MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are moving closer to changing the way the Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses its chief. The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to have Supreme Court justices elect their chief. The chief justice is currently chosen based on seniority. The three Democrats on the committee say the resolution is a political move aimed at ousting Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson. The five Republicans say […]
The Fond du Lac School District will again be offering a half-day, 4-year-old-kindergarten (4K) experience for Fall 2015. Children who will be 4 years old on or by September 1, 2015, are eligible to attend. Currently there are classrooms at the following District elementary schools: Chegwin, Pier, Riverside, Rosenow, and Waters. Programs will also be offered at the following community partner sites: Camelot Children’s Center, Christian Parents for Kids, ADVOCAP […]
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — Cabela's plans to hire about 200 people for its new store in Sun Prairie. The store is under construction and is scheduled to open this spring. The outdoor outfitter company announced Friday it's taking online applications for the full-time, part-time and seasonal positions. The 86,000-square-foot store is in the Prairie Lakes Shopping Center. Cabela's will feature a mountain replica, aquarium, wildlife displays, indoor archery range, […]
The Fond du Lac County Agriculture Society is one of several ag organizations across the state receiving a grant from the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation. The Foundation Board has announced funding for the Ag Birthing and Education Center at the Fond du Lac County Fair. The fair is held from July 15th-19th.
Katie Grinstead of Vir-Clar Farms in Fond du Lac was named the recipient of the 2015 Dairy Business Association Advocate Award. The best part? She didn't know it until the moment she heard her name at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
The Fond du Lac man, known as Victim A in a federal indictment who was scammed out of millions of dollars by a Florida sports betting consultant is Gary Sadoff the owner Wisconsin’s largest liquor distributor Badger Liquor. Sadoff acknowledged he was the victim in an email to Badger Liquor employees. The email says "I wanted you to hear, directly from me, that I am the victim described in the […]
The Fond du Lac police chief is defending an officer who earned more money than he did over the last two years by working overtime. Overnight officer Jed Martin led the state with a weekly average of 34 overtime hours, receiving nearly $74,000 in overtime pay in 2013. His total pay was $135,000. Last year Martin received $90,000 in overtime with an average of 42 hours of overtime per week. […]
A Fond du Lac County sheriff’s captain says he believes improvements are necessary sooner rather than later at a dangerous Fond du Lac intsersection. The Fond du lac County Highway Committee has voted to send a letter to the state Department of Transportation requesting safety study for the Rolling Meadows Drive-Highway 23 intersection. Fond du lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says that intersection is the scene of several accidents […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A 47-year-old man allegedly trying to outrun deputies through western Wisconsin surrendered when he lost his prosthetic leg. Thomas Fuselier fled when a Holmen officer tried to stop him for a defective brake light Tuesday. The La Crosse County complaint filed Wednesday says speeds reached 80 miles an hour, with Fuselier at one point sticking his hand out to wave at officers. The complaint says […]