1-13-15 waupun police warning about pre-paid credit card scam
Waupun police are warning residents about a scam involving pre-paid Visa cards. The Waupun Police Department has received several calls from citizens who say the caller says the person has won money and to claim the cash
1-13-15 is potential walker presidential bid a distraction?
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Top Wisconsin Democrats say Republican Gov. Scott Walker is distracted by his exploration of a presidential run, and he should be focused on solving the state’s $2.2 billion budget shortfall. Democratic state Senate
1-13-15 uw fdl dean likes president’s idea for free community college
The UW Fond du Lac Dean says he’s excited about president Barack Obama’s proposal to make publicly fund community college available to all Americans, but acknowledges it faces an uphill battle. The proposal will likely be a
1-13-15 ryan says he won’t run for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman Paul Ryan says he will not run for president in 2016. Ryan, of Wisconsin, was the Republican candidate for vice president in 2012. There had been much speculation about his ambitions for
1-13-15 cell phone pictures in senate chambers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state senators would not be allowed to take pictures with their cellphones or any other camera inside the Senate chamber under a proposed new rule. That would stop lawmakers from taking pictures
1-13-15 governor orders “precautionary” state of emergency for propane
The director of the Wisconsin Propane Gas Association says Governor Walker’s declaration of an Energy Emergency is a good proactive approach following last winter’s propane shortage. The governor announced Friday the state of emergency was being declared
1-13-15 traffic fatalities
The total number of traffic fatalities on Wisconsin roads last year was the fewest in more than seven decades…the numbers were up slightly in Fond du lac County. Statewide there were 491 traffic fatalities in 2014, the
1-13-15 former oakfield janitor convicted of stealing money from school
A former janitor in the Oakfield School District has been convicted of stealing money from the junior-senior high school. Forty seven year old Mark Hoffman pleaded guilty last month to one count of burglary. Two counts of
1-13-15 milwaukee man accused of robbing fdl woman at knifepoint bound over for trial
A Milwaukee man accused of robbing a Fond du Lac woman at knifepoint has been bound over for trial. Forty three year old Antwon Brown pleaded not guilty to charges of armed robbery, recklessly endangering safety, false
1-13-15 farm to school
The third annual Wisconsin Farm to School Summit will be held at the end of the month in Wisconsin Rapids, and Ann Marie Ames of the state Agriculture Department says registration has just opened. Ames says the