Pool will have extended hours Friday including open swim from 6-8 pm and will have regular hours through August 23rd, Taylor Pool will be closed for the season starting Monday August 24th. However, due to life guard staffing, the Fairgrounds Aquatic Center will close on Friday August 21st at 4:00 pm for the remainder of the season.
The Winnebago Lutheran Academy executive board will be making a recommendation to the school’s governing board next week on the future of developing a portion of McDermott Park for softball diamonds and a parking lot. A proposed 50 year lease between WLA and the City of Fond du Lac has been met with opposition from the public and suffered a major setback recently when the city learned a portion of […]
The Department of Public Works would like to notify the motoring public of westbound lane closure on Forest Avenue between Main Street and Macy Street. The closure will begin Thursday, August 20th and remain closed approximately one week. Driveway access to the parking lot on Forest Avenue will not be affected. The public is asked to find an alternative route during this time as the will not be a posted […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says he’s pleased that two dangerous child sex offenders have been removed from a town of Leroy residence. In separate rulings recently judges rescinded orders placing Jonathon Miller and Robert Larson at the Brownsville area residence. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says when the placement orders were issued law enforcement was unaware that young children were living next door. Schmidt says the situation raises the question of communication […]
Police say a Fond du Lac woman was sexually assaulted by a man in New York state she met online. Fond du lac police contacted Endicott New York police about a possible missing and endangered woman who traveled there to visit a man she had met online. Using cell phone tower and other information Endicott police found the 52 year old woman at the man’s home. She told investigators the […]