The Fond du Lac school board has voted to expel two high school students for bringing marijuana and a weapon to school. The school board took action following a closed door meeting Monday night. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the students are expelled for the rest of the school year and all of next school with an opportunity to return early if they meet certain criteria. "We've tried very much […]
Fond du Lac state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says he hopes to be able to chair the Assembly education committee when committee assignments are handed out this week. The Republican lawmaker says there are three top issues that he wants to address in the next legislative session, including a school accountability bill that failed to pass last session. Thiesfeldt says he also wants to see the private school voucher program further […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — New state rules and regulations to protect bats are restricting property owners who want the pests out of their homes. Officials at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have been alarmed by bat mortality rates caused by white-nose syndrome. DNR mammal ecologist J. Paul White says the department saw a need to protect bat species because of the fungal disease. Homeowners with bat problems are now […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wolf hunters exceeded Wisconsin's statewide kill limit by four animals. The DNR decided to end the wolf season on Friday after tallies on Thursday showed hunters were one wolf over the 150-animal limit. The agency's website shows the kill as of Friday was 154 wolves. State law allows the hunt to fun from Oct. 15 through the last day of February or until hunters reach the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of protesters is accusing Wisconsin wildlife officials of mismanaging the state's wolf hunt. About a dozen protesters affiliated with the Wolf and Wildlife Action Group converged on the Capitol's steps Monday holding rusty leg traps and photos of injured wolves. They complained the Department of Natural Resources allowed hunters to go above the statewide kill limit this year. They also insisted trapping wolves and […]
Fond du lac High School presents A Winter Concert Featuring the FDL High School Concert Band and Symphony Band and director Matt McVeigh at the Fond du lac High School Performing Arts Center
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fewer than one in five adults smokes in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Monday that the adult smoking rate is 18 percent, a 2 percentage point drop from 2012. It is consistent with the national smoking rate of 17.8 percent. The 18 percent rate in Wisconsin is the lowest on record. Information from the Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey shows that […]
CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (AP) — About 160 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers return to Camp Douglas following their service in Afghanistan. The 829th Engineer Company will be welcomed home during a Monday afternoon ceremony at a Volk Field hangar. The unit is headquartered in Chippewa Falls and has detachment armories in Ashland and Richmond Center. The soldiers spent six months in Afghanistan where they dismantled coalition structures and facilities. The […]
Culver’s of Fond du Lac located at 969 E. Johnson Street is a national finalist in the nationwide Culver’s Crew Challenge contest where Culver’s restaurants compete in the areas of quality, service, cleanliness, hospitality and community outreach. Culver’s of Fond du Lac is one of four restaurants out of over 500 to advance. The national champion will be announced at Culver’s annual convention in February 2015. “The best part of this competition […]