Driver leads Wisconsin State Patrol on chase Monday The driver was arrested for eluding an officer and a OWI. Check out this story on fdlreporter.com: https://fondul.ac/2qKwnq3 Phone numbers for all police departments within Fond du Lac County, as well as the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.

Two Jefferson County attorneys are finalists for the seat being vacated by Jefferson County Circuit Court Branch 1 Judge Jennifer Weston. Jefferson County Court Commissioner Jennifer Weber of Oconomowoc and Watertown City Attorney William Gruber of Hartland are expected to be interviewed by Gov. Scott Walker in May. Weston's resignation takes effect July 10. The judge submitted a letter in late February to state and county officials announcing her intention to retire after 29 years of public service, both as a court commissioner and judge.

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch helped celebrate two companies' expansions in and into Jefferson County Wednesday morning. Hoof Health LLC recently built a new production facility in Johnson Creek and Building Products Inc. , which is based in Watertown S.D., expanded into Watertown, Wis.

A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years announced Sunday that he is running to succeed Ryan in Congress. Bryan Steil, an attorney from Ryan's hometown of Janesville and a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, becomes the likely Republican front-runner after the field of better-known potential candidates cleared for his entry.

A consultant will be paid up to $900,000 to conduct a two-year study at the University of Wisconsin to reclassify and set compensation for thousands of jobs. The Title and Total Compensation Study is collaboration between the UW-Madison and the UW System, The Capital Times reported .

Lawton will manage Johnson Bank's commercial real estate teams in Milwaukee and Madison. His focus will be on building relationships with commercial real estate investors and developers and growing the commercial real estate loan portfolio throughout Wisconsin.