Month: July 2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he's disappointed the Senate won't support a new fee on heavy trucks.  Assembly and Senate Republicans have been at loggerheads on how to pay for roads in the next state budget. The squabble has brought work on the spending plan to a standstill.  Assembly Republicans last week proposed a new fee on trucks weighing over 80,000 pounds. Five Senate Republicans immediately […]

PHILLIPS, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a small airplane crash that killed six people in northern Wisconsin fell apart in the air.  National Transportation Safety Board Eric Weiss said Monday the debris from the plane crash suggests there was an "in-flight break up."  NTSB investigators say there was a discussion between the pilot of the plane and air traffic controllers about "local weather phenomenon" shortly before the crash at 3:21 […]

Speaker Robin Vos has appointed Republican representative Joan Ballweg of Markesan to the Speaker’s bipartisan Task Force on Foster Care.   The Task Force will study and create policy initiatives to support children who are currently in the system, aging out of the system, and to prevent children from needing to enter the child welfare system. Members will travel the state and hold  public hearings to gather feedback from foster […]

It’s the scam that seemingly won’t go away, and now Wisconsin authorities are reporting the latest version of the I-R-S phone hoax is starting to go around the state. The updated scam is based on a change in procedure recently made by the I-R-S, which has now begun using four approved debt-collection companies to assist in collecting tax debts more than two years old. In this new variant, victims are […]

The Fond du Lac Senior Center is being recognized as a Dementia Friendly Business.  The center earned the designation after staff participated recently in the Dementia Friendly Community training.  The training gives employees knowledge to see the signs of , understand the needs and respond appropriately to someone with dementia.  Once a local business has gone through the training, they receive a  Purple Angel decal – an international sign that […]

There were no serious injuries in a one vehicle crash that backed up traffic on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac.  The crash happened shortly after 10am Monday on southbound 41 near Highway 151 when the driver lost control,  spun out and hit the median.  The crash scene was cleared about an hour later.  The State Patrol is investigating the crash.   The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office assisted […]

Fireworks shows are being held in a number of area communities Tuesday evening.  In Fond du Lac,  the fireworks show starts at dusk over Lake Winnbago at Lakeside Park.  The Fond du Lac Symphonic Band will perform patriotic songs starting at 7:30pm.  Fireworks shows are also being held Tuesday evening at Fireman’s Park in Campbellsport, Deacon Mills Park in Green Lake and Murray Park in Ripon.

State Department of Corrections officials are investigating two reported staff assaults at correctional institutions over the weekend.  Sources told WFDL news  an officer was assaulted by a 15 year old inmate at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys in Irma  Saturday.  The officer was transported to the hospital for treatment of a concussion.   Sources says the Green Bay Correctional Institution was placed in lockdown Saturday after an inmate struck […]

Fond du lac police are investigating two robberies over the holiday weekend.  Police say the Marathon Metro Quick Mart at 281 South Main Street was robbed Saturday night.  Police say a man armed with a weapon entered the business and demanded money.  He fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.  Anyone with information  is asked to call police.  Police say two people were arrested Friday afternoon after a robbery  […]