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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Teachers, teaching students and Democratic lawmakers say approving a budget measure that would allow Wisconsin to certify teachers who don't have bachelor's degrees would hurt students.  The group presented a petition with more than 37,000 signatures opposing the measure to Gov. Scott Walker's office Wednesday. Walker hasn't said whether he would support the measure.  Under the provision, anyone with relevant experience could be licensed to teach […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says in an opinion column that there's "no reason" changes he championed to public education in Wisconsin can't be pushed nationwide.  Walker doesn't say in the column published Wednesday in the Des Moines Register which specific parts of his education agenda enacted in Wisconsin he would want to see nationwide. Walker is positioning himself for an expected run for president.  In the column, […]

The Waupun police chief says he supports a bill that would allow off-duty and retired officers to carry guns in schools.  Current state law generally bans people from possessing guns on school grounds and within 1,000 feet of a school.  "I think this was a problem with the law when it was first developed,"  Waupun police chief Dale Heeringa told WFDL news.  "With a law enforcement officer, say myself, if […]

A few weeks after a Republic lawmaker postponed a fundraiser during the state budget process a government watchdog group is taking a Democratic lawmaker to task for the same thing.  Common Cause in Wisconsin director Jay Heck says state senator Julie Lassa should postpone her fundraising reception scheduled for June 18th until after the state budget bill is signed into law.   Heck says if the budget is still in […]

The Fond du Lac Police Department has received a  grant to purchase new equipment.  Fond du Lac police chief Bill Lamb says the nearly $17,000 in grant money will be used to purchase wireless cameras, an evidence collection canopy and patrol rifle accessories.

Bryan Brown was selected as Marian University’s June Veteran of the Month.  Following 9/11, Brown joined the U.S. Army, where he served his country as a paratrooper. Brown continues to serve his country on the home front, as he is an advocate for veterans and is involved in the Wounded Warrior Project and the Student Veteran Organization at Marian University. Brown is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Marian University. […]

A $5000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in setting a fire that destroyed a vacant former convent building in Fond du Lac.  Police say they believe the fire was intentionally set and are following up on a number of leads but have made no arrests. The fire Friday night destroyed the building at the corner of Division and Amory […]

A Fond du Lac man convicted of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a bathroom at the Fond du Lac Public Library is going to jail.  Twenty one year old Edmund Banach pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of sex with a child age 16 or older.  Fond du lac judge Dale English sentenced Banach to nine months in jail.  The victim told police she was in the unisex […]