After two years of ongoing discussion and negotiations between the city and school district there will be no change in how the Fond du Lac School Resource officers are funded. At a meeting this week the School Resource Officer Advisory committee has agreed to continue a 50/50 sharing of the costs for five school resource officers for 12 months…paid equally by the city and school district. The school district had […]
Some Fond du lac residents were evacuated Monday afternoon after natural gas was detected in the storm sewer system. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says the high natural gas readings were detected in a neighborhood on South Park Avenue. "Its not totally uncommon, it happens every now and again," O'Leary told WFDL news on the scene. "What's dangerous though is it (natural gas) tries to seek its highest […]
The city of Fond du Lac will be offering curbside collection of flood-related bulky waste items and extended hours at the bulky waste drop off site. Starting Tuesday the city will begin curbside collection in areas affected by the flooding within a map boundary, found on the city’s website. Meanwhile the city’s bulky waste drop off site will be open until 7pm through Friday and will be open Saturday from […]
Some residents are still out of their homes and roads are closed throughout the state due to severe flooding. But, forecasters say drier weather this week should give cresting rivers and streams a chance to recede. Shelters at a church in Fond du Lac County and at Preble High School in Green Bay remain open. Red Cross spokesman Justin Kern says Red Cross volunteers will stay in Fond du Lac […]
Nearly a week after widespread flooding in Fond du Lac County a handful of roads remain closed. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says portions of at least three highways remain closed. Waldschmidt says a portion of Seven Hills Road will need to be repaired before it can reopen.
The Fond du Lac County Conservationist says last week’s flooding resulted in widespread run-off from farm fields and standing water throughout the county. Paul Tollard tells WFDL news he received a lot of calls last week from residents concerned about runoff from farm fields. "Kind of of reminiscent of a lot of the flood issues that came up in 2008. People called with concerns about flood water encroaching their houses," […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a swatting hoax phone call last year. The Sheriff’s Office says investigators were able to identify a 17 year old male juvenile from Youngstown , Ohio, as the suspect. On March 22 last year the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a male subject who stated he had shot someone and had taken hostages at a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Tourism's new leader says she wants to launch a new marketing campaign to draw visitors to Wisconsin by plane. Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney said in an interview Monday that she wants to use part of the additional $5 million Gov. Tony Evers would give the agency in his state budget to market Wisconsin in new geographic areas. She says that right now […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill that would allow some first-time drunken drivers to ask judges to erase their record. Sen. Andre Jacque and Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt's proposal would allow first-timers to petition for expungement if they didn't cause an injury and their blood alcohol content was less than 0.15 percent. They also would have to drive with an ignition interlock device for six months or […]