MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A GOP lawmaker pushing a bill that would repeal Wisconsin's prevailing wage law wants to revise the proposal. Republicans are divided over the proposal. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doesn't have the votes to pass the measure and wants to reform the law through the state budget. Regardless, Rep. Stephen Nass of Whitewater, one of the bill's sponsors and chairman of the Senate labor committee, […]
Pick up those dumbbells and channel your inner strength. The Walleye Weekend Strongman Competition is set for Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 at Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac. The Strongman Competition will kick off on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. with weigh-ins. Events in this year’s competition include: Conan Wheel, Wheel Barrel, Pick-Up Sprint, Car Flip, Medley, Tire Flip and Semi-Truck Pull. The competition features two […]
Moraine Park Technical College has announced Steven N. Little, President and CEO of Agnesian HealthCare, as their 2015 Commencement keynote speaker. The College’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. at the Fond du Lac High School Field House. Nearly 800 graduate candidates will be receiving associate of applied science degrees and technical diplomas, with approximately 370 graduate candidates expected to participate in the Commencement […]
Starting Friday the intersection of West Division Street and Brooke Street in Fond du Lac will be closed for utility repair work. The road closure is expected to last about a week. Businesses on Division Street within the construction zone will remain open to customer traffic. Traffic to the businesses will need to use Military Road or Doty Street. There will be no marked detour routes.
Fond du Lac fire officials say an outdoor burning ban remains in place even with much needed rainfall in the forecast this week. Fond du Lac Fire department division chief of fire prevention Troy Haase says the fire danger is still high locally. "We're not allowing anybody in the city to burn right now," Haase told WFDL news. Haase says a fire last week that scorched five acres in Supple’s […]
On May 4, 2015 at 3:36 p.m. City of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue was called for a house on fire at 37 South Reserve Avenue. Upon arrival fire crews reported light smoke coming from the attic. Fire crews found a small fire in the attic and extinguish it with very little damage. They ventilated the attic and provided salvage and overhaul to protect the residents belongings. The fire appears to be […]
The director of the Fond du Lac convention and visitors bureau says he’s pleased to see tourism spending is up locally and statewide. The state department of tourism says for the first time in four years tourism spending was up last year in every Wisconsin county. Fond du Lac convention and visitors bureau director Craig Molitor says that’s been the case in Fond du Lac for the last few years. […]
The Fond du Lac County Parks director says recent acts of vandalism at the Hobbs Woods recreation trail are disturbing. Sam Tobias says vandals have been breaking ash tree saplings to make forts and also building what appear to be mountain bike trails on the southern end of the park and illegally spearing fish in the creek. Tobais says there has also been paintball related vandalism at the park.
MENASHA, Wis. (AP) — Police have revealed more about what may have motivated a gunman to shoot four strangers before killing himself on a recreational bridge in Menasha. The city's police chief, Tim Styka identified the dead Monday as 33-year-old Jonathan Stoffel, of Neenah, his 11-year-old daughter, Olivia Stoffel, and 31-year-old Adam Bentdahl of Appleton. Stoffel's wife, Erin, was shot three times, but survived and is hospitalized in critical condition. […]