MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says he won't represent Gov. Tony Evers in a lawsuit over a lame-duck legislative session that weakened their powers. That means that both Evers and Republicans who wrote the laws will be using private attorneys in the legal fight. Kaul told Evers on Jan. 18 he would not represent him because one of the law's being challenged reduced power of Kaul's […]
For the second year in a row Waupun is listed among the safest communities in Wisconsin. Waupun is the ninth safest city in Wisconsin according to the National Council for Home Safety and Security Study. Waupun police chief Scott Louden says the study uses the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics, focusing on violent and non-violent crimes. "We take a lot of pride in that. I think we […]
The Fond du Lac Elementary School Counseling Team is being recognized as the best in the state. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the group has received the 2019 Wisconsin School Counselor Association’s School Counseling Team award. Sebert says the Fond du Lac counseling team has helped build a strong collaborative relationship with many community agencies to best meet the needs of all students to ensure their academic success. The Fond […]
Dodge County Offices, including the Court System are closed on Monday January 28,2019. All 24 hour operations such as the Sheriff Offìce, Jail, and the Clearview Campus are not affected by the closure and will maintain their regular schedule.
The City of Waupun has declared a snow emergency beginning at midnight, Monday, January 28, 2019 through 7 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2019 based on the National Weather Service in Sullivan’s winter storm warning and expected hazardous weather conditions. Under a snow emergency (Section 7.10), parking is prohibited at all times on the south, east and southeast sides of all streets in the City, expect for commercial areas along Main […]
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI ...WINTER STORM MONDAY... Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, […]
Authorities say a 46-year-old woman was driving drunk when she collided with a Dodge County Sheriff's Office squad car. A Dodge County deputy was stopped to help a disabled semitrailer early Saturday morning when the woman rear-ended the squad car while the deputy was inside of the vehicle. The woman sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene by paramedics. The deputy was not hurt.
A reported domestic incident at a Fond du Lac apartment complex over the weekend fortunately wasn’t as serious as police initially feared. At about 1:30am Saturday police received a report of a domestic incident and possible gunshot in an apartment at the Courtyard Apartments on Berger Parkway. Fond du Lac police and Sheriff SWAT teams responded to the scene. A woman and her daughter eventually exited the apartment unit unharmed. […]
Two men escaped injury early Saturday morning when their vehicle broke through thin ice on Fox Lake. Fox Lake Fire Chief Aaron Paul says the men were in a full size pick up truck with plow when it broke through the ice near Maple Point. Paul says there was open water from Elmwood Island toward Maple Point and Clausen Park last week, and also an ice heave. Both men were […]