A Brownsville man has been placed on probation for a robbery of a Brownsville gas station. Judge Steve Bauer placed 18 year old Alec Ryan, on probation for five years with six months’ conditional jail time. Ryan was convicted of a reduced charge of Robbery with Threat of Force for an incident that occurred at Cole’s BP in Brownsville on November 17, 2014. Dodge County District Attorney Kurt Klomberg argued […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a police dog assigned to the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits died after the air conditioner failed in his partner's squad car. The K-9 named Wix was a 3-year-old male Belgian Malinois trained in explosives detection and tracking. Wix and his handler, Brown County Deputy Austin Lemberger, were assisting with security at the tournament, and the dog was left in the squad car with […]
Candy Fields of Mt. Calvary, Lisa Olson of Hartford and Bur Zeratsky of Green Lake were sworn in as the newest members of the Moraine Park Technical College District Board recently. Fields will serve as an employee member representative for the eastern portion of the Moraine Park District, and Zeratsky will represent the western portion of the District as an employer member. Olson will serve as a school district administrator member. […]
A missing Saukville woman has been found safe in Dodge County. At about 8pm Wednesday a sheriff’s deputy found Shannon Cox in a vehicle in a parking lot of the Wild Goose state hiking trail on Highway 60 near Junction Road. The Sheriff’s Office says Cox is being evaluated and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance are under investigation.
A town of Empire man convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl may end up spending the rest of his life in prison. Calling the crime despicable Fond du Lac Judge Gary Sharpe sentenced Jeffrey MacMillan to 39 years in prison and 24 years extended supervision. "You deserve this punishment and probably deserve more," Judge Sharpe told MacMillan. Prosecuting attorney Dennis Krueger told WFDL news the sentence is appropriate. "This […]
The Fond du Lac city council has approved a food truck ordinance but postponed action on an ordinance regulating so-called pedal pubs. City officials say the mobile food vendor ordinance is designed to allow greater flexibility and opportunities for food trucks. The council voted to postpone until their next meeting an ordinance regulating pedal pubs or quadricycles. The council directed the city attorney to address several concerns in the ordinance […]
A preliminary Fond du lac School District budget includes a nearly five percent increase in the tax rate and staff reductions. The School board met in a workshop this week to review preliminary budget figures. Business manager Wendy Brockert says the budget includes a tax rate of just over $10 per thousand of property value…up from $9.57 last year. The owner of a $100,000 home would see an increase […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some lawmakers are reviving an idea to merge the University of Wisconsin System's 13 two-year colleges with the state's 16 technical college districts. A handful of Assembly Republicans are considering the proposal to reshape public higher education in Wisconsin. Its goal would be to cut duplication and save tax money. The idea to merge the systems was initiated by lawmakers, but no legislation has been drafted. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance says property values statewide have risen for a second year. The report released Wednesday shows values of all taxable property increased 2.4 percent in 2015. Values went up 2.6 percent in 2014 after five years of decline. The Taxpayers Alliance says the total value of property at just under $491 billion is still about $25 billion below the 2008 peak. Of the […]