Month: April 2021

The Fond du Lac County Historical Society has announced a  $1.6 million capital campaign to renovate and restore the Galloway House and Village has been reached.  A Grand Reopening event will be held Saturday May 29 and Sunday May 30 from noon to 7pm.    Activities will be geared toward adults on Saturday, and children and families on Sunday.   Saturday’s activities include live music from the Tinker Boys, a presentation on “The Evolution of Main […]

Nobody was injured and the driver is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  It started shortly before 2am Friday when a Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle without license plates in the area of Hawes Court and County Highway D in the town of Fond du Lac.  The vehicle continued southbound on USH 151.   Tire deflation devices were unsuccessful, but the vehicle apparently suffered a mechanical issue […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has reiterated that the team remains committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers amid a report that the reigning MVP doesn’t want to return to Green Bay. ESPN reported Thursday in the hours leading up to the NFL draft that Rodgers doesn’t want to return to the Packers. Gutekunst said in a statement released by the team that “we are committed to […]

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says an investigation into clergy sexual abuse is an opportunity to get full clarity and transparency about what happened and make potential suggestions for improvement.   Kaul says he hopes Wisconsin’s five Catholic dioceses and religious orders will look at the probe as an opportunity to work together to support surviviors of sexual assault.  Kaul says he also hopes through the probe of preventing clergy sexual abuse cases from […]

A spokesperson for a group supporting survivors of clergy sexual abuse says the group is thankful the state attorney general has taken on the initiative  to examine clergy sexual abuse and cover-up in faith-based organizations.  Associate Director of Nate’s Mission, Sarah Pearson, says pushing for a statewide investigation is something the community of survivors in Wisconsin has been working on for a long time.  While Pearson says she anticipates the investigation will uncover more crimes […]

The City of Green Lake is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help renovate and reopen the Heidel House Hotel and Resort located in Green Lake.  The grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will support substantia redevelopment of the interior buildings to reopen the hotel and resort, which has been closed since May 2019.  “A vibrant downtown is crucial to a city’s overall economic health and its quality of life, which is […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Milwaukee on Tuesday to tout President Joe Biden’s economic development agenda. The White House announced the visit just before Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night detailing his “Build Back Better” economic agenda. No details about the trip were immediately announced. It will be Harris’ first trip to Wisconsin as vice president. Biden, who narrowly […]

A former Fond du Lac city councilmember  turned state representative says the recent spring election turned out to be a referendum on Lakeside Park.   Three  challengers who made their opposition to  building a restaurant at the park their  top issue were elected, and an incumbent who supported the development plan was defeated. Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says whether it was intended to be or not, the election turned out to be […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says he hasn't met with Republican legislative leaders to discuss his $91 billion state budget proposal because he’s listening to what the people of Wisconsin want and that GOP lawmakers should do the same. Republicans who control the Legislature’s budget committee are expected to vote as soon as next week to remove many of Evers’ priorities, such as expanding Medicaid and legalizing recreational […]