Month: September 2021

A 71 year old Fond du Lac County man was arrested following a high speed chase over the weekend.  The chase started Saturday evening when a sheriff’s deputy attempted  a traffic stop for a speeding violation on Sheldon Road near Dixon Road in the  town of Metomen.  The operator drove the truck into section of tall grass behind an outbuilding on Dixon Road before fleeing from the vehicle on foot.  A thermal drone was launched to […]

Nobody was injured and Fond du Lac Police are investigating  after gunshots were fired early Saturday morning.   The Fond du Lac County Communications Center received multiple calls of gunshots heard in the area of Forest Avenue and Brooke Street.   Officers recovered shell casings in the area and a vehicle that appeared to have been struck by gun fire. A  witness reported they observed dark color SUV, unknown make or model fleeing from the area […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution. A judge ruled Friday that 19-year-old Anissa Weier will be released after spending almost four years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.  Weier and friend Morgan Geyser lured classmate Payton Leutner into a park in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha […]

One person was seriously injured in a crash involving an SUV and horse and buggy in Dodge County.   The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says an SUV struck the rear of the buggy  on state Highway 16/60 west of the intersection Of County Highway J  causing the lone occupant of the buggy to be ejected.   The operator of the horse and buggy sustained severe injuries and was flown by  helicopter to UW […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' investigation of the November elections is asking state officials to preserve records and tell him about any evidence that's been destroyed. Mike Gableman sent a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday asking commissioners to tell local clerks to preserve “any and all” records and evidence related to the election, including router information and […]

Adopting a comprehensive, accelerated flood mitigation plan is at the top of the Fond du Lac city council’s list of priorities.   The city council developed a set of goals during a workshop session this week.  Council president Kay Miller says preventing flooding is at the top of the list.  Other goals include developing a riverfront district, improving access and availability to public transportation and create a comprehensive communications program.   Miller says the council […]

The Fond du Lac police chief says he is pleased the two men arrested in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man nearly four years ago have been convicted.  Jesse Schultz entered a guilty plea last month to First Degree Reckless Homicide and in July a jury convicted Devon Neumann of Party to the Crime of First Degree Intentional Homicide in the shooting death of Logan Foster.  Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says […]