A Fond du Lac man has been charged with sexually molesting two girls nearly two decades ago. Fifty six year old William Thomas is charged with two counts of sexually assaulting a child and one count of exposing genitals. According to a criminal complaint Thomas is accused of fondling two girls when they were eight or nine in the mid 1990s.
Now that the new speed limit has been posted in Interstate 41…local law enforcement has a message for motorists. The new 70 mph limit will be strictly enforced. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says deputies have been instructed to strictly enforce the new speed limit. "The speed limit is 70, that's the bottom line, strict enforcement, 70 mph, " Olig told WFDL news. " The concern is […]
The Fond du Lac police department will be hosting series of public forums for the east district . The forums will be held Wednesday, next Tuesday and Thursday at the American Legion Hall on Fond du Lac Avenue. Wednesday's forum starts at 3:30pm. Residents are invited to discuss crime and neighborhood issues in the eastern district.
The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of the eastbound lane closure on East 1st Street between Portland Street and Marr Street. The closure will begin Wednesday, June 17th and will remain closed for approximately two weeks. Access to driveways and local businesses will remain open. The closure is due to contractor work being completed at 54 E 1st Street. The public is asked to […]
Wisconsin state revenue secretary Rick Chandler says a plan to finance a new Milwaukee Bucks arena unveiled a week and a half ago is a good deal for the state. Chandler told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program the state would be putting in $80 million over the next 20 years with $299 million in return in income tax payments. "That's better than a 3-1 return and so we […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The co-chair of the Legislature's budget-writing committee says there is no deal yet to complete work on the two-year state spending plan. Republican Sen. Alberta Darling said Tuesday that the Joint Finance Committee will not meet on Wednesday to finish the budget as hoped. Darling says the goal is to meet Thursday or Friday. Darling says Republican legislative leaders are still struggling to come up with […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Gov. Scott Walker's administration are assuring legislators that a $138 million computer project is on track. The state Department of Administration has been working since 2012 to implement the State Transforming Resources project, or STAR, a single cohesive computer system for state agencies to handle finances, payroll and procurement. Scott Thornton is the leader of DOA's STAR finance team. He told the Legislature's Joint […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A judge in Sheboygan County has dismissed a wrong death lawsuit involving one of Wisconsin's most notorious homicides nine years after it was filed. The civil lawsuit brought by the family of Teresa Halbach was filed against Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey in 2006, seeking unspecified monetary damages. The two were convicted of killing the 25-year-old photographer near Mishicot in 2005. Halbach's family agreed […]
Individuals in the Ripon area have once again shown their strong support of The Foundation for Ripon Medical Center through the recent Charity Golf Outing at the Woodlands course at the Golf Courses of Lawsonia. The golf outing raised more than $27,000 to support the future development of healing gardens at the new Ripon Medical Center. The healing garden will be a place where individuals can seek comfort, celebration, joyful […]