Three people were injured in a rollover crash in Dodge County. The crash happened early Sunday morning on County Trunk Highway R at the intersection with County Trunk Highway SC. A preliminary investigation shows the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, left the road and overturned before striking a utility pole. A male passenger from Minneapolis was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver, from Colorado, […]
BAGLEY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a driver who crashed into a tent at a campground in southwestern Wisconsin and injured seven people. Grant County sheriff's officials say the woman was driving drunk and lost control of the vehicle at the River of Lakes campground in Bagley Saturday about 10 p.m. Six of the injured are from Milwaukee and one is from Brookfield. They were taken to hospitals in […]
Six people were seriously injured including two children with life-threatening injuries in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County over the weekend. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says an SUV failed to stop for a stop sign colliding with a van at the intersection of County Highway TT and state Highway 60 Saturday morning. Two child passengers in the SUV, ages three and seven, were transported to the hospital […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and four Local Health Departments are investigating at least seven cases of salmonellosis affecting people in four Wisconsin counties including Fond du Lac County. All seven of the patients consumed fresh shelled peas purchased at farmers markets. Shelled peas are loose, no longer in their pod. The investigation shows that at least seven people infected with […]
Seventh Street from South Main Street to South Park Avenue Schedule: May 2017 to November 2017 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. August 14th to August 18th: The paving contractor will continue to pour curb and gutter and follow behind pouring driveway aprons and sidewalks. Traffic Impacts: Seventh Street is closed to through traffic. It is illegal to drive past […]
Fond du Lac High School senior Ben Stoffel-Murray has taken first place in the 2017 Fox Jazz Festival High School Jazz Improvisation Contest. Stoffel-Murray, the son of Sharon Stoffel and Bill Murray of Fond du Lac, plays alto saxophone in Fondy High’s Jazz I, Symphonic Winds and Percussion and show bands. Fond du Lac High School band director Matt McVeigh said Stoffel-Murray sets high standards for himself. “As his […]
The Kids from Wisconsin will return to Fond du Lac for their 23rd annual free appearance at Buttermilk Creek Park on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7:15 p.m. Now in their 49th season, the Kids from Wisconsin tradition dates back to 1969 when they first performed at the Wisconsin State Fair. With the theme “Head Out on the Highway,” this year’s show will take audiences on a journey celebrating the richness […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly have adjusted Gov. Scott Walker's Foxconn incentives bill to tie tax credits to jobs created and create a new worker training program. The Taiwanese electronics giant plans to build a plant in southeastern Wisconsin that the company says could employ up to 13,000 people. Walker's bill would lay out $3 billion in tax breaks and suspend environmental regulations to speed […]
SILVER CLIFF, Wis. (AP) — Two men from the Milwaukee area are dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash in Silver Cliff. The Marinette County Sheriff's Office says the ATV crashed into a tree shortly before 1 a.m. Friday. A 35-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The 37-year-old driver was taken to a Marinette hospital, where he died. The names of the two men weren't immediately released.