Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a Waupun area home. Firefighters were called to the scene on Highway 151 in the town of Trenton Friday night to find the home engulfed in flames. The occupants, Jason Heeringa and Tiffany Dines and a child were able to get out of the house safely. A pet dog died in the fire. The Red Cross is assisting the family. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers have scrapped a bill to end daylight saving time in Wisconsin amid a backlash on social media and now want to make the sunshine-extending time change permanent year-round in the state. Reps. Samantha Kerkman and Michael Schraa introduced a bill last week that would have eliminated daylight saving time in Wisconsin. The change would mean the summer sun would set an hour earlier. Schraa […]
A heads up for Fond du Lac motorists. The Department of Public Works says starting Monday there will be a temporary closure of Stow Street from Taft Street to Wettstein Street. The street will be closed for routine bridge maintenance on Monday, February 20th and Tuesday, February 21.
United for Diversity is holding its 10th annual Celebrate Community event this weekend at the Fond du lac County Fairgrounds. United for Diversity Board president Tracy Abler says its important for people to have some perspective and understanding of different cultures. Abler says although every person is unique, some people are mistreated or oppressed because they are a member of a particular group. Celebrate Community will be held this Saturday […]
An open house will be held this weekend for a temporary home for struggling military veterans. Salute the Troops president Dan Tinsley says the Warrior House will be a safe, affordable, temporary living facility for veterans. He says veterans staying at the home will work with case managers, develop treatment plans and receive professional career mentoring from Quad Graphics, Michels Corporation and other businesses. Tinsley the Warrior House was […]
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A driver who killed a man in a drunken driving crash and left the scene in Waupaca County has been sentenced to five years in prison. A pickup truck driven by Allen Guse of Marion cross the center line of the road and struck a minivan, killing 35-year-old Matthew Egerer in March of 2015. Guse walked away from the scene and was later arrested. Guse was […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay police chief says two officers have resigned and a handful others face disciplinary action amid allegations of harassment and inappropriate remarks at work. Chief Andrew Smith says the allegations involve a small group of officers "who together created a hostile work environment." Smith disclosed the issue in January to the city's Police and Fire Commission. He told officials it involved the […]
A Fond du lac judge has dismissed an appeal by a former Fond du Lac police officer who was fired by the Fond du lac Police and Fire Commission last fall. In a ruling last week Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss Curt Beck’s appeal of his firing because the Commission secretary wasn’t properly served with a notice of the appeal. The Commission fired […]
Nobody was injured after a man fired a gun inside a Fond du lac home last night. Shortly before 10:30pm Thursday police received a 911 call from inside a home in the 100 block of E. 11th Streeet that a suicidal man was drunk and firing a gun inside the home. Police set up a perimeter and called the SWAT team. A male and a female inside the home were […]