Month: March 2017

Unemployment rates rose or held steady across all of Wisconsin's largest cities between January and February.  The state Department of Workforce Development released data Wednesday that shows the unemployment rate rose in 30 of the state's 32 largest cities including Fond du lac.  The rate held steady at 3.7 percent in Eau Claire and 3.9 percent in La Crosse.  The Fond du Lac County unemployment rate increased two tenths of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state Senate committee is considering a package of anti-crime bills, including three that would impose harsher punishments on youth who commit crimes.  The proposals up for a hearing Wednesday could land more children in Wisconsin's youth prison for a wider range of crimes and keep them there longer, despite an ongoing FBI investigation into allegations of widespread abuse at the facility. The Milwaukee Police […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Democratic state Sen. Tim Cullen says he won't run for governor after all.  Cullen told reporters Wednesday that there has been a "huge challenge" in raising money for his efforts to challenge Republican Gov. Scott Walker in the 2018 election.  The decision is a change of course for Cullen, who had filed paperwork earlier this month to create a formal campaign fundraising committee.  The 73-year-old […]

WESTON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of mourners turned out to say goodbye to a Wisconsin police detective killed in the line of duty along with three others in northern Wisconsin.  An estimated 3,500 people attended the funeral Wednesday for Everest Metro Police Detective Jason Weiland at D.C. Everest High School in Weston. Another 1,500 watched the services on YouTube.  Weiland's father, Thomas Weiland, remembered his son as "a loving and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A political newcomer from a well-known Wisconsin family is not ruling out a run for U.S. Senate as a Republican.  Nicole Schneider said in a statement Wednesday in response to questions that "My family and I are examining options to become more politically active and to champion the conservative causes we believe in."  Nicole Schneider is the daughter-in-law of Donald Schneider, the former head of the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has appointed two new University of Wisconsin System regents.  Walker's office announced Wednesday the governor has selected Mike Jones and Bob Atwell to serve as regents.  Jones works as an attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich specializing in corporate governance. He also has served as vice president of corporate affairs for MillerCoors. He holds a bachelor's degree from UW-Madison and a law degree […]

The 2017 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Committee is now accepting requests for entries into this year’s parade.  The parade and ceremony will be held on Monday, May 29th.  All parade entries must have a theme in keeping with the purpose of Memorial Day; to honor and remember our deceased veterans and missing in action.  Therefore, there will be NO advertising of any other events OR commercial products allowed.  Additionally, […]

Several Theisen Middle School sixth graders ordered and sold Clean Water for South Sudan bracelets ($1 each) after reading A Long Walk to Water in Ms. Knueppel’s Social Studies class. Students (L-R) Alyssa Makowski, Robert Meyers, and Jeremiah Williams, shown here with Officer Olson who raised $200 at one of his concerts, received valuable guidance from Miss Goodacre for this fundraising project. Through effective promotion at the school by the […]

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 44-year-old New Berlin man accused of posing as a Brookfield teenager online to get underage girls in at least four states, including a Fond du lac girl to send him pornographic photos of themselves.  Craig Miller faces 18 felony counts, including causing mental harm to a child, sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography, exposing his genitals to a child and identity theft […]