Month: December 2017

The area unemployment rate is virtually unchanged in the latest  reporting period.  The November unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a percent  to 2.5 percent in the city of Fond du Lac and 2.3 percent in Fond du Lac county.  The Dodge County jobless rate was unchanged at 2.4 percent.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's administration says the typical family of four in Wisconsin will see a $2,508 tax cut under the recently passed Republican tax overhaul.  Walker released details Wednesday of the analysis completed by the state Department of Revenue.  Using Census data and expected growth, the median income for a Wisconsin family of four in 2018 was projected to be around $94,700. The Revenue Department then […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he loves the divisive "Star Wars" sequel "The Last Jedi."  Walker has been a "Star Wars" fan since he saw the original "Star Wars: A New Hope" as a nine-year-old in 1977.  The governor caught "The Last Jedi" on Christmas Eve with his sons, Matt and Alex, his wife, Tonette, his brother's family and cousins and friends. He said in an email […]

An Appleton man has been charged in connection with a high speed chase in a stolen car in Fond du Lac, Dodge and Washington counties.  Twenty five year old Adam Piotrowski made his initial court appearance in Washington County on charges of recklessly endangering safety, fleeing and resisting and officer and bail jumping.  Bail was set at $35,000 cash.  Shortly before 1am Christmas morning a Fond du lac County Sheriff’s […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about dangerous ice conditions on Lake Winnebago after an ATV broke through thin ice over the Christmas holiday.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s  Sergeant Paul Rottscholl says 20 year old Christopher Porter of Fond du Lac escaped injury when his ATV went through the ice on the lake near Supple’s Marsh.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is expected to finish the year with freezing temperatures and dangerously high wind chills.  Wind chills reached 20 below in Madison, but areas in the northern part of the state experienced even colder wind chills. Readings show 40 below in Rhinelander, 36 below in Wausau and 32 below in Wautoma.  The low for the state was 3 below on Monday, which is 16 degrees below […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police have released the names of two women killed when their car collided with a train last week.  Authorities on Tuesday identified the victims as 37-year-old Emily Mueller and 43-year-old Jessica Roby.  The crash happened Friday night on the east side of Oshkosh. Authorities continue to investigate.

A Ripon High School student faces explusion after threatening to harm eight students at  Ripon High School.   The Ripon High School principal says the student threatened to shoot eight students in an online conversation with another student.   The other student then reported the threat to school officials.  The district says an investigation determined the student made threatening comments but found no evidence the student had means to harm anyone.    The […]

The North Fond du Lac School District is moving forward to expand  a new business program at Horace Mann High School.  School District administrator Aaron Sadoff says INCubatorEdu allows students the opportunity to develop their own real-world services and products that could potentially garner thousands of dollars in funding.  Sadoff says community entrepreneurs and business experts serve as volunteer coaches and mentors guiding student teams in developing a business concept.  […]