OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Police at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh are investigating a suspicious fire in a dormitory. Firefighters responded to Fletcher Hall Monday afternoon. They were able to keep the fire contained to the basement. Students were evacuated. Residents allowed back an hour and a half later. The fire was the second reported in that residence hall in 48 hours. University officials say there was a report Monday, but […]
A Fond du Lac judge has denied a motion by the attorney for a Kenosha man charged in a cold case murder to dismiss drug charges against his client. Dennis Brantner is charged with bail jumping and drug possession after the drugs were found hidden in his boot when he was booked into the Fond du Lac County Jail last spring. At a motion hearing this week judge Peter Grimm […]
The Polk County District Attorney has pleaded not guilty to OWI in Fond du Lac County. Daniel Steffen was arrested last month on Highway 23 east of Fond du lac. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says a sheriff’s deputy working an enforcement detail on Highway 23 initially pulled Steffen over for speeding. Steffen entered the written plea at an initial court appearance this week. He was not […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that significantly damaged a Ripon restaurant early this morning. Firefighters were called to Ripon Family Restaurant on West Fond du Lac Street to find flames shooting out of the roof. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but is not believed to be suspicious.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery at a town of Beaver Dam gas station. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the BP gas station on Madison Street was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 8am Tuesday. The suspect displayed a weapon, stole an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot. He was last seen traveling westbound on Lake Crest Drive in the city of Beaver Dam. A $500 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is joining with others in his party distancing themselves from presidential candidate Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Johnson is running for re-election against Democrat Russ Feingold. Johnson's spokesman Brian Reisinger issued a statement Tuesday saying Trump's proposal is not serious or well thought out. Reisinger says, "We've always been a country with a big heart, and […]
The Fond du Lac city manager says he’s optimistic a new buyer will be found for the Retlaw Hotel. After struggling financially for several years, and placed in receivership earlier this fall, the historic landmark hotel closed its doors last week. City manager Joe Moore says he hopes some potential investors who may have expressed an interest in the hotel in the past but were turned off by the asking […]
The executive director of the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership says she’s hopeful a new buyer can be found soon for the historic Retlaw Hotel. As WFDL news was first to report the hotel closed down last week after several years of financial difficulty. Downtown Partnership director, Amy Hansen, says the community could see this coming. She says the writing was on the wall. "We had an owner for the […]
The president of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs says a new trail pass will help local clubs better maintain trails throughout the season. The new law requires a $30 trail pass to ride a snowmobile on the state’s snowmobile system. But the law gives a $20 discount to snowmobile club members. Association president, Dave Newman, told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program the extra revenue is desperately needed. […]