Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Monday in Fond du Lac for Mercury Marine’s new 49,000 square foot EDP paint plant. Workers in the plant will apply a state of the art coating system that gives the outboard engines superior corrosion resistance and warranty protection. The plant, which broke ground in 2015, will more than double the capacity of the current facility. […]
The Dodge County Sheriff is warning residents about dangerous ice conditions on area lakes. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says rescue personnel responded to two separate incidents of vehicles breaking through thin ice on two different lakes Sunday. Schmidt says fortunately nobody was hurt when vehicles went through the ice on Fox Lake and Lake Sinissippi. In the Fox Lake incident a man was fishing with his pet dog when his vehicle […]
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A tornado warning after Green Bay's victory over Dallas in an NFC divisional playoff kept some fans, the entire Packers contingent and a few Cowboys players inside AT&T Stadium for more than hour after the game Sunday night. Officials issued an all-clear more than two hours after the game ended. The late playoff game, and AFC divisional matchup between Pittsburgh and Kansas City, was being shown […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — This Martin Luther King Day is taking on added significance for many blacks in Wisconsin. The holiday falls between President Barack Obama's last major public appearance and President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Milwaukee Area Labor Council head Sheila Cochran says she'll spend the day at home with close friends, as she always has. This year, they'll be reflecting on the first black president's legacy while bracing for […]
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Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a barn in Fond du Lac County. Shortly before 7pm Sunday firefighters were called to the Imelda Cabral farm on Highway HH in the town of Calumet. The barn was used for storing hay, wood and also housed one horse which was not injured. The barn is considered a complete loss. No personnel were injured at the scene. The official cause […]
Schools throughout Fond du Lac and Dodge counties cancelled classes or closed early today with a dangerous ice storm in the forecast. National Weather Service meteorologist Ben Herzog says the forcast calls for a mixture of sleet and freezing rain. By 3pm Monday the temperature was still above freezing and there were no reports of weather related accidents. Fond du lac County Highway commissioner Tom Janke says crews will be […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker promised to reshape the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources before he took office — and he has. Now more even changes could be in store as Walker and his fellow Republicans continue to push the agency further toward what the governor has called a customer service foundation. The last six years have seen Walker and GOP legislators cut dozens of DNR positions, ease […]
A Lodi man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash on Fox Lake over the weekend. Thirty one year old Cory Chase was flown by Flight for Life helicopter to UW Hospital in Madison with what were described as serious injuries. The crash happened shortly before 7:30 am Sunday near the Blackhawk Trail Boat Landing. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Chase lost control when he attempted a turn, […]