The City of Fond du Lac Police Department in collaboration with the Fond du Lac County Department of Social Services, Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office, Fond du Lac School District, Probation and Parole, and Fond du Lac County Public Health Department, have announced the creation of a Drug Endangered Children (DEC) program for the City of Fond du Lac. Officials will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has sided with challengers of voting laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, saying measures in those states unfairly affect minority voters. At issue is a Wisconsin law that requires voters to present photo ID at the polls and an Ohio law that limits when voters can cast an early ballot. The Justice Department has warned of legal actions against states after the Supreme Court last […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A Roman Catholic ministry has offered a new faith-based housing option to University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students. The Newman Student House will open this fall. The off-campus facility is a six-unit coed apartment building about a half-mile from the university. Residents must follow the house rules, including no drugs, alcohol or overnight guests. They must also agree to a set of expectations laid out in its community […]
The National Weather Service says cold air funnels captured on camera over Lake Winnebago this weekend posed no real danger to the public. Meterologist Marsha Cronce says most of the times cold air funnels never reach the ground and even if they do won’t pack much of a punch. "If a cold air funnel would hit the ground it could cause minor wind damage. You might get a gust of […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — State Rep. Bill Kramer, former majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly, is due to stand trial in October on sexual assault charges. During a hearing Friday, Waukesha County Circuit Judge Donald Hassin scheduled a status conference for Oct. 23 and a jury trial for Oct. 28. Kramer's attorney, Eduardo Borda, tells the Waukesha Freeman they'll continue to fight the allegations that Kramer shoved a woman into […]
The Fond du Lac city council has officially selected 17 people to serve on a Lakeside Park exploratory committee. At their meeting Wednesday evening iInstead of selecting five random names from a hat, the council decided to let all seven members who tied for the final spots to join…making it a 17 member committee. Council vice president LeeAnn Lorrigan says the next step is determining what the committee’s directive will […]
Ripon police are looking for information regarding vehicle thefts over the past few weeks. On June 29th, police say someone entered a garage in the 900 block of Watson Street, removed a vehicle and drove away. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Fond du Lac County. The sheriff’s department later took a report of another stolen vehicle from the same location where the abandoned vehicle was left. Police say […]
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Revenue says roughly $3.4 million in lottery winnings were not claimed by lucky ticket holders last year. Since 1997, nearly $55 million in winning tickets have gone unclaimed. The figures represent only lotto games like Powerball and Mega Millions. It doesn't include unclaimed prizes from Wisconsin Lottery scratch-off tickets. The unclaimed winnings go toward property tax relief in the state and show […]
Dodge County officials are taking issue with a paid newspaper advertisement they say is made to look like a news story. The ad, promoting the activities of Selepri Amachree appeared in the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen on Wednesday. In the advertisement Mr. Amachree is promoted as a substance abuse “interventionist” who is available in Dodge County. A passage in the paid advertisement reads as follows; “It hasn’t taken Selepri long […]