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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb is defending Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan to borrow $1.3 billion for road construction.  Walker's fellow Republicans have bristled at the borrowing. Gottleib, a Walker appointee, told the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday that interest rates are favorable and if bonding is reduced without raising gas taxes or vehicle registration fees current and future projects will be delayed.  He warned […]

A Theresa man has been arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $24,000 from a gas station where he worked.  Forty seven year old Randal Mittelstadt, made his initial appearance in Dodge County Circuit appearance this week on a charge of theft from a business setting.  If convicted, Mittelstadt faces up to six years in prison.  According to the criminal complaint, Mittelstadt took money from the cash register over the period of […]

A Waupun man accused of beating a pregnant woman has been charged.  Twenty one year old Zachary Disbrow, made an initial appearance in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court on charges of false imprisonment, misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct,  all with a domestic abuse penalty enhancer. Waupun police were called to a Fond du Lac Street apartment on Jan. 19 for a report of a domestic abuse incident. According to […]

A 19 year old man who was in the Dodge County Law Enforcement Explorer program has been placed on probation for sending a lewd photo to an underage girl.  Dodge County Judge John Storck withheld sentence and placed Seth Lane of Mayville on  one year of probation and 30 hours of community service. Judge Storck also ruled that the conviction may be expunged if Lane complies with all terms and conditions […]

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have charged a prisoner with first-degree intentional homicide in the strangulation death of a cellmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage.  The charge against 42-year-old Dexter Ewing carries a penalty of life in prison with no possibility of parole because it designates him as a persistent repeater. He makes his first court appearance Friday via videoconference from the Waupun Correctional Institution.  The criminal complaint […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker on the Legislature's finance committee isn't happy with Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plans for a new economic development agency.  Walker's state budget calls for merging the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority into the new Forward Wisconsin Development Authority. The governor's budget calls for replacing both agencies' boards, which includes legislators, with a single board of private […]

A baked potato lunch is scheduled for Thursday, March 19th from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at two locations in Fond du Lac:  City/County Government Center, 1st floor, 160 S. Macy Street, and Harbor Haven Health & Rehabilitation Cafeteria located at 459 E. 1st Street.  The cost is $3.00 with proceeds donated to the Fond du Lac Area United Way.  The event is sponsored by the Fond du Lac County […]

The call is going out for blood donors in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  American Red Cross spokesperson Katie Gaynor says there is a great need for O-negative blood and more donors are urgently needed  Gaynor says a combination of cold weather, vacations and the flu season has led to a decrease in donations.  The need for O-negative is particularly critical because it’s a universal blood type that can be used in […]