A Campbellsport man charged with his OWI tenth offense has been bound over for trial. Forty nine year old Timothy Mills was arrested earlier this month after slamming his boat into a pier on Long Lake and then driving away without reporting it. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says Mills was operating a boat on Long Lake when he struck the pier at N3910 Beach Avenue, destroying […]
A Republican member of the legislature’s budget writing committee says he doesn’t believe Republican members on the committee will support a compromise on Medicaid expansion in the budget. Republicans voted Thursday to kill the cornerstone of Democratic governor Tony Evers’ two year budget proposal. It could be added back later or passed as separate legislation, but state representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam says he doesn’t see that happening. "Its […]
The Fond du Lac County executive is recommending against building a regional juvenile detention facility. The recommendation was discussed at the county finance committee meeting this week. County executive Al Buechel says his concern is the cost. Wisconsin counties looking to build regional replacement facilities for the embattled Lincoln Hills youth prison are worried state funding won’t be adequate. Buechel says the number of juvenile offenders in Fond du Lac […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report by an independent actuarial firm says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would lower premiums on the individual health insurance market between 7% and 11%. The report released Tuesday was prepared for the state insurance commissioner. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has proposed accepting Medicaid expansion as a key pillar of his state budget. But the Republican-controlled budget committee plans to vote Thursday to kill it. […]
This weekend a Fond du Lac marine veteran is being presented with the keys to a ride of a lifetime. The non-profit veterans group Hogs for Heroes is presenting Fond du Lac veteran Rob Thiede with the keys to a new Harley Davidson Road Glide motorcycle during a special ceremony Saturday. Hogs for Heroes president, Kevin Thompson, says the group was formed three years ago to raise money to buy […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee officials plan to extend the city's streetcar route to the Wisconsin Center District convention hall in time for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Wednesday unveiled plans to add 2.4 miles to the 2.1-mile streetcar system known as The Hop. The expansion includes about a half-mile extension to Wisconsin Avenue, where convention facilities are located. Barrett says that he has wanted to […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old boy and her two roommates are accused of abusing the child resulting in his death in Manitowoc County. The three appeared in Manitowoc County Circuit Court Monday where bond was set at $100,000 for each. A probable cause document says officers responded to an apartment in Two Rivers Friday where the toddler was not breathing. He was pronounced dead a short […]
Dodge County residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted or expired prescription medications this weekend at the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday April 27 the Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the statewide Drug Take Back event. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says between 9am and 3pm you can dispose of prescription medication in the drug drop box in the lower level of the Sheriff’s Office. Schmidt says the Drug […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Gov. Scott Walker's fellow Republicans barred him from attending an event after his criticism of a GOP senator who opposed President Donald Trump's emergency border declaration annoyed U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner. The congressman said that the GOP's 5th District Congressional Caucus chairwoman rescinded Walker's invitation to a meeting last month. Sensenbrenner said she made the decision but he supported it. Sensenbrenner said he's upset over […]