Month: April 2021

Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney will challenge Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul next year. Toney announced his candidacy Saturday. He's the first Republican to get in the race. He said that Kaul is more interested in playing politics than law enforcement. Kaul’s campaign spokeswoman says the attorney general has taken up issues of importance for the public, “not for the well-connected and powerful special interests.” Toney was […]

Fond du Lac police are investigating a pair of vandalism incidents at a tavern that was the scene of a shooting incident last weekend and a suspect is in custody.   Assistant police chief Steve Klein tells WFDL news police officers were called to Kings and Queens tavern on South Military Road twice this week after receiving a report that someone was throwing rocks at windows and the front door window  of the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is suspending burning permits in its jurisdictions in 43 counties and mobilizing firefighters as the state heads into an unseasonably warm and dry weekend. The agency regulates burning in 43 of the state's 72 counties. Department Fire Suppression Specialist Catherine Koele announced Friday that the agency has suspended burning permits in those counties and is urging people not to burn […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters are battling a large wildfire in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin. Officials ask that roads near the fire be avoided. Officials warned that a combination of snow melting earlier than usual, low humidity and high winds would cause very high danger across the state this weekend. The Department of Natural Resources reports over 200 wildfires have burned 450 acres (182 hectares) so far this year.

The Fond du Lac Fire Chief is warning against any outdoor burning after a wildfire in the city of Fond du lac.  Friday afternoon Fond du lac firefighters responded to the 600 block of Whispering Springs Drive for a reported field on fire.  Upon arrival crews encountered a field fire which had already burned an acre of dry vegetation.   Due to the remote location of the fire, the Fire Department’s Brush Response ATV was brought […]