A man accused of killing a toddler by standing on top of the child has pleaded not guilty. Daniel Griffin entered the plea at an arraignment hearing in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. Griffin is charged with reckless homicide and child abuse. The victim’s mother, Airealle Smart also pleaded not guilty to charges of neglecting a child and neglecting a child causing death. The incident happened earlier this summer […]
Starting today personal email addresses of Fond du Lac school board members will be published on the school district website. The board made the decision after discussing the matter in a workshop session last night. Up until now school board vice president Mark Jurgella was the only board member who had made his email address public. Jurgella says he thinks email is a great way for people to contact elected […]
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Joe Donald says he is running for the state Supreme Court to bring unity to the court. Donald announced his candidacy earlier this summer and brought his campaign to the Fond du Lac Labor Hall Monday night. "I think what's important is that the voice of the little person be heard," Donald told WFDL news. "...that the true citizen has their day in court." Donald […]
A head on collision in Winnebago County has sent four people to the hospital with serious injuries. Investigators say shortly before 11 pm Monday a car collided with an SUV on Highway 26 near County Highway Z in the town of Nekimi. Three people in the car were critically injured and the SUV driver received serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Highway 26 was closed for several hours while crews worked […]
The Fond du Lac police department is concerned about The message a new pedal pub ordinance sends to the community. The Fond du Lac city council voted four to three last week to allow pedal pubs in the city. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says police are concerned about safety and how the ordinance will be enforced. "The enforcement, the potential for public health and safety," Klein told WFDL […]
Four months after approving a beekeeping ordinance Fond du Lac city officials are considering an ordinance that would allow residents to keep chickens in residential areas. Two Fond du lac residents are asking for changes to the municipal code that would allow them to raise chickens on their property. Planner JoEllyn Dahlin says a similar request was voted down three years ago and city staff still opposes allowing backyard chickens. […]
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for a 22 year old Fond du Lac man arrested in connection with the robbery of the Microtel Inn. The attorney for Ryder Klaassen was not able to appear in court Friday and the hearing was rescheduled for September 25th. Klaassen is charged with armed robbery, accused of robbing the motel at gunpoint August 30th. He is being held in the Fond du […]
The Fond du Lac Area United Way has kicked off this year’s fundraising campaing. United Way Executive Director Amber Kilawee says this year’s goal is $756,000. Kilawee says Brenner Tank and Society insurance are the pace setters this year’s fund drive. "We are just under $120,000. Brenner Tank and Society Insurance account for half of that kick-off goal," Kilawee said. This Wednesday the United Way is teaming up with […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will attend a Republican gathering in Michigan this weekend after it was announced earlier that he would not. Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel says Walker will not be the keynote speaker on Friday night, but instead will join the 31st Biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Saturday morning. Other presidential candidates who will speak at the Mackinac conference are […]