Month: April 2018

Fond du Lac Public Works  says a portion of West First Street between Macy Street and Main Street is closed for a couple days.  The street will  be closed until the end of the day Wednesday, to allow a contractor to make utility connections on W First Street.   Access to the Darling Place Alley and City Parking Lot #18 will be maintained  from Macy Street.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal safety inspectors say an air filter blew off a corn grinding device shortly before a deadly explosion demolished a southern Wisconsin corn mill last summer.  Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board held a news conference Monday to discuss preliminary findings from their investigation into the deadly blast at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria on May 31. Five workers were killed […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two Wisconsin residents who want gender reassignment surgeries say in a federal lawsuit they're being discriminated against by the state because the agency that administers Medicaid won't approve their procedures.  The lawsuit filed Monday argues their refusal of service amounts to a violation of the Affordable Care Act's provision barring discrimination based on gender identity.  The lawsuit from 30-year-old Cody Flack, a transgender man, and 41-year-old Sara […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he would join with President Donald Trump if he comes to Wisconsin, saying he expects Trump to campaign for the Republican U.S. Senate candidate.  Walker made the comments Monday during a Midwest Conservative Summit in Milwaukee.  Walker says he would welcome the chance to join with Trump just as he did with Vice President Mike Pence who was in Milwaukee last week to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison alderwoman wants Secretary of State Doug La Follette's job.  State election records show Democrat Arvina Marie Martin registered to run Thursday.  La Follette is seeking his 11th term as secretary of state. Nomination papers are due June 1. If La Follette and Martin both collect at least 2,000 valid signatures they would square off in a Democratic primary Aug. 14. The winner would advance […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says a recent potential exposure to measles in southwest Wisconsin should be warning for area residents to make sure they are immunized against the disease.  The LaCrosse and Trempeleau county health departments were notified last week  that an out of state visitor had measles.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller  says its important that  someone potentially exposed to measles […]

The North Fond du lac School superintendent says the district will apply for  new safety grants.  Superintendent Aaron Sadoff  says the money would be used for school security and also in conjunction with the Stop the Bleed program that teaches school personnel how to respond to a bleed victim.  Sadoff says there is no one foolproof way of preventing school violence.  "The more we invest in relationships and create an […]

Photos:  Atlas Gaming and Sarah Cujak Two Fond du lac County businesses are being recognized by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.     At the Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony Atlas Gaming of Fond du lac is the winner  of the Best New Business.  Thomas Rogers of Ripon won the award for the Best  Upper Floor Residential Development, and runner-up for Best Façade Rehab.  Downtown Fond du lac Partnership director Amy Hansen  […]

COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — A male suspect in a domestic dispute was found dead after a standoff with police in Columbus.  Officers responded to a home Sunday after getting a call from a person involved in a domestic violence incident who had fled to a neighbor's house. Authorities say the man refused to leave the residence and that loud banging noises could be heard.   After hours of negotiations, police deployed […]