Local law enforcement say a proposed bill that would keep 17 year olds out of the adult court system for non-violent offenses makes sense. A bipartisan measure dubbed the second chance bill would change Wisconsin’s law that prosecutes all 17 year olds charged with a crime or municipal ordinance violation as adults. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says the concern is that studies show 17 year olds […]
The Waupun Fire Department is excited to announce their 7th annual “Fill Our Tanks” food drive, benefitting the Waupun Food Pantry, on November 7, 2015, from 9am – 1pm. Food and cash donations can be made at the Waupun Piggly Wiggly, 100 Gateway Drive, or at the Fire Station. A card for a free scoop of ice cream from the Waupun Culvers will be given for the first 500 donations. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin transportation officials are delaying work on five major road projects because the state budget didn't lay out enough money for them. The stalled projects include reconstructing Highway 10/441 in the Fox Valley; expanding Interstate 39/90 from Madison to Illinois; reconstructing the Verona Road Interchange in Madison; reconstructing Highway 15 near New London; and completing long-running work on Highway 23 between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan. […]
A Fond du Lac woman is facing charges after allegedly embezzling over 200 thousand dollars fror her former employer in Dodge County. Five counts of theft in a business setting have been filed against 46 year old Tessa Hilt. Hilt is accused of taking the money from Waas Boring and Cable Company in Lomira. She was the office manager from 2009 until 2014, when she left her postion and had […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is skipping a prestigious Michigan Republican conference this weekend, as he downshifts his campaign to focus on Iowa. Wisconsin's governor was to address more than 1,000 people during breakfast Saturday morning at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on the picturesque island in northern Michigan. But Walker's campaign called at 5:45 a.m. Saturday to say he would be unable to attend. […]
Starting today personal email addresses of Fond du Lac school board members will be published on the school district website. The board made the decision after discussing the matter in a workshop session last night. Up until now school board vice president Mark Jurgella was the only board member who had made his email address public. Jurgella says he thinks email is a great way for people to contact elected […]
The Fond du Lac city manager says a proposed budget significantly reduces the city’s debt and operating expenses are nearly flat. The city council will get its first review of the budget Wednesday night. It includes a 2.5 percent increase in the tax rate with a 4.6 percent levy increase. City manager Joe Moore says budget highlights include a new position in the police department to sift through electronic […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says she took an oath to uphold the law when she was sworn into office. In reaction to a county clerk in Kentucky being hauled off to jail for refusing to license same-sex marriages, Fond du lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says that clerk should resign. "I feel if it becomes personal in my life if it affects my family or myself then it […]
TOWN OF GREENBUSH, Wis. (AP) — Sheboygan County authorities say two people have died and a third was seriously injured in a crash in the Town of Greenbush. The sheriff's department says in a statement that investigators believe a car was westbound on County Road C before 10:30 a.m. Saturday and failed to stop for the stop sign at County Road AP. The car collided in the intersection with a […]