Nobody was injured and a 16 year old Fond du Lac boy was arrested following a high speed chase Friday in Fond du Lac County. The chase started shortly after a caller reported a reckless driver southbound on Interstate 41 in Winnebago County, traveling at a high rate of speed and almost striking the caller’s vehicle. The State Patrol and Sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop the vehicle as it exited I-41 southbound at STH […]
ATLANTA (AP) — The baseball great and one-time home run king Hank Aaron has died. The Atlanta Braves said he died peacefully in his sleep early Friday. No cause was given. He was 86. Aaron endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era. “Hammerin’ Hank” set a wide array of records during […]
A Fond du Lac County man was killed in a two vehicle crash on Highway 151 in Fond du Lac County. The victim has been identified as 68 year old Gary J. Wojtalewicz of Malone. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup truck was northbound on 151 near Kiekhaefer Parkway, slowing to turn into a driveway when it was struck from behind by a semi-tractor and trailer. The pickup was pushed […]
Fond du Lac County seniors who called to register for Wednesday’s Covid-19 vaccination clinic, but didn’t make the list will get another opportunity in a couple of weeks. The clinic was limited to a thousand people, and quickly filled up. "I think it just shows how important it is for individuals to get," Public Health Officer Kim Mueller told WFDL news. "It did break our phone lines for a period […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is defending Wisconsin’s vaccination efforts in the face of increasing Republican criticism while urging patience as the number of people eligible to be inoculated will exponentially expand next week. Everyone over age 65 will be eligible for the vaccine starting Monday, about 700,000 people. The state Department of Health Services is considering a recommendation that teachers, grocery store workers, transit workers and others […]
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman wasn’t all that impressed with president Joe Biden’s inauguration speech this week. "A lot of his speech was kind of what you would expect...stuff about unity. The type of thing you'd hear in a graduation speech, or inauguration speech or what have you," Grothman told WFDL news. Grothman says he thinks the president focused too much on racism. "He kept talking about racism or white supremacy […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than a third of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies that responded to a new survey said they don’t use body cameras. The state Department of Justice released findings Thursday from a survey of 553 agencies conducted in November. Of the 434 agencies who responded to the request, 160 said they do not use body cameras. Another 274 said they did. Three-quarters of those agencies reported they […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tests have revealed elevated levels of man-made chemicals known as PFAS in Madison-area lakes. The Department of Natural Resources collected samples last year from lakes Mendota, Monona, Upper Mud, Waubesa and Kegonsa, as well as along sections of the Yahara River between the lakes. Department officials said Thursday that levels in those water bodies are higher than in Lake Mendota, which lies upstream from all of […]
Fond du Lac’s Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and Lakeside Forward are joining forces to help rebuild playground equipment destroyed by an arson fire at Lakeside Park. The two organizations are collectively donating $40,000 to help rebuild the playground. "The Agnesian HealthCare Foundation has always been a proud supporter of community-based initiatives that bring close-to-home opportunities for local residents and their families to live healthier lives and build strong foundations that encourage […]