Theda Star helicopter has been called to the scene of a two vehicle crash east of Fond du Lac. Rescue personnel were called to the scene on Highway 23 and Pit Road near Mount Calvary around 2:30pm. Investigators say one driver was pinned in the vehicle.
Nobody was injured in a car fire in Fond du Lac Thursday morning. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says shortly after 9am Thursday firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire inside a detached two-car garage on 5th Street just east of Park Avenue. O’Leary says the fire was contained to the car and was quickly extinguished.
The victim of a two vehicle fatal crash east of Fond du Lac was a high school guidance counselor. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of the crash as 35 year old Matt Heinen. Heinen was a guidance counselor at Fond du Lac High School and was driving to work when his car veered into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck an SUV. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Jim Borgen says […]
A public memorial service will be held this weekend for longtime former Fond du Lac police chief and county board supervisor Mel Heller. Heller died last Friday at the age of 90. Heller joined the Fond du Lac police department in 1949 as a motorcycle patrolman. He was promoted to detective in 1963 and was named acting chief in 1975. He was appointed the permanent police chief in 1976 and served as chief until he […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker is feeling so good about the role he played in Ted Cruz's victory in Wisconsin that he's comparing himself to two of the greatest quarterbacks in Green Bay Packers' history. Walker says Donald Trump's decision to attack his record as governor is like someone going to Lambeau Field and 'taking a whack' at Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers or retired great Brett Favre.
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker says he is pleased to see his approval rating rise in the latest Marquette University Law School poll. The poll taken last month showed Walker’s approval rating at 43-percent…the first time it had topped 40 percent in nearly a year. "Oh yeah, I think its a good sign," Walker said. "What I've said consistently for the last six, seven months is that its slow and steady. Five […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An outbreak of a bloodstream infection may be slowing in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Wednesday that no new cases of the bacteria known as Elizabethkingia have been reported in the state in the last week. The number of confirmed infections increased to 57 after one of two cases under investigation a week ago was confirmed. The other case is still under investigation. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is expected to vote on a plan to raise nonresident and graduate tuition. Republican lawmakers have blocked the regents from raising tuition on resident undergraduates through the 2016-17 academic year but have allowed them to raise prices for nonresidents and graduate students. UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville, UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater have asked the regents for permission to raise their nonresident […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bernie Sanders could leave Wisconsin with the same number of delegates as Hillary Clinton, even though he beat her by 13 points. Tuesday's win netted Sanders 10 more delegates than Clinton. But there are also 10 super delegates in the state who can back either candidate, regardless of who won the statewide vote. So far, six of the super delegates have endorsed Clinton. If the other […]