Two Fond du Lac men are in custody following a high speed chase. Shortly before 2:30am Saturday a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle that was involved in a prior pursuit on Scott St. at Peters Ave. in Fond du Lac. The vehicle continued to travel at a high speed after the Fond du Lac County deputy attempted the stop, reaching speeds of 87 mph. The vehicle continued for approximately […]
East Cotton Street from North Park Avenue to McKinley Street Schedule: May 2019 through September 2019 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. September 23 rd to September 27 th : The grading contractor will be excavating terraces with the landscape contractor placing, seeding and mulching topsoil. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, and […]
A portion of Fond du lac County Highway K will be closed starting Monday. The more-than-three-mile stretch of Highway K from Bellevue Boulevard to U.S. 45 will be closed so construction crews can install an asphalt sealer and repaint road markers.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of lawmakers launched another push Friday to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin, introducing a bill that would allow patients to use the drug if they register with the state and create a licensing system for growers. Thirty-three states, including neighboring Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois, have legalized marijuana for medical purposes and 11, including Illinois, have legalized it for recreational purposes. The Wisconsin bill's authors, Sens. Jon […]
The Fond du Lac High School principal says a student is being disciplined after posting a picture of a student holding a gun to a group snapchat associated with Fondy High. Principal Matt Steinbarth says he became aware of the post Thursday night. Steinbarth says the student that posted the picture of another student holding an airsoft gun is cooperating with the school and Fond du Lac police. He says there was no […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a Waupun home. Early Thursday morning firefighters were called to the scene at 117 Bly Street for a report of fire in the basement. Waupun Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa saysa neighbor noticed the fire and called 911. The fire caused extensive damage to the basement and smoke damage throughout the house. Nobody was home at the time of the fire. Two pet dogs […]
Nobody was injured in three separate rescues on Big Green Lake this week. The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office says a scuba diver got hooked by a down rigger weight near a fishing boat north of the Horner Road boat landing Wednesday, but did not need medical attention. A few hours later a man fell in the water after a catamaran tipped over in the southwest corner of the lake. A man in a […]
A motorcycle passenger involved in a crash last month in Dodge County has died from her injuries. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says 46 year old Dawn Fellner of Beaver Dam died Friday at UW Hospital in Madison. The crash happened Saturday August 31 on Highway 33 west of Highway AY in the town of Herman, when the rear tire on the motorcycle blew, causing both occupants to be ejected. The operator , 58 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's top two Republicans say Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wants to take people's guns away. Evers said during a news conference Thursday that he would consider mandatory buybacks for assault weapons. Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke has been pushing the idea in the wake of mass shootings in his hometown of El Paso and in Ohio last month. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald […]