MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 17-year-old told investigators that he fatally shot an elderly couple and was planning to cause harm at his high school in eastern Wisconsin, police said Monday. Police officers responding to a 911 call for assistance found the bodies of the man and woman at their home in Grand Chute about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Officer Travis Waas said. He declined to release details of the call. Police […]
Work begins Monday on a highway safety project to reconstruct a dangerous Dodge County intersection. The intersection at State Highway 33 and County Highway P will be closed and detoured during construction. The project is slated for completion in early July. The project will replace the existing intersection with a roundabout to reduce the frequency of severe crashes at the location. The $1.5 million project is being funded through the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to the friendly terrain of Wisconsin on Friday, promising to build a coalition that will defeat President Donald Trump as he kicked off a swing through pivotal states that are part of the Democratic "blue wall" strategy for 2020. Sanders, speaking to a crowd of about 2,400 who braved 40-degree temperatures with a stiff 20 mph wind, pledged to flip Midwestern […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison has ended without charges, prosecutors announced Friday. The U.S. attorney's office in Madison said an investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division found insufficient evidence that staff members at Lincoln Hills School had used unreasonable force against inmates repeatedly. The attorney's office said in a statement that […]
INDIANAPOLIS- Caito Foods is voluntarily recalling fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons, produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau , an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected […]
The City of Fond du Lac Water Utility has scheduled bi-annual citywide unidirectional water main flushing this month. The water main flushing will begin on Monday, April 22 in the northeast area of town. Flushing is done to improve overall water quality by ridding the water of mineral sediment by scouring and cleaning the interior walls of pipes. During hydrant flushing, residents may notice temporary discoloration of water that poses […]
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are partnering with a Fond du Lac automobile dealership to pay tribute to the brave men and women of our nation’s Armed forces. The Dock Spiders and Van Horn Automotive will honor a Military Hero of the Game during eighteen regular season games during the upcoming 2019 season. Current military service members and military veterans can be nominated for the Military Hero of the […]
A Minneapolis based company has purchased the Fond du lac movie theatre. Odyssey Entertainment has announced the acquisition of the Fond du Lac 8 Theatres from the Frank family. The transaction is expected to close around April 24. “We are very excited to enter the Fond du Lac market and are pleased to be taking the torch from the Frank Family which is so rich in Wisconsin theatre history.” said […]
Fond du Lac based Mercury Marine has a new president. The company has announced it has promoted Christopher Drees to the post. According to a press release Drees succeeds John Pfeifer, who has chosen to leave Brunswick to pursue opportunities outside the Company. The appointment is effective immediately. “Assuming the Mercury presidency is a natural progression for Chris,” Foulkes explained. “He has spent more than 20 years with the company, […]