11-1-17 nfdl man charged in arson fire

A North Fond du Lac man is accused of setting fire to a house in North Fond du Lac last summer.  Thirty seven year old Josesph Paolasini made his initial court appearance Friday.   Bail was set at

11-1-17 fdl county highway projects

Fond du Lac County Highway projects are wrapping up for this season, and planning is underway for next year.    Fond du lac County Highway commissioner Tom Janke says work should be done in a couple of weeks

11-1-17 fdl county budget-public hearing

The Fond du Lac County executive says the opioid epidemic is having a significant impact on the county budget.  Al Buechel says the county social services department is being impacted by opioid addiction.  “Just a couple weekends

11-1-17 democrats appoint gubenatorial candidate to wedc board

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic leaders have selected one of their gubernatorial candidates to serve on the board of Gov. Scott Walker’s troubled job creation agency.  Rep. Dana Wachs announced Tuesday that Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz

11-1-17 sanctuary cities

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the Senate must take lead on a bill cracking down on sanctuary cities.  Vos told reporters Tuesday that the Assembly will only take up the proposal if

11-1-17 fetal tissue research

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there’s still no consensus among Republicans who control the Legislature over which approach to take toward restricting research using fetal tissue obtained from abortions.  Vos told reporters

11-1-17 police body cameras

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill making it more difficult for the public to view footage taken on police body cameras is headed to the Wisconsin Assembly for a vote.  The Assembly criminal justice committee passed the

11-1-17 youth prison lockdown

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s juvenile prisons have been placed on lockdown while guards from an adult prison help search for contraband.  The Wisconsin Department of Corrections confirmed Tuesday that the search was underway. It comes as