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6-11-15 fdl police grant

The Fond du Lac Police Department has received a  grant to purchase new equipment.  Fond du Lac police chief Bill Lamb says the nearly $17,000 in grant money will be used to purchase wireless cameras, an evidence collection canopy and patrol rifle accessories.

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-11-15 marian university veteran of the month

Bryan Brown was selected as Marian University’s June Veteran of the Month.  Following 9/11, Brown joined the U.S. Army, where he served his country as a paratrooper. Brown continues to serve his country on the home front, as he is an advocate for veterans and is involved in the Wounded Warrior Project and the Student Veteran Organization at Marian University. Brown is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Marian University. […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 reward offered in convent fire

A $5000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in setting a fire that destroyed a vacant former convent building in Fond du Lac.  Police say they believe the fire was intentionally set and are following up on a number of leads but have made no arrests. The fire Friday night destroyed the building at the corner of Division and Amory […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 fdl man gets jail for sexually assaulting teen in public library bathroom

A Fond du Lac man convicted of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a bathroom at the Fond du Lac Public Library is going to jail.  Twenty one year old Edmund Banach pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of sex with a child age 16 or older.  Fond du lac judge Dale English sentenced Banach to nine months in jail.  The victim told police she was in the unisex […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 park shooting-green bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police in Green Bay have identified the victim of an apparent homicide as a 39-year-old mother of three.  Authorities say the body of Krystal Torres-Smith was found Monday in an SUV near the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She had been shot multiple times.  Investigators are on back on the scene Tuesday where crews could be seen in the waters of Green Bay, using a metal […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 wi budget-uw

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking the Legislature to reconsider proposed changes to job protections for tenured faculty that have come under fire from professors and others who see it as putting academic freedom at risk.  A lobbyist for UW-Madison was distributing changes Tuesday for wording added to the budget relating to when tenured faculty could be fired.  According to the memo from UW-Madison, its proposed […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 wi budget-roads borrowing

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants to see borrowing for state highway projects cut by at least $800 million.  Vos said Tuesday that Assembly Republicans have not agreed to an exact amount. How to pay for transportation projects is one of the biggest unresolved issues that's led to an impasse among Republicans who control the Legislature and Walker in reaching a budget deal.  Walker […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 wisconsin budget impasse

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he does not think the Legislature is any closer to reaching a deal to break an impasse on the state budget.  Fitzgerald said Tuesday that he has not spoken with Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos about unresolved budget issues since last week. Fitzgerald says, "I don't know where we're at."  Fitzgerald says it's unrealistic not to do any of […]

todayJune 10, 2015

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6-10-15 fdl city council president thanks exploratory committee for its work

The Fond du Lac city council president says she thanks an exploratory committee for their work on potential development options at Lakeside Park, but is holding off on any detailed comment until the committee officially presents its recommendations to council later this month.  The committee released its draft final report following its meeting last week.  Council president LeAnn Lorrigan says she wants to see recommendations that address park utilization throughout […]

todayJune 10, 2015