A discarded cigarette is apparently to blame for a fire that caused some damage to the upper unit of a Fond du Lac duplex. Firefighters were called to the residence at Military Road and Second Street around 3pm Sunday where smoke was visible from the attic. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary tells WFDL news on the scene everyone inside the house got out safely. The house is located across the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservationists are calling for the reopening the Ashland County part of a proposed iron mining site to hunting and fishing. The call came Friday from the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, a day after Gogebic Taconite said it may scale back its proposed mine to just Iron County. Gogebic Taconite also said it's pulled 20 consultants off the site until spring. That's prompted the Wisconsin Wetlands Association to […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mediation in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's long and costly bankruptcy case begins Monday, and legal experts say the time is right for at least a partial deal to help settle the matter and bring closure to hundreds of sexual abuse victims who have filed claims. A sticking point has been a $55 million trust fund that victims believe New York Cardinal and former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan […]
A Fond du lac man convicted in a shooting incident where a bullet deflected off an innocent bystander’s belt buckle is going to prison. At a hearing Friday Fond du lac judge Dale English sentenced 34 year old William Wilcox to 10 years in prison followed by five years extended supervision. Wilcox was earlier convicted of first degree recklessly endangering safety and causing injury by negligient use of a weapon. […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, worked with Police Agencies from the City of Fond du Lac, City of Ripon, City of Waupun, Village of North Fond du Lac, Village of Brandon/Fairwater, Village of Rosendale, Village of Oakfield, Town of Ripon, Village of Campbellsport and the Wisconsin State Patrol over the Labor Day Weekend. Deputies/Officers were out in force throughout Fond du Lac County during a coordinated effort to […]
The Johnson Street Bridge will have temporary lane restrictions between Military Road and Hickory Street. The restrictions will begin Monday, September 8 at 6:30 pm and will reopen to regular traffic each morning. Concrete roadway and sidewalk sealing work is planned to be done primarily at night to minimize impact on vehicles and pedestrian traffic. One lane in each direction will be open for vehicle traffic and at least one […]
The Fond du Lac County Highway Department would like to inform the motoring public of bridge repairs on County Trunk Highway VV (Pioneer Road) between S. Military Road and Johnson Street (STH 23). CTH VV will be closed between Sullivan Drive and Grove Street beginning on Monday September 8th, 2014, and weather permitting will re-open about two weeks later. There will be a signed detour route directing traffic to use […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district has adopted a policy allowing transgender students to use the bathroom and locker room of the gender with which they identify if it's OK with their parents and principals. The Janesville School Board adopted the policy to bar discrimination based on gender identity. Craig High School teacher Katy Hess advises the Gay-straight Alliance and says its members were very pleased by the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The gloves are coming off in Wisconsin's attorney general race. With eight weeks left before the Nov. 4 election, conservative and liberal attack groups have started scouring courtroom records for cases that they think show Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ are soft on crime. Schimel has served as Waukesha County's district attorney since 2006. Happ handled criminal defense before she became Jefferson County district […]