The driver of a car that hit a house in Fond du Lac this morning is being evaluated by paramedics. Airbags deployed when the car hit a house in the 100 block of East Second Street shortly after 8am Friday. There was no structural damage to the house.
More than three inches of rain caused mostly minor flooding in parts of the city of Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac County Wednesday night. Some residents reported water in the basement and flooded streets and back yards. Several county roads received flooding rainfall and the Highway Department says high water was reported under the Hickory Street Bridge along Interstate 41.
The Fond du Lac Salvation Army captain says there has been a steady stream of residents dropping off relief items for hurricane victims. The Salvation Army is collecting items through Sunday at the Giddings and Lewis parking lot at the corner of Macy and Johnson Streets. Salvation Army captain Steve Willson says people can drop off non perishable food, baby supplies and personal hygiene products through Sunday afternoon. Wilson says […]
The Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau says he’s excited that Fond du Lac has been listed as one of the best places to live in the country by Money Magazine. The magazine has Fond du Lac at number 32 out of 100 communities. Convention and Visitors Bureau director Craig Molitor says the city and county need to capitalize on the publicity to attract people and business to […]
The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of St. Joseph’s School in the city of Fond du Lac in the National Register of Historic Places. Jim Draeger with the Wisconsin Historical Society says the building was constructed in 1928. "St. Joseph's school tells the story of the development of education in Fond du Lac in the early 20th century," Draeger told WFDL news. The building is being converted into […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are criticizing a Republican legislative package designed to curb rioting as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech and assembly. Rep. John Spiros and Sen. Van Wanggaard are pushing three bills that would define a riot as a public disturbance involving violence or a threat during a gathering of at least three people. Participating in a riot or going armed in a riot would be […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inscrutable provision in the Republican health care bill would apparently steer extra cash to Wisconsin. That's the home state of GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, a co-sponsor of the bill. One health care consultant says the language could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for Wisconsin, though others say it's hard to tell how much money is at stake. Several analysts said they weren't aware the provision […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Superintendent Tony Evers says he's against allowing concealed weapons to be brought onto school grounds. Evers is a Democrat running for governor. He was asked Thursday about a bill in the Legislature that would allow concealed license holders to bring their weapons onto school grounds if they are in or near their car. The idea is to allow people dropping off or picking up students […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state lawmaker has condemned a college student's video depicting the beheading of a police officer as an attempt to incite violence. The video shows University of Wisconsin-Madison students dressed as officers wearing pig masks, including one leading a black student to a noose made of the U.S. flag. Later, a machete-wielding black student chases the officers before the video cuts to a frame of […]