Fond du Lac fire officials say they are concerned about people trespassing on the site of an arson fire that destroyed a vacant former convent in Fond du lac. Division chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says the site has been declared unsafe and uninhabitable. "Its very dangerous. On the far end of that building there are floors that are missing stuff and if somebody is up there running around […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased to 4.6 percent in May, up from 4.4 percent in April. The state Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures Thursday. The state came in below the national unemployment rate of 5.5 percent for the month and the previous year's rate in May, also 5.5 percent. The department also reports that the state lost 6,100 private sector jobs during the month […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Stepping closer to an all-but-inevitable White House bid, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has created a "testing the waters" committee that allows him to raise money for a presidential campaign. The two-term Republican governor has already been raising unlimited political donations through a tax-exempt group since January. And in April, former senior aides created a super PAC to bring in even more. The new committee allows Walker […]
Wisconsin political observers say when lawmakers will agree on a new state budget is anybody’s guess at this point. The legislature’s jt. Finance committee will not meet again until next week as lawmakers continue wrestling over which road projects would be affected by an $800 million cut in transportation funding. WisPolitics.com editor j.R. Ross told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program the other issue is whether funding for a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Alberta Darling is standing by comments she made that two Republican leaders of the state Assembly called disingenuous. Darling did not retreat Thursday from saying Assembly Republicans want to delay work on the Zoo Interchange to put pressure on the Senate to go along with a hike in the gas tax or registration fees. Darling wants to protect the interchange near Milwaukee from […]
A Ripon man has been bound over for trial in connection with a fatal car versus motorcycle accident in Fond du lac County last summer. Travis Hartman waived his preliminary hearing on a charge of homicide by negligient operation of a motor vehicle. Hartman is free on a three thousand dollar signature bond. According to a criminal complaint Hartman was driving a a vehicle on Highway 44 in the town […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating a vandalism incident at the Fondy Jr. Football League building. The facility is located on Morris Street, just off 9th Street. Police say vandals tipped over a couple of the metal picnic tables under the awning next to the building. A still picture of one of the alleged perpetrators making an obscene gesture at a security camera was posted on the League’s Facebook page. […]
Almost 900 Wisconsin high school juniors are spending the week learning how their state-and-local governments operate. The state American Legion is holding its 74th Badger Boys State program in Ripon. The boys are setting up their own local-and-state offices and governing bodies that do everything from passing ordinances, to balancing a budget, to amending the Boys' State constitution. They've elected 27 mayors, including Ian Smith of Hudson -- who represents […]
A Fond du Lac mountaineer who survived deadly earthquake on Mount Everest will share his story during a presentation this week. Andy Land will make a slideshow presentation at 7pm Thursday at the Marian University Stayer Center. There will be a five dollar charge and Land says the proceeds will go to the Sherpa Fund to help earthquake victims. Land’s climbing team was rescued by helicopter after the earthquake struck. […]