The Canadian National Railroad has notified the city of Fond du Lac they are making an emergency repairs at this railroad crossing and the Grove Street railroad crossing will be closed today. They are going to set up road closed signs at Hickory Street and Seymour Street.
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in a case featured on the Netflix series "Making A Murderer" has once again been denied a new trial. Steven Avery's request was rejected Tuesday by Sheboygan County Circuit Judge Angela Sutkiewicz. Avery had asked the judge to reconsider her Oct. 3 decision rejecting his request for a new trial. Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were sentenced […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly released audit finds Gov. Scott Walker's program created and touted to help children learn to read is nearly out of money. The Legislative Audit Bureau report released Tuesday found that the Read to Lead Development Fund had just over $2,200 in it as of the end of June. It had awarded nearly $500,000 since its creation in 2012. The audit says the council that […]
The Department of Natural Resources is investigating an accidental pheasant hunting shooting incident this month that sent the wife of the former Fond du lac County District Attorney to the hospital with minor injuries. State DNR Hunter Education administrator, John King, says Denise Kaminsky was hit in the face, wrist, hand and lower leg. She was treated at St. Agnes Hospital and released. She is the wife of former DA […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources sold 10 hunting licenses to infants after Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that eliminated the state's minimum hunting age. Walker signed a Republican bill on Nov. 13 doing away with the 10-year-old minimum age to participate in a mentored hunt. The DNR released data Tuesday that shows the agency had sold 1,814 mentored hunt licenses to children age nine […]
Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac received more than 4,300 pounds of no longer needed prescriptions and over the counter medications during the Fall Drug Take Back collection. This is the second year in a row that the county drug drop boxes have collected in excess of two tons of medications for disposal. Fond du Lac County now has 12 drug drop boxes county-wide. The City of Fond du […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Another 20 Wisconsin counties have filed lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical companies of causing the nation's opioid overdose epidemic. The counties' lawsuits announced Tuesday are similar to the complaints filed earlier this month by 28 other counties in the state. They allege that the makers of prescription painkillers engaged in deceptive marketing campaigns to sell their products. Two thirds of Wisconsin's counties have now filed lawsuits. Named in the […]
Marian University has frozen undergraduate tuition for the 2018-19 academic year. In a decision by Marian University administration, supported by the Board of Trustees, students at Marian will not see a tuition increase for the upcoming academic year. This freeze comes after the tuition reduction of 2017-18. Tuition for the traditional undergraduate program will remain at $13,475 per semester, or $26,950 for the full year. Marian president Andrew Manion says […]
Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue is partnering with Shriner’s Hospital for Children and local Fond du Lac businesses who are selling Christmas trees to prevent fires. The Shriner’s provided FDL Fire/Rescue fire safety informational ornaments for the live Christmas trees sold in Fond du Lac as a reminder to be fire safe during the holidays. Across the country an estimated 200 home fires began with Christmas trees from 2011–2015. These fires […]