A new survey says Fond du Lac County’s cost of living index is below the national average. Fond du Lac County Economic Development Director of entrepreneurship and business intelligience, Jo Ann Giese-Kent, says the survey shows the cost of living in Fond du lac County is four percent below the national average. The county’s composite score in the third quarter increased by 1.5 points from the second quarter with a […]
In the rush to pick up the hottest toys for kids on their lists, shoppers may not stop to consider the appropriateness of a particular gift for the intended child. The Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection asks consumers to put safety first when shopping for kids this holiday season. Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection Michelle Reinen says check the warning and age grading labels on […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican state Senator Joe Leibham is joining the state's largest law firm as its head lobbyist. Foley and Lardner announced Wednesday that Leibham will begin the new job on Monday. Leibham resigned his Sheboygan Senate seat on Monday after losing in the Republican primary for Congress to Glenn Grothman.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former second-in-command at Wisconsin's job-creation agency has taken a job with a Milwaukee-based firm that lobbies for AT&T, Union Pacific Railroad and the Milwaukee Police Association. The Firm Consulting announced Wednesday that Ryan Murray joined the company as a partner this week. Murray resigned last month as deputy secretary and chief operating officer at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. He previously served as Gov. Scott […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says a judge properly ordered a jail inmate to open his mouth and display his platinum teeth to verify a detective's testimony. Jurors convicted Ramon Gonzalez in 2008 of helping other inmates in the Milwaukee County jail beat fellow prisoner Frederick Brown. A detective testified that Brown told him a man with platinum teeth was involved in the beating and the detective […]
MAYVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Two young brothers from southeastern Wisconsin are likely hoping they haven't landed on Santa's naughty list after police showed up at their doorstep. The boys, ages 3 and 6, thought the best way to get in touch with the North Pole was by phone. So they used their Dad's cellphone to place a 911 call, hoping to be connected with the North Pole and the big […]
The driver of a semi was transported to the hospital following an accident on Highway 41 near Lomira. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office received the call shortly after 8am of a semi accident at the northbound Highway 41 wayside near Lomira. The highway is open but the wayside will be closed until about 1pm.
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Berlin man accused of killing his estranged wife and her boyfriend has been bound over for trial. Thirty-three-year-old Nicholas Tuinstra appeared in Green Lake County court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. The court found probable cause and bound him over for trial. Tuinstra faces two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the September shooting deaths of Melissa Tuinstra and Justin Daniels, both 28. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin hunters killed far fewer deer this gun season than a year ago. The Department of Natural Resources says preliminary figures show 191,550 deer were taken, down 25 percent from last year. The overall buck harvest was a little over 90,000, down about 8 percent from a year ago. The DNR said the biggest drop-offs came in the far north, where tighter restrictions were in place […]