Now that we are experiencing Wisconsin’s normal January weather, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is responding to many crashes where driving too fast for conditions is the primary cause. Many of these crashes are minor where the drivers lose control and slide into a ditch. Others are more severe with substantial damage or injuries. Not only are the drivers dealing with tow truck bills, auto body repairs, insurance claims or […]
More store closings at the Forest Mall in Fond du Lac. The A & A Chinese Buffet closed recently after a water pipe burst in the restaurant. The manager of Deb confirms the store will be closing. According to the company’s website Deb is a national specialty retailer of value priced, fashion-forward apparel, footwear and accessories targeting female customers, generally between the ages of 13 and 25. The Company operates […]
A Waupun man involved in a nearly six hour armed standoff in Waupun has been charged. Kenneth Becker Jr. made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Thursday and bail was set at $20,000 cash with conditions not to possess any firearms or have any contact with his ex-girlfriend. But Becker refused to sign the bond form so he is being held in jail without bond. According to a […]
FOND DU LAC-DODGE-SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...BITTERLY COLD. CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. […]
The Fond du Lac Animal Shelter manager says its too early to say if all 40 cats rescued from a Campbellsport area trailer home this week will survive. Renee Webb says the cats and a dog are recovering at the animal shelter and are being treated for a variety of serious illnesses. "They all have very serious upper respiratory infections, eye infections, very dehydrated, emaciated," Webb told AM 1170 WFDL's […]
A Fond du Lac warming shelter surprisingly has empty beds during this week’s cold snap. Solutions Center associate executive director Nicole Johnson says only slightly over half the beds were full through the first half of the week. "The last couple of nights we've had about ten people. We've actually seen a decrease," Johnson told WFDL news. "I think that during the day possibly people are staying with friends or […]
The Fond du lac fire chief says a two vehicle accident is a reminder for motorists to slow down while driving on area roads. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says two people were injured when their cars collided at the intersection of 11th and Marr Streets Thursday. Both vehicles received signfiicant front end damage. O’Leary says motorists need to slow down especially at intersections. He says the fire department and ambulances have […]
Students in the North Fond du Lac school district are learning the basics of reading, math and writing while running a restaurant. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the Food 4 Thought Café has been developed for student learning of the culinary arts, employable skills, service and to foster entrepreneurship education. "What we've learned in education, one of the most common sense things is when students are doing something that has elements […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker says he will deliver a state budget on February 3rd that cuts property taxes, but he's making no promises about lowering income or corporate taxes. Walker delivered that news at an economic forecast luncheon at a meeting of the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The state faces a $2.2 billion shortfall for the budget that begins in July and runs for two years.