An Oshkosh man was arrested following a high speed chase on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. The chase started shortly after 10pm Friday after a motorcycle operator fled from a traffic stop. A Fond du Lac County deputy located the motorcycle on 41 near Sales Rd. and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. There was a short high speed pursuit before the chase was terminated near County […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about the inmate who died in his jail cell Friday night. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says 73-year-old Donald Forqurean of Fond du Lac was in custody awaiting trial on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless endangering safety, and operating a firearm while intoxicated, all stemming from a Fond du Lac Police Department investigation into a shooting that occurred in January of 2020. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are preparing to insert a $3.4 billion tax cut in the state budget. The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee is poised to make its final revisions to the 2021-23 spending plan Thursday evening. Republican leaders announced at a news conference before the committee met that the tax cut will translate to $1,200 in savings for a typical family through income tax relief and property tax […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a fatal head on collision. A 50 year old Lake Mills woman was killed when her car was struck head on by a pick up truck that veered across the center line of state Highway 33 Wednesday near Horicon. A 12 year old passenger in the car was seriously injured in the crash. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says investigators have an idea […]
The cause of a fire that damaged a downtown Fond du Lac business remains under investigation. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says the Thursday morning fire caused moderate damage to The Smoke Shop on South Main Street, and displaced six residents who lived in apartments above the business. O’Leary says a broken water pipe appears to have prevented the fire from spreading.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is unchanged for May at 3.9%. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday. The nationwide unemployment rate in May was 5.8%. A year ago, in May 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic was worsening, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was 10.4%. Wisconsin added 3,400 private sector jobs in May, bringing its total to 201,100 more than a year ago.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is tracking a new variant of COVID-19 with more than two dozen cases in the state. The Delta strain has been elevated to a “variant of concern” in Wisconsin. The strain is fueling the coronavirus surge in the United Kingdom and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is more contagious and more resistant to vaccines. DHA says […]
The Fond du Lac County executive says he is proud of the job the county has done to protect the health of county residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Al Buechel was responding to some members of a Facebook group who showed up at a recent County Board of Health committee meeting, critical of the Public Health Department and skeptical of the COVID vaccine and pandemic in general. Some members of the […]
The Fond du Lac School Board president says he’s bringing the issue of an artificial turf football field back for discussion because there is still public interest. The school board this week tabled action on a feasibility study until their next meeting. Board president Mark Jurgella says since the board voted a year and a half ago to reject the idea, there are three new board members, and the football team just completed a […]