(photo: fdl fire and rescue) Unattended cooking is being blamed for a fire that damaged a Fond du lac duplex. Shortly before 8pm Tuesday firefighters were called to the scene at 81 Fourth Street for a report of a fire in an upstairs apartment. The residents were able to get out of the duplex without assistance. Nobody was injured. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the kitchen but […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A major snowstorm that's expected to deliver as much as 10 inches of snow in Wisconsin is closing dozens of schools and causing delays for morning commuters. Steady snow fell overnight Tuesday with the brunt of the storm arriving Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning until noon for parts of central, northeast and most of southern Wisconsin. School administrators in southern and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is calling for bipartisanship in his first State of the State speech Tuesday, urging Republicans who control the Legislature to take up the biggest issues facing the state, including increasing funding for schools and addressing health care concerns. The battle over Evers' budget proposal — a roughly $76 billion two-year spending plan — will be the central fight in the Legislature […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican leaders in the state Assembly aren't happy with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers saying legalizing medical marijuana could start the process for full legalization. Evers said last week he would probably include a "first step" toward legalizing medical marijuana. He said that will start the process toward full legalization, including a potential statewide referendum. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that he's open to legalizing medical […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The home of the Milwaukee Brewers will be renamed when MillerCoors' naming rights expire following the 2020 season. MillerCoors said in a statement Tuesday the rights to Miller Park will go to American Family Insurance beginning in 2021. MillerCoors said American Family proactively pitched the Brewers "an incredibly rich offer" for future naming rights to the ballpark. The Brewers scheduled an afternoon news conference Tuesday to make […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says this week’s ATV fatality on Lake Winnebago is a tragic reminder of how dangerous the ice conditions are even with the recent cold snap. Fond du Lac funeral home director Peter Zacherl died after his ATV broke through thin ice. Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says its going to take several days of very cold weather to build more stable ice conditions on […]
With the coldest days of the winter in the forecast for this weekend the Fond du Lac Salvation Army says there is room at the warming shelter. Salvation Army Social Services director Ron Jacobson says even with below zero weather this past weekend, the shelter was only about half full. This weekend the overnight lows are expected to be in the teens below zero. Meanwhile, Jacobson says the shelter is […]
Larissa Clinard has been named Fond du Lac’s 2018 Young Professional of the Year by the Young Professionals of Fond du Lac, a program of Envision Greater Fond du Lac. The announcement was made during the organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, January 17 at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts. Clinard is employed as a Fleet Manager at J.F. Ahern Company and is actively involved in the National Association of […]
Fondy Cardinals Hockey fans and Arrowhead Warhawks are in for a night of fun and goodwill when the two teams face each other Saturday, January 26 at the Fond du Lac Blue Line Family Ice Center. Not only will they be able to enjoy a good game of hockey, but with the donation of three non-perishable food items they’ll get free admission to the game and have a chance to […]