It went from 620 down to one winner: Chapter 52. Kathy Dreifuerst wins the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Name the Bookstore contest with her entry she said was inspired by great art galleries. Dreifuerst submitted eight name suggestions in the contest to rename the library’s BookCellar. The used-books-and-more store is moving from the basement to the former pharmacy building next door to the downtown library at 52 Sheboygan St. […]
The state Department of Health Services will not change the location of where two high risk sex offenders will be living despite public protests. That according to a spokesperson from state representative Mark Born’s office. The spokesman told WFDL news the Department made the decision after representative Born and state senator Scott Fitzgerald wrote the Department a letter last week asking them to reconsider. The lawmakers wrote that allowing two Chapter […]
A Markesan man has been convicted in Dodge County of making bomb threats and violating restrictions of being a sex offender. 32 year old Aaron Schreiber entered an Alford Plea Friday in Dodge County Circuit Court to five counts of making a bomb scare, three counts of a child sex offender working with children, and four counts of bail jumping. Judge Steven Bauer accepted the plea and found Schreiber guilty. […]
DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he intends to keep his campaign promise not to raise the gas tax or vehicle registration fees to pay for transportation projects in Wisconsin. Walker said Monday that despite his position, he still believes a deal can be reached with the Legislature's budget-writing committee this week on how to pay for highways and other roads projects. The transportation budget is one of […]
DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he will sign a 20-week abortion ban whether or not it includes an exemption for cases of rape or incest. Walker was asked Monday about the bill following a speech at a Boys and Girls Club event in Delavan. Walker says a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is "rational and reasonable" because he believes after that point the unborn […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal group and a voting rights organization have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a host of changes Republicans have made in Wisconsin election law. One Wisconsin Institute, Inc., Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund and a half-dozen voters filed the lawsuit in Madison on Friday against the Government Accountability Board, which oversees state elections They allege that a number of provisions in state law, including […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has created a new open records office within the state Department of Justice. Schimel says the Office of Open Government will handle records requests as well as offer advice on records and meetings law. Newly hired Assistant Attorney General Paul Ferguson will lead the office. He'll be assisted by a paralegal and a legal assistant. Schimel says the number of positions […]
DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says negotiations over a financing deal for a new Milwaukee Bucks stadium are fluid, but he still hopes to have something to announce by the end of the week. Walker's office, team officials and state and local government leaders have been trying to hammer out a deal for weeks. Details of one proposal as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel would split the […]
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife experts say it could be a record year for efforts to reintroduce a critically endangered bird in Wisconsin. An aerial survey has counted 37 whooping crane nests, with 13 chicks hatched so far this year. Nine of the young birds were still living as of late last week, and another eight pairs still were brooding eggs. More than 20 chicks will be hatched this season […]