MILWAUKEE (AP) — Organizers of the music festival that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Milwaukee's lakefront each summer has postponed the event for the first time in its 52-year history. Summerfest was scheduled to run from June 24 to 29 and June 30 to July 5. But because of the uncertainty over the coronavirus, Milwaukee World Festival has cut the event to nine days across the first three […]
A 16 year old Fond du Lac boy is in custody after crashing a stolen vehicle following a high speed chase. At 4am Tuesday Fond du Lac police received a call from a resident who said his car had been stolen. A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputy spotted the vehicle on 10th street minutes after it had been reported stolen. The suspect vehicle led police on a short pursuit before crashing into […]
Area law enforcement are looking for the suspects involved in a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle in Fond du Lac County over the weekend. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the chase started early Sunday morning on County Highway C near Waupun and continued on Forest Avenue Road near Rosendale with speeds in excess of 100 miles an hour. According to the Sheriff’s log the vehicle failed to stop at numerous stop signs […]
The American Red Cross Wisconsin Chapter is again making an urgent plea for blood donations to avoid a severe blood shortage in the state. Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says more than a hundred blood drives in Wisconsin have been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. "in Wisconsin 118 blood drives were cancelled with about 4500 blood donations being uncollected," McGuire told WFDL news. "Now is the time to really […]
Gas prices in Wisconsin and across the country have plummeted in the last couple of weeks, and when it bottoms out is anybody’s guess. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says eleven states, including Wisconsin, have gas price averages of less than two dollars a gallon. Jarmuscz a couple of factors will likely determine how long the price drop continues. "Either demand has to pick back up with people going back […]
The chairman of the Assembly Corrections committee says he is in contact with the Waupun prison and state Department of Corrections after a prison employee tested positive last week for COVID-19. Republican state representative Michael Schraa says 18 inmates and a handful of prison staff had some contact with the infected person and are being quarantined. "These 18 inmates are in a separate wing of the institution. They are being quarantined. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican legislative leaders are accusing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of spreading confusion, anxiety and uncertainty with plans to issue an order closing all nonessential businesses and urging people to stay at home. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said there “needs to be a better understanding as to why the decisions are being made, because of the impact on the […]
No injuries were reported after a rifle accidentally discharged in an apartment in Fond du lac. The incident happened Sunday at the Rubina Apartments at 75 Rubina Lane. According to the police log a 29 year old man was inspecting his rifle and was going to clean it in his bedroom, when it accidentally discharged. One round went through the north wall of the bedroom which leads to the outside.
The Fond du Lac Public Library asks patrons hold off on returning borrowed materials at both the downtown Main Library and FDLPL Express until these locations reopen after the COVID-19 precautions are lifted. The library has limited staffing at these locations and are unable to empty the bins on a timely basis. All materials returned by May 1 (which may be extended) will be fine-free. Questions can be sent to circulation@fdlpl.org.