October 28 marks the ten year anniversary of the disappearance of Stacy Peterson. The 23 year old woman from Bolingbrook, Illinois is presumed dead, though her body has never been found. Her husband, Drew Peterson remains a suspect in her disappearance but has never been charged. The 63 year old former police sergeant is serving a 38 year sentence in the 2004 death of his ex-wife Kathleen Salvo. In an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is calling the Wisconsin National Guard emergency personnel to active duty to assist in hurricane relief. Walker has issued an executive order activating guard members to provide medical and other assistance for victims of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The governor says the order is the result of assistance requests by Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. There's no immediate […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A spokesman for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections says inmates at the state's juvenile prisons were not "testing" staff to see how they would respond during a disturbance Sunday that sent give staff members to the hospital. Spokesman Tristan Cook says inmates confined to their rooms were damaging state property. He says staff responded and "subdued the disruptive youth." A retired union steward Doug Curtis says […]
Waupun first responders are training Wednesday for an event they hope never happens. Police, Fire and Waupun Memorial Hospital are conducting a mass casualty drill involving a simulated bus crash. Waupun Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says its important to routinely practice these scenarios so everyone knows what their specific roles will be given any unexpected situation. The simulated disaster will allow Lifestar EMS and Waupun Memorial Hospital to test their […]
A new food donation program has provided more than 13 hundred pounds of food to Fond du Lac food pantries. Downtown Fond du lac Partnership spokeswoman Dusty Krikau says the FDL Fresh 5 program started in August. Krikau says each week vendors share their leftover produce with local food pantries. Krikau says the majority of food donated through the program was fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Fond du Lac school board has approved a 2018 budget. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says increased property values will result in a decrease in the projected mill rate for district taxpayers. Sebert says the private school voucher program is projected to cost the district an estimated nearly $700,000. "There are more dollars taken away from the Fond du Lac Public School District in order to pay for students who […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enrollment in Wisconsin private school vouchers programs increased nearly 8 percent this year. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released totals Monday for enrollment in the programs operating statewide and in Milwaukee and Racine. Under the programs, students can receive a taxpayer-funded voucher to attend private schools. The 36,249 students receiving vouchers in the state is up nearly 8 percent from the 33,566 students who claimed them last year. […]
Local law enforcement and first responders are warning motorists to slow down and pay attention following back to back multi vehiclecrashes in the same location on Highway 23 in Fond du Lac. Nine people were injiured in a four vehicle crash on 23 near Whispering Springs at the top of the Ledge Sunday evening. Over the noon hour Monday a woman was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries […]
Fond du Lac police are continuing their investigation into an armed robbery in a restaurant parking lot this month following the arrest of a suspect. Charges of armed robbery and obstructing have been forwarded to the Fond du lac County District Attorney’s Office against Domonick Morrow. Morrow is accused of pointing a gun at a woman in the parking lot of Friar Tuck’s restaurant and taking her cellphone. Assistant police […]