The Fond du Lac Public Works director says the city hopes a survey will help the city learn of areas impacted by basement backups during heavy rain that may have gone unnoticed in the past. Jordan Skiff says residents who have experienced basement backups are encouraged to complete a survey form on the city’s website. In the past the city has had to bypass the wastewater treatment plant on certain occasions during […]
Several police squad cars responded to a Fond du Lac business Monday afternoon after a group of protesters gathered in response to comments the business owner posted on Facebook before the Fond du Lac Peace Walk a little more than a week ago. A crowd of people carried signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Threats of Violence are no joke” outside the My Custom Shop Business near the corner of North Main and […]
The Fond du Lac Public Works Department says a portion of Peters Avenue will be closed Tuesday. Peters Avenue from Forest Avenue and Bragg Street will be closed Tuesday, June 9. The closure will be in place to allow crews to make repairs to the sanitary sewer in this block. The street is scheduled to re-open to traffic at the end of the day.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The lone finalist for the University of Wisconsin System president's slot is set to undergo a grueling day of interviews. University of Alaska System President Jim Johnsen faces a full day of interviews Tuesday, starting with a meeting with UW's presidential search committee, then questions from campus stakeholders and finally an interview with the full Board of Regents. Johnsen is the only finalist to replace outgoing […]
Fond du Lac School superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert has been hired to the same position in the Waukesha School District. President of the Waukesha School Board Joseph Como says pending formal board approval, Dr. Sebert has been hired out of a field of 25 applicants. Sebert was one of three finalists interviewed by the board last week. Como says Dr. Sebert’s experience and attributes were the best fit for taking the Waukesha School […]
Nobody was injured in a garage fire in Fond du Lac. At 9pm Sunday firefighters were called to 475 S. Military Road to find a small fire smoldering in the detached garage of the residence. The fire caused a minimal amount of damage to contents stored in the garage and the fire generated a large amount of smoke throughout the garage. There was no structural damage. The cause of the […]
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers has ordered a rainbow flag symbolizing gay pride to be flown over the Wisconsin state Capitol for the second time in state history. The flag was raised over the East Wing of the capitol building Friday and will fly until sunset on Tuesday, June 30. In June 2019, Evers issued an executive order to raise the flag above the state Capitol in recognition of […]
Nobody was injured and a teenage boy from Little Chute faces charges following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County over the weekend. The chase started early Saturday morning after a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle speeding 89 miles an hour on Interstate 41 near Hickory Street in Fond du Lac. The suspect vehicle briefly exited the interstate at Military Rd. before continuing north on 41 increasing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin continues to decline. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Friday that 3% of all test results were positive. That continues a downward trend over the past two weeks. In total, more than 20,200 people have contracted the virus in Wisconsin and there have been 633 deaths. Also on Friday, Dane County and Madison loosened a public health […]