Month: December 2019

Law enforcement is investigating vandalism  to the Beaver Dam Rotary Club holiday light display at Swan Park in Beaver Dam.   Rotary Lights Committee chair, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt, told WFDL news several of the light displays, trees and newly created gingerbread house were damaged or destroyed.   He says perpetrators stolen golf carts to damage the light display.  "It's very frustrating and disappointing because we put a lot of time and […]

A retired Ripon College political science professor says he is not surprised that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against president Donald Trump.   Pelosi delivered the historic announcement Thursday from the speaker’s offices at the Capitol.  Political scientist Marty Farrell says it is interesting that Trump tweeted if Democrats are going to impeach him, he wants them to “do it now, fast” so […]

Thursday’s fatal crash in Fond du Lac County marks the seventh and eighth traffic fatalities of the year in the county and the third involving alcohol.  Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says two Fond du Lac men were killed when their car struck a utility pole on Highway D, near Highway 151.   The victims identified as the driver, 28 year old Louis Bradbury and passenger 24 year old Vincent Eastham.  Tadych says the […]

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says federal investigators plan to brief the Wisconsin National Guard's top commander on a review of the Guard's sexual assault investigation protocols this weekend. The governor says in a letter to legislative leaders that officials from the National Guard's Office of Complex Investigations plan to meet with Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar on Saturday. The governor says he plans to release their findings to the public shortly […]

Bob Hyland was named The Associated Press' top coach after helping Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs rebound from an 0-2 start to win a state title in their division.  The Ledgers defeated Eau Claire Regis last month 7-0 to win their ninth state football championship.   Hunter Wohler has been named  Player of the Year in Wisconsin despite being just a junior. Wohler was a difference-maker on defense as he […]

The Fond du Lac Parks director says three stolen Lakeside Park Christmas figurines have been found.   John Redmond told WFDL news the lawn figurines were recovered by  park employees Wednesday morning in a different location in the park.  Redmond reported to police on Monday that the figurines had been stolen and several lights were ripped down throughout the park over the holiday weekend.  Redmond says crews were able to hang […]

The Fond du Lac High School principal says his heart goes out to the Wisconsin families and communities  involved in school shooting incidents this week.   A school resource officer shot a student armed with a pellet gun at Waukesha South High School Monday and a resource officer at Oshkosh West High School shot a student who attacked him with a sharp object Tuesday.  Fond du Lac High School principal Matt Steinbarth says […]

Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, says the state must “step up and help” following shootings a day apart at two high schools in the state. Evers says he is confident that Republicans who control the Legislature will work with him on increasing funding for mental health services in schools. Republican Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke tweeted that Evers' comments were “great news!" Assembly Speaker Robin Vos also says it is […]