Month: February 2018

Fond du Lac police took a man into custody at gunpoint following a domestic incident at a Fond du Lac apartment complex.   Police were called to the Maplewood Commons apartments on Pioneer Road and Martin Avenue late Wednesday afternoon to a report of a man threatening family members.    Police took the man into custody without incident.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he thinks his child tax rebate proposal is in "good shape" for final legislative approval, despite reservations voiced by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.  The Assembly passed the $100 pre-child tax credit last week. It must also pass the Senate unchanged before it goes to Walker.  The bill includes a sales tax holiday, which the Senate has previously rejected.  Fitzgerald has said […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scott Walker has signed into law a $200 million measure designed to stabilize the health insurance market under the Affordable Care Act in Wisconsin.  Walker signed the reinsurance bill less than 24 hours after fellow Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel joined with 19 other states in filing a federal lawsuit in Texas. The lawsuit argues that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the entire law […]

The Fond du Lac School District superintendent says the District is doing everything it can to try to make schools safe in the wake of the mass shooting in Florida.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says he is talking with the police chief about steps to improve security at the high school including the possibility of limiting access points or having  a  monitor at the entrance.  "There's a lot of people […]

The Dodge County Sheriff says the Outlaws motorcycle gang will have no problems with law enforcement in Lomira as long as they  behave.   The Sheriff’s Office and Lomira police have conducted a criminal interdiction effort the last two Friday nights after learning the motorcycle gang opened a clubhouse in Lomira.    Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the concern is that the Outlaws have been involved in criminal activity including illegal drug […]

The Fond  du Lac County Public Health Department says the flu season has officially peaked.  Public Health nurse, Joyce Mann, says even though the season has peaked its still important to take precautions, including staying home if you’re sick.   "Yes it has peaked.  The CDC over the weekend mentioned that nationwide it seems to have hit the peak,"  Mann told WFDL news.  Mann says this season was severe and the […]

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — Former employees of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are among those questioning the agency's decision to allow a Georgia company to fill in rare wetlands for a frack sand processing facility.  The employees testified at a hearing Monday in Tomah where the DNR is defending its decision against a challenge by the Ho-Chunk Nation and Clean Wisconsin. A project that allows Meteor Timber to fill […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A key Republican state senator says the juvenile justice overhaul bill that unanimously passed the Assembly could also clear the Senate with no opposition.  But Sen. Alberta Darling said Tuesday senators must feel like they are involved in the process, are comfortable with the $80 million cost of the bill and that the plan will reduce recidivism and increase public safety.  Darling commented after a hearing […]