Fond du Lac police are investigating a vandalism incident at Waters Elementary School. Police were called Saturday morning to a report of spray paint throughout the inside of the school and damaged drywall. Police say the incident happened sometime between 4pm Friday and early Saturday morning.
Nobody was injured following a shooting incident in Fond du Lac. Shortly after midnight Monday police were investigating a domestic abuse incident in the 600 block of Bruce Street and heard several gunshots coming from the west of their location on 19th Street. Officers located handgun casings in the roadway of the 200 block of 19th Street. Through the investigation, it is believed that the gunshots were fired from a vehicle. Officers and […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has officially accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert. Sebert is leaving the District after accepting the superintendent position in the Waukesha School District. His last day in Fond du Lac is June 30 and Sebert says his decision to move on is bittersweet. "It is my hometown, I've loved my time here," Sebert told WFDL news. The school board has voted to […]
Twelve new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Fond du Lac County over the weekend. That brings to 298 the total number of positive cases in the county. There are 53 active cases, 239 people have recovered and two people are hospitalized.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jim Johnsen, the embattled University of Alaska president whose term has been marked by no-confidence votes from the faculty amid deep budget cuts, has resigned. The university says the decision was mutual between the Board of Regents and Johnsen. His biography was immediately removed from the university's web site. His resignation comes a week after the faculty union demanded he quit. Johnsen earlier this month also […]
In response to the lifting of the state’s Safer at Home order last month, the Fond du Lac County Health Department has prepared it’s own Safe Restart plan. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller tells WFDL news the plan is a phased approach that encourages all residents and businesses to take responsibility, work together and support best practices to stay safe during the pandemic. Effective Monday, June 22, 2020 Fond du Lac County […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections reports that nearly every inmate and worker in a Wisconsin prison who tested positive for COVID-19 has recovered. The department said Monday that of the 268 inmates who tested positive, 261 have recovered. There are six active cases and one who was released. Among prison staff, there were 66 positive cases and 63 have recovered. There are three active cases. Most […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to campus. The UW Athletic Department announced the positive tests Monday. The students were not named. They were among 117 student athletes in the first wave being brought back to campus. The university says they are now self-isolating. Football and volleyball players were the first athletes allowed to return to campus for voluntary workouts […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit two conservative Milwaukee suburbs during a Tuesday trip to Wisconsin. The White House said Monday that Pence was to be joined by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for a school choice round table discussion at Waukesha STEM Academy. Following that, Pence will kick off his first “Faith in America” event in Pewaukee. Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker was to […]