MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named NBA Finals MVP. He was an easy choice after collecting 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in a 105-98 Game 6 victory over Phoenix that clinched the championship for the Bucks. He did all that while dealing with a hyperextended left knee that prevented him from playing in the last two games of the Eastern Conference finals against the […]
With every passing day, the United States appears more likely to be on the cusp of a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, but the question is how bad would it get? In the past two weeks the number of average daily new daily cases has more than doubled, a surge that harbors reminders of the fronts of the second and third waves last summer and fall. Daily numbers remain low in Fond du […]
Fond du Lac firefighters helped rescue a dog that somehow ended up in the fast-moving Fond du Lac River following last week’s heavy rain. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says the Department responded to the river last Thursday morning to a report of a dog in the river. O’Leary says the dog had somehow managed to get out of his collar and somehow ended up in the river. https://twitter.com/i/status/1415654528486154246
The Fond du lac County road construction season is is in full swing. Highway commissioner Tom Janke says one of the larger projects involves the reconstruction of Highway V between Eden and Campbellsport. Highway Y in the village of Campbellsport is being reconstructed. Janke says Highway S from Highway G to New Fane will be repaved, along with Highway OO from County Highway I to County VV, and Highway VVV from County […]
The state average price for gasoline in Wisconsin is hovering at $3 a gallon, but there may be relief in sight. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says the price of crude dropped 4 percent last week and is now trading below $67 per barrel for the first time since early June. Gasoline prices in Wisconsin have increased a total of 92 cents this year. The main driver behind the jump at […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says a preliminary investigation indicates a Beaver Dam man was accidentally shot by another person who was cleaning a gun. Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics responded to a Beaver Dam residence Sunday after receiving a report of a 41 year old man who had been accidentally shot in the chest. "At this point that's the way it seems is that the person who was handling he gun was likely […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The lawyer for the families of the three people former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah shot and killed has filed a lawsuit against Mensah and others in connection with one of the deaths. Attorney Kimberley Motley says she wants to know more about the 2015 fatal shooting of Antonio Gonzales. It was the first shooting Mensah was involved in and it came five years before widespread calls […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Kenosha man accused of shooting and wounding a girl after an apparent car theft attempt has been criminally charged. A criminal complaint charges 26-year-old Rodney Robinson Jr. with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and endangering safety by reckless use of a firearm. Robinson told police he has a concealed carry permit for his gun and said he was told he could shoot to defend himself or […]
Family mental health is the theme of a Summer Parent Café at Fond du Lac’s Buttermilk Creek Park. Fond du Lac Area United Way director Amber Kilawee says the event is sponsored by the Fond du Lac County Sprout partnership. Kilawee says one of the therapeutic exercises is writing a letter to yourself. "It's a great way to say whatever. This week my goal is to take a walk by […]