Fond du Lac police are looking for the drivers of two pickup trucks involved in separate hit and run crashes involving bicyclists over the weekend. Shortly before 1am Saturday a woman was hit by a pickup while riding her bike near the intersection of West Scott and North Hickory Streets. The truck continued east on Scott without stopping. The woman was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Shortly after 12 noon Saturday a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in June eliminated its Clean Power Plan and replaced it with a new rule that gives states more leeway in deciding upgrades for coal-fired plants. The lawsuit alleges the new rule violates the federal Clean Air Act. The lawsuit was filed […]
The Kids from Wisconsin will return to Fond du Lac for their 25th annual free appearance at Buttermilk Creek Park on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7:15 p.m. The Lighthouse Big Band and the Fond du Lac Area Children’s Chorale will entertain prior to the Kids' performance, beginning at 6:00 p.m. With the theme “The Beat Goes On,” the Kids’ 51st season features music that has stood the test of time. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans who continue to largely dismiss Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' call to pass gun safety legislation introduced a series of bills Tuesday designed to bolster mental health services in the state, a move they said was not in response to recent mass shootings. Evers has called for the GOP-controlled Legislature to pass universal background checks and a "red flag" law that would establish a process to […]
Leave your wallet at home, Free Fare Day is back. Friday, August 30th rides will be free on board all City Transit buses. Fond du Lac Area Transit will also be giving away monthly bus passes, tokens, and day passes. Route #120 to the schools will also be running its normal morning and afternoon hours. Students learn how easy it is to get from home to school and back again. […]
Waupun police assisted Menomonee Falls Police and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending two bank robbery suspects. On Friday, Waupun police assisted in the arrest of a 35 year old Waupun man and a 36 year old Waupun man who were bank robbery suspects in Menomonee Falls and Washington County. The men were taken into custody in Washington County. Waupun Police assisted both agencies with a search warrant of a residence […]
An Appleton man wanted on a robbery charged in the state of Washington was arrested in Waupun Friday afternoon. Police conducted a traffic stop on West Main Street citing a 38 year old Milwaukee woman for Operating After Suspension. A 19 year old Appleton man was taken into custody on a state of Washington robbery warrant. Charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance are being referred to the Fond du […]
Fond du lac High School students will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn about the cultures in South America and Japan. The Fond du lac School Board has approved a science adventure field trip to Ecuador in South America and a field trip to Japan. Superintendent, Dr. Jim Sebert, says the trip to Ecuador will be in June 2021, and to Japan in the summer of 2022. Sebert says the […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff says he would like to see Wisconsin do what other states are doing and adopt a hands-free cellphone law while driving. The new law went into effect in neighboring Minnesota the first of the month. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says in Wisconsin you can use your hands to call or talk, but you can’t text. "The problem in Wisconsin is you can legally be […]