A Green Bay man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Fond du lac County. Sheriff’s sergeant Jeff Bonack says the accident happened Friday afternoon on Highwway TC west of Highway M in the town of Springvale. Bonack says the motorcycle left the road and struck a culvert. The crash remains under investigation. The victim was identified as 63 year old Patrick Pichette of Green Bay.
Fond du lac High School homecoming parade marching north on Main Street
The Fond du Lac fire chief says the Flight for Life helicopter is a well kept secret that helps save lives. A Flight for Life anniversary celebration was held Friday at the Fond du lac Holiday Inn. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says Flight for Life is always ready in the event of a medical emergency. "They save a lot of lives," O'Leary said. "Their ability to do some things out […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students are including a 48-year-old soldier in a class blog dedicated to telling the stories of local residents. U.S. Army Master Sergeant Buss Wood Jr. spoke to students who run the Humans of Oshkosh site before he left for his third deployment to the Middle East. They will include his story in an off-shoot called the Humans of Oshkosh Veterans Story Project. […]
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers, manufacturers and others are holding a rally in Racine to generate support for a ballot measure aimed at safeguarding the state's transportation fund. Those expected at the event at CASE Construction Equipment include Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic state Rep. Cory Mason, who serves on the legislature's budget committee. The ballot measure would change the state constitution to require license plate fees, […]
ADISON, Wis. (AP) — The full 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will not rehear the case challenging Wisconsin's voter identification law. The court on Friday said that it was equally divided on whether to take up a request to reconsider a Sept. 12 decision allowing for the law to be implemented. The original decision was reached by a three-judge panel. The law's opponents asked for the full 10-member court […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke has apologized to the superintendent of the Neenah school district for comments she made on the campaign trail. Burke had been citing the district as an example of negative effects she says have been caused in Wisconsin schools by the law known as Act 10 that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers. District administrator Mary Pfeiffer said Friday that Burke reached […]
Farewell party for WFDL and WTCX intern Saskia Heike. Heike lives in Berlin, Germany and has interned at the radio stations for the last eight weeks. She is the young woman in the pink blouse in the front row.
Thousands of Fond du lac residents and businesses on the city’s south side were without power for a couple hours this morning after a semi truck struck a power pole on Morris Street. The accident happened shortly before 6:30am and has also affected traffic signals at several intersections. An Alliant Energy spokesperson says power was restored to all but two people by 8:45am.