Month: July 2015

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7-1-15 two convicted child sex offenders get life prison sentences

Two men convicted of sexually assaulting children in Dodge County have been sentenced to life in prison. Dodge County Circuit Judge Steven Bauer sentenced  31 year old Jesse Madison of Waupun to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 15 year old boy.  Madison was convicted of three counts of second degree sexual assault of a child.  In sentencing Madison Judge Bauer said Madison’s  “drive to sexually assault children is […]

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7-1-15 haase back home after race across america

A Fond du Lac bicyclist is a hometown hero with the highest finish by an American in the grueling Race Across America since 1999.  Dave Haase finished in second place…biking 3000 miles, coast to coast in a little over eight days.  Haase says he was able to stay ahead of bad weather, averaging more than 340 miles a day.  In addition to crossing the Rocky Mountains in Colorado…Haase says the […]

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7-1-15 fdl county government center entrance work on schedule

Construction is on schedule on a new front entrance  at the Fond du Lac city county government center. County executive Al Buechel says the project is slated for completion by the end of the month.  "They're pouring the steps, doing the outside work, most of the landscaping work, getting the fill in,"  Buechel said.   Buechel says the new entry way will be handicap accessible and will include an elevator.  The […]

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7-1-15 sanders-wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says 9,500 people have said they plan to attend his rally on Wednesday night in Madison.  The Vermont senator said during a conference call Tuesday that he will draw on Wisconsin's long progressive political history during the event. Sanders says he believes the progressive movement that existed for years in Wisconsin is now spreading throughout the country.  The Sanders visit comes […]

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7-1-15 obama-wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Barack Obama is bringing his push to raise salaries for low-income workers to Wisconsin, the state where Gov. Scott Walker built his expected run for the White House around curtailing collective bargaining powers and enacting a right-to-work law.  Obama is scheduled to appear Thursday in La Crosse. Walker's office has yet to say whether he will greet Obama in La Crosse for the visit. Obama […]

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7-1-15 va whistleblowers

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — A man who helped expose over prescription of opiates at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah wants to personally deliver a letter calling for the removal of the VA's chief watchdog to President Barack Obama in Wisconsin.  The letter from a group of whistleblowers across the country, called VA Truth Tellers, argues that interim VA Inspector General Richard Griffin is unable to properly do the […]

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7-1-15 asian carp-great lakes

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Government agencies plan to spend nearly $60 million over the next two years in the battle to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, where scientists say they could unravel food chains and harm native fish.  The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee released its 2015 strategy Tuesday. Co-Chairman Cameron Davis says it will strengthen defenses near the lakes while stepping up efforts to […]

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