MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the state will help the Milwaukee Bucks pay for a new basketball arena with $220 million in bonds that would be paid for by projected growth in income taxes from NBA players. Walker said Tuesday the "Pay Their Way" proposal would protect the state's taxpayers, while keeping the team in Milwaukee. A new arena could cost roughly $500 million. New owners bought […]
TOWN OF BREED, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife experts say wolves have killed or seriously injured six dogs in Wisconsin this month. That's double the highest number for January in recent years. Two dogs have been killed in Oconto County. Department of Natural Resources wildlife supervisor Jeff Pritzl says the spike in incidents doesn't necessarily reflect any changes wolf population or behavior. Pritzl says that more people are out hunting coyotes, […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates have petitioned federal officials to reclassify gray wolves as a threatened species, hoping to retain at least some protections that lawmakers in Congress want to repeal. Wolves are classified as endangered across most of the lower 48 states except the Northern Rockies. "Endangered" is a more protective listing than "threatened." Brett Hartl with the Center for Biological Diversity said Tuesday's petition asking the U.S. […]
A Fond du Lac used truck and car dealership, is expanding. Lenz Truck Center has purchased one acre of property to the east of their main building. “This expansion will give us even more space to have and thus sell more trucks,” Lenz owner Brad Lenz said. Lenz says the paving of the property is the first step in a five step expansion to to hold more vehicles.and to add […]
The student group Students Taking Action Against Negative Decisions (STAAND) in Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, and Campbellsport high schools, along with Fond du Lac middle schools, have participated in “National Drug Facts Week” (NDFW) to spread awareness about drug abuse. The week-long health observance, organized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) took place Monday, January 26th through Friday, January 30th. National Drug Facts Week is for […]
The driver of a pickup was transported to Waupun Memorial Hospital with apparent non life-threatening injuries following a collision with a garbage truck. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the accident happened shortly after 6am Tuesday on Lake Emily Road near Buckhorn Road in the town of Trenton. That’s located between Waupun and Fox Lake.
Fond du Lac police are investigating a couple of business burglaries over the weekend. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the forced entry was discovered at the office suites at 355 North Peters Avenue. "There's an eye clinic in that building and also Bauer Chiropractic and it appears somebody forced entry into the building and went through a number of the offices," Klein told WFDL news. Klein says anyone with […]
A Fond du Lac Lakeside Park user survey shows most respondents go to the park to relax with mixed results on questions regarding food and beverage and other park uses. More than 60 percent of the 2200 respondents were women who have lived in Fond du Lac for more than a quarter century. Over 45 percent said they want access to food and beverage and prefer standard concessions such as […]
The head of Fond du Lac Festivals says Lakeside Park is a perfect location for Taste of Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac Festivals Director Leanne Doyle will update the city council this week on the decision to hold the Taste at Lakeside Park’s Oven Island on August 23rd. "The Fond du Lac Fairgrounds venue is a nice venue, however this event is somewhat pinched in," Doyle told WFDL […]