MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gay couples and their supporters gathered in Milwaukee to celebrate an appeals court decision declaring Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. Couples who filed the lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban say they realize it could be a while before the matter is settled since Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has said he will appeal today's ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of the couples who sued to overturn Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage says they're very happy but still feeling cautious after an appeals court upheld an earlier decision allowing couples to marry. Roy Badger, of Milwaukee, says he has hope that he and his partner, Garth Wangemann, will be "able to live in Wisconsin with full equality, that we won't be considered second-class citizens." But Badger […]
More than two dozen prostitution related charges have been filed in Dodge County Circuit Court against 13 individuals. The District Attorneys Office says Debbie and Daniel Walters, South Spring Street Beaver Dam, were charged today in Dodge County Circuit Court with Keeping a Place of Prostitution and Allowing Use as Place of Prostitution. In addition, Debbie Walters and eleven men were also charged with a total of 29 counts relating […]
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker says Wisconsin residents are better off than they were four years ago. Walker made the comments during a campaign stop in Fond du lac Thursday…touring Manowske Welding Corporation and speaking to employees. Walker asked employees if they "wanted to keep the Wisconsin comeback going forward or go back to the days when we were behind the rest of the country?"
An elderly Fond du Lac man received non life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a car. The 71 year old man was walking across North Main Street when he was struck by the car Wednesday. Richard Thompson was transported to St. Agnes Hospital where he was treated for head and shoulder injuries. The car driver said he didn’t see Thompson because the sun was in his eyes.
Demolition of the Historic Retlaw Theater building is underway as crews prepare the site for a major renovation project. Community Development director Wayne Rollin says work this week. Rollin says demolition work should be completed by the end of the month followed by renovation work done over the fall and winter. Commonwealth Development is converting the first floor of the building into its office headquarters and retail with apartments above.
Moraine Park Technical College welcomes Judy Lux of Fond du Lac as their newest district board member. Lux was sworn in at the July 14 board meeting and will serve a three-year term on the board. “I hope to make a positive contribution to the board that allows Moraine Park to continue to serve both the business community and its students,” said Lux. “I believe the educational value Moraine Park […]
The Fond du Lac city manager says a proposed 2015 city budget includes no major changes in service levels, with the exception of an increase in funding for the emerald ash borer infestation, and additional funding for street reconstruction. The Fond du Lac city council got its first look at the budget at a special meeting Wednesday night. Council president Sam Meyer says he believes the budget is headed […]
Students are back in school this week for the start of another school year. At Fond du Lac High School freshman started on Tuesday with everyone in class Wednesday. New Fondy High principal, Michelle Hagen, says she hopes students make the most of their high school experience by getting involved. "We would really like all our students to take advantage of every opportunity that we have here at the high […]