Longtime Fond du Lac Parks superintendent John Kiefer is retiring. Friday is Keifer’s last day on the job after 25 years of service. "It will be different next week not having to do this anymore. I"m not saying I'm having second thoughts, but just apprehension about how to handle it and move on," Kiefer told WFDL news. Kiefer moved to Fond du Lac in 1990 from Wausau where he […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate's judiciary committee has approved a Republican bill that would eliminate Wisconsin's decades-old two-day waiting period for handgun purchases. The Republican-controlled panel passed the measure 3-2, clearing the way for a full Senate vote. It's unclear when or if that might happen. Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's spokeswoman says Senate Republicans haven't discussed the measure. The waiting period was enacted in the mid-1970s. The bill's […]
The Midwest Director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests says an appeals court ruling this week is a major victory for clergy sexual abuse victims. An appeals court ruled that a $55 million cemetery trust fund is fair game in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee bankruptcy case. SNAP Midwest Director Peter Isely says victims and their families are encouraged by the court ruling. Isely says the ruling could […]
A 31 year old Fond du Lac man has been arrested and faces charges in connection with two businesses burglaries. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the suspect is accused of breaking into Eaton’s Pizza on North Hickory and trying to pawn items stolen from Mike’s Music on North Main Street. "We were contacted that there was an individual that had been in one of the local pawn shops looking […]
A father and son are charged in a string of construction thefts in Fond du Lac County. Fifty four year old, Ken Zangl and his 32 year old son Christopher made their initial Fond du Lac Court appearance this week on two counts of felony theft and two counts of misdemeanor theft. The pair is accused of stealing aluminum concrete forms from Cardinal Concrete in Fond du Lac. The stolen […]
Some Fond du Lac students are voluntarily giving up recess to spend more time in the classroom. Diane Thompson is an art teacher at Pier and Riverside Elementary schools in Fond du lac. Thompson says 4th and 5th graders is their school’s art club decided that once a week instead of going outside to play they would rather work on an art project in the classroom. In an era where tight […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he'd like to see a smaller cut to the University of Wisconsin System's budget and less autonomy for the system. Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2015-17 state budget proposal calls for slashing $300 million from the system in exchange for detaching the system from state oversight. System officials have long sought such autonomy but say the budget cut would devastate their campuses. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A national group representing university professors is opposing Gov. Scott Walker's plan to give the University of Wisconsin System more autonomy from state oversight and laws. The American Association of University Professors issued a statement Wednesday in opposition to the plan, which is also running into roadblocks with Republicans who control the Legislature. Walker also wants to cut UW's budget by $300 million, something that's drawing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker plans a dozen stops during his first visit to New Hampshire this weekend. Walker arrives in the early presidential voting state on Friday and is headlining a state Republican Party event on Saturday. Walker's political committee Our American Revival says he plans to meet with Republican leaders, grassroots activists, state lawmakers and members of the New Hampshire business community. Walker has planned meetings […]