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A retired youth counselor at Lincoln Hills and representative for the union at the youth prison is defending two counselors who are under investigation for speaking publically about their experiences at the facility.   The state Department of Corrections is investigating whether Rita Lokemoen and Kal Teske violated any department policies when they spoke exclusively on AM 1170’s Between the Lines program recently.  Union spokesman Doug Curtis listened to the interview […]

A Fond du Lac County courthouse security committee is recommending a manned metal detector be installed at the Fond du Lac City-County Government Center.  Fond du Lac judge Dale English chairs the committee and will be asking the city and county to jointly fund a staffed security checkpoint with metal detector at the north entrance to the building.  All other entrances would be closed.  The total cost is estimated at […]

A Republican state lawmaker from Markesan says she thinks a proposed new fee on electric vehicles is fair.  The new fee would amount to about $100 a year.  The fee and around $400 million in borrowing would pay for roads as Republican lawmakers try to reach a compromise to break a budget impasse.  State representative Joan Ballweg she thinks its fair that owners of electric vehicles be asked to help […]

A Fond du Lac Republican state senator says he plans to vote in favor of an economic development package for Foxconn.  The state assembly voted in favor of the package last week and the state senate is expected to vote early next month.   State senator Dan Feyen says he believes the $3 billion incentives package is worth it.  "I would vote in favor of it if it came up […]

Waupun - The Republican Party of Fond du Lac County will be honoring Former Wisconsin Governor, and Fond du Lac native, Scott McCallum at their annual “Scotch and Cigar” event on October 5.  “We’re creating a lifetime achievement award, to be given out annually to a local Fond du Lac Republican who’s worked tirelessly for the Republican Party of Fond du Lac County, and/or has gone on to bigger and […]

Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is not criticizing president Trump for his initial reaction to the domestic terrorism incident in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend.  Trump declared “there is blame on both sides” for the violence last weekend.  Senator Johnson said his initial reaction to the hate crime is depressing.  But when asked if president Trump should have been more direct in his initial response to the attack, Johnson said the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Madison Mayor Paul Soglin says a $3 billion tax break bill for Foxconn Technology Group is the type of deal that is "ruining Wisconsin."  Soglin issued a statement Wednesday coming out against the proposal the state Assembly is set to vote on Thursday. Soglin earlier this month called on Foxconn to consider the abandoned Oscar Meyer factory in Madison for a possible secondary location. He […]

State and local health officials continue to investigate a salmonella poisoning outbreak apparently caused by fresh shelled peas purchased at farmers markets in Fond du Lac, Green Bay and Madison. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says investigators are trying to determine if the source of the suspected peas is from Fond du Lac County.  "A lot of farmers market vendors travel from market to market.  In […]

A 19-year-old Village of Germantown man critically injured in a motorcycle accident last month in Washington County has died as a result of his injures. Dante Beal was the leader in a group of motorcycles traveling on State Highway 167 near Holy Hill in the town of Erin when his bike spun out and went crashing into a nearby ditch. He was transported via flight for life to a nearby […]