Month: June 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has sent a bill that establishes a uniform use-of-force policy for Wisconsin to Gov. Tony Evers. Under the bill, police can use force based on the totality of a situation's circumstances, whether suspect is threatening officers or others and whether the suspect is resisting or fleeing. Police could use deadly force only as a last resort. Assembly Republicans amended the bill earlier this […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has sent a bill that would eliminate a tax on business equipment to Gov. Tony Evers. The measure would eliminate the so-called personal property tax, a tax business pay on items such as furniture and machinery, on Jan. 1, 2022. The Senate passed the measure Wednesday and sent it on to Evers. The Assembly passed the bill late Tuesday night. The state budget […]

A long term, chronic offender from Iron Ridge  is going to prison.   Dodge County Circuit judge Martin DeVries has sentenced 43 year old Bobby Buechel to the maximum two years prison and two years extended supervision for Unlawful Use of a Telephone and Disorderly Conduct.  According to a criminal complaint Buechel harassed and threatened his probation agent after a warrant had been issued for his arrest after  Buechel  threatened to assault his  […]

The president of Envision Greater Fond  du  Lac says reaching a negotiated settlement following the city council’s decision to back out of an agreement with a business group over a development project at Lakeside Park would be an important first step in rebuilding the city’s relationship with the business community.     During a closed door meeting last week the council discussed the possibility of reaching an out of court settlement with […]

The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says she is not sure why a  Fond du Lac business is expanding it’s operations to a Milwaukee suburb.   Quality Packaging Inc. plans to lease space in a vacant St. Francis industrial building, bringing up to 250 jobs to that community.  Envision president Sadie Parafiniuk says there could be several factors for the company to expand outside of Fond du Lac.  The St. […]

MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a toddler has been struck and killed by a train in Taylor County. Dispatchers received a call shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday about a pedestrian being struck by a train the the village of Lublin. When emergency responders arrived they found the individual who was struck and killed was a 2-year-old child who apparently was left unattended. According to authorities, the Canadian National […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It looks like teen drivers will have take road tests to earn their licenses again. The state Department of Transportation waived road tests for teen drivers last year as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold. The move was meant as a pilot program. Gov. Tony Evers included language in the state budget that would have made permanently eliminated road tests and the Legislature's Republican-controlled finance committee […]

- Envision Greater Fond du Lac has hired Raina Jeffery as Director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.   “I am thrilled to have the opportunity of maintaining and creating a service to support small businesses and entrepreneurs in Fond du Lac County.” Jeffery said. “I look forward to being able to use my personal experiences to assist others.”   In this role, Jeffery will be responsible for the development and execution of a […]