Fond du Lac Police have increased presence at Fond du Lac High School after responding to multiple fights at the school Tuesday morning. Nobody was transported the hospital. The Police Department says contrary to rumors on social media there was no stabbing or weapons involved and no SWAT Team response. Nine students have been suspended and face possible criminal charges. One student was treated at the scene for a bloody […]
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation secretary Missy Hughes made a stop in Fond du Lac Monday to highlight two businesses benefitting from the Main Street Bounceback grant program. The program is operated by the WEDC and funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. The governor and WEDC secretary visited the Twisted Thread quilting shop on North Main Street and the Cellar District restaurant on East Division Street. Evers says it's […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials have scaled back the number of wolves hunters can kill during the state's fall season in defiance of the board that controls the agency. The DNR had originally proposed setting the quota at 130 wolves. The department's policy board bumped that up to 300 wolves in August. But the department announced Monday that the quota is 130 wolves. The state's […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Ryan Owens said Monday he’s dropping out of the race for attorney general, after criticism over deleting podcasts he hosted as a University of Wisconsin professor. Owens’ departure leaves Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney as the only Republican currently challenging Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul in next year’s race. Owens hosted a podcast as director of the school’s Tommy G. Thompson Center […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic state senator from Milwaukee is running for lieutenant governor. Lena Taylor announced Monday that she is launching a bid to replace incumbent Mandela Barnes, who is giving up the position to run for U.S. Senate. Taylor would be the first Black female to hold the position. Three Republicans have announced they're running, including state Sen. Patrick Testin, Lancaster Mayor David Varnam and Ben Voelkel, […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker says he will run for an open congressional seat representing southwestern Wisconsin. The La Crosse Tribune reported Monday that Democratic state Sen. Brad Pfaff of Onalaska will run in the 3rd Congressional District. Pfaff won election to the Senate in 2020 after Republicans who control the chamber fired him from his position as state agriculture secretary. Pfaff will face political newcomer Brett […]
LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say two people were killed and three others were critically injured when their Amish buggy was hit by a minivan in Grant County. Deputies responded to the crash on Highway 35 near Highway 81 in Beetown about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Sheriff Nate Dreckman says a 33-year-old Lancaster man was westbound when he rear-ended the buggy. All five people in the buggy were thrown from […]
Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue is observing Fire Prevention Week and Month with an Open House. Fire and Rescue Division Chief of Fire Prevention Garth Schumacher says an open house will be held from 4:30pm to 6:30pm Tuesday at the Fire Training Center on North Rolling Meadows Drive. Schumacher says all of the proceeds will be directed toward fire prevention. The public is invited. The event is free.
The new general manager of the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders baseball team says he is looking forward to continued success on and off the field for the team. Fond du Lac native Jim Misudek has been named GM of the two-time Northwoods League champions. "In the Northwoods League you're going to see the best amateur talent there is," Misudek told AM 1170s Between the Lines program. "...college age […]