Charges have been referred to the District Attorney’s Office following a road rage incident involving a gun in Waupun. Police Chief Dale Heeringa says the incident occurred Thursday morning on Fond du lac Street. Heeringa says one car tailgated another vehicle which eventually led to a confrontation between the drivers. Heeringa says the driver of the first vehicle got out of the car to confront the tailgating driver who pointed […]
Clean-up continues today after a line of powerful thunderstorms with heavy rains and strong winds moved through Wisconsin Monday morning. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for Dodge and Outagamie Counties. NWS meteorologists surveyed the damage and determined it was caused by straight line winds of 90 to 110 mph. The city of Columbus declared a State of Emergency due to the widespread damage in that community. Utility crews continue working to […]
Dodge County residents are still cleaning up from thunderstorms early Monday morning. Dodge County Emergency management director Amy Nehls says in addition to strong straight-line winds that toppled power lines and trees, heavy rain also caused problems. "There was a lot of water standing in the ditches, in fields and some of the communities I drove through...baseball diamonds, all of that under water," Nehls told WFDL news.
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Ships built at Wisconsin-based Marinette Marine Corp. are playing a crucial role in a strategic and volatile region in the Far East. The company's ships used by the U.S. Navy have been involved in power struggles between Asian countries in disputed waters near the South China Sea. The crew of the USS Little Rock may face a similar situation after the vessel launches from Marinette Marine […]
SPRING GREEN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say no one was hurt when a small plane had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield in Sauk County. Sheriff Chip Meister says the 1946 Taylorcraft airplane had "only minor damage" after landing Thursday evening in the cornfield in Spring Green. He says the pilot, Michael Ramos of Dodgeville, didn't think he'd be able to make it to a nearby airport after […]
The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public that the north bound lane of Military Road will be closed from 9th Street to north of Grove Street beginning Wednesday morning July 15th due to water main repair work. It will remain closed until Monday, July 20th. South bound traffic is not affected, but drivers are asked to use caution as they travel through the area.
Fond du Lac Fire Fighters will join the Green Bay Packers and the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin in what will be called the Fill-the-Helmet campaign which will provide child ID kits to all K-12 children across the state. Green Bay Packer wide receiver, Jordy Nelson, will be helping to kick the program off at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue. The Packers were […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Severe thunderstorms have caused wind damage around Wisconsin — especially in Dodge County where a tornado warning was issued. There were no reports of any touchdowns early Monday, but the area received 4 to 5 inches of rain with winds over 60 mph. We Energies reports more than 30,000 customers are without power because of the storms. There are reports of heavy flooding in Sheboygan County […]
Thunderstorms rolled through the area early this morning knocking down trees and power lines in Fond du Lac County. A power line went down in front of a house on Savage Road in the town of Waupun starting a tree on fire. A tree was blown over on Highway 45 at Reinhardt Road blocking the northbound lane of traffic. A tree was also reported down on Highway SS between Highway […]