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Commonwealth Construction Corporation of Fond du lac has named Rick Nierzwicki as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Construction.   Nierzwicki will assume the duties of managing day-to-day construction operations both regionally and nationwide from Brent Schumacher who is being promoted to Executive Vice President of The Commonwealth Companies.   With over 30 years of experience in all aspects of construction Nierzwicki started his career at Mortenson Construction where […]

Two Republican legislators want to remove all lawmakers from the board that oversees Gov. Scott Walker's troubled job creation agency.  Four lawmakers — Sen. Rick Gudex, a Fond du Lac Republican; Rep. Rob Hutton, a Brookfield Republican; Sen. Julie Lassa, a Stevens Point Democrat; and Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, a Kenosha Democrat, currently sit on the 12-member board.   Lassa and Barca have been vocal critics of WEDC, which […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New federal filings show a super PAC supporting Governor Scott Walker's bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination has raised a little more than $20 million over the first 11 weeks or so of its existence. Filings released Friday show Unintimidated PAC raised $20.02 million between April 16th, when Walker's former campaign managers formed it, and June 30th.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old Milwaukee boy suffered fatal injuries when he climbed on a dresser causing a TV to fall on his head.  A report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner says Angel Medina pulled out the bottom drawer of the dresser so he could reach the DVD player in the top drawer. The report says his mother had told him to wait until she was done […]

MILWAUKEE (AP)  €” The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Milwaukee Brewers, supplementing their bullpen with another veteran. The NL Central-leading Cardinals sent minor league outfielder Malik Collymore to their division rivals. The 31-year-old Broxton has struggled this season in Milwaukee. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 5.89 ERA.

Approximately two years ago the City of Fond du Lac Police Department began working with the staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac to coordinate events and programs that would provide monthly interaction between members of the Police Department and the children that attend the B&GC. Those events have included opportunities for Department members to help the children with homework, play games such as basketball or […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is defending his decision not to recuse himself from playing a role in a ruling that ended a secret investigation into whether Republican Governor Scott Walker's recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups. Justice David Prosser released an opinion Thursday saying he was the justice lead prosecutor Francis Schmitz wanted out. He said the groups spent to help in during […]

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are trying to improve their communication following a shootout in Fond du Lac that left a state patrol trooper dead.  In March Steven Snyder robbed a Wausakee bank, killed a truck driver, and drove to Fond du Lac where he ambushed trooper Trevor Casper.  Casper and Snyder were both killed in the subsequent exchange of gunfire. Wisconsin law enforcement has expressed concern that […]