A Fond du Lac man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in a restaurant parking lot earlier this month. Police detectives executed a search warrant at the suspect’s Berger Parkway apartment Tuesday afternoon and took a 29 year old man into custody. He faces charges of armed robbery and obstructing an officer. The man is accused of robbing a woman in the Friar Tuck’s restaurant parking lot […]
Nobody was injured in a fire at Mercury Marine last night. Shortly after 8pm Tuesday firefighters were called to Mercury Marine Plant 12 for a reported fire in a test lab. Upon arrival fire crews encountered heavy smoke in the lab. The suppression system activated in the room which helped fire crews isolate the fire. The fire was extinguished and contained to an oven. Fire crews were on scene […]
Less than a week after receiving a new heart a Fond du Lac man is on the road to recovery. Rick Gilgenbach underwent heart transplant surgery last Wednesday at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee and he says the nurses had him on his feet the next day. "Friday came and I was walking the hall, yesterday walking some more and today I'm already up to five times so they […]
Three Milwaukee residents have been arrested for an armed robbery at a Lomira gas station. A 56 year old woman says she was robbed at gunpoint at the Exxon gas station on Interstate 41 near Lomira early Tuesday morning. She says a woman pointed a gun at her, demanded money and stole her cell phone. The victim then drove to West Bend where she was stopped by a West Bend […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says he is tired of responding to fatal crashes involving vehicles blowing stop signs. A Burnett woman was killed over the weekend in a collision at a county intersection. "Stop signs are our killers this year and we've had 17 fatalities already and we're so hopeful that we're done," Sheriff Dale Schmidt told WFDL news. "This is taking its toll not only on the community but […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The dean of the University of Wisconsin medical school says an anti-abortion bill working its way through the Legislature could destroy UW's obstetrics-gynecology residency training program. But supporters of the measure heard by a Senate committee Tuesday say it's a needed step to prevent taxpayer funded university employees from propping up Planned Parenthood. The Republican-backed measure would prohibit UW employees from performing abortions or providing training at […]
A program is being launched at the Fond du Lac YMCA for students interested in government and politics. Ben Giles is organizing the Youth in Government program for kids in grades 6-12. Giles says students discuss and debate issues and propose legislation, forming their own opinions and speaking their mind. Giles says its important to be involved now more than ever with the devisive political rhetoric at the state and […]
The City of Fond du Lac Police Department, Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County and the Fond du Lac Senior Center are partnering to sponsor a drug take back event. The event will be held Wednesday, October 18 at the Senior Center from 10:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. This event will kick off the fall Drug Drop Awareness campaign which runs until Saturday, October 28. You are encouraged […]
While some islands continue to recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria AAA wants travelers to know the majority of the Caribbean is still open for business. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says eight islands including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are closed, but most are open and rely heavily on tourism to stimulate their economies. Jarmuscz says anyone planning a trip to a destination recently affected by a […]