CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Yelich hit for a record-tying third cycle — all of them against Cincinnati — but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rally fell short in the ninth inning in a 14-11 loss to the Reds. Tyler Stephenson drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Colin Moran hit a three-run homer for Cincinnati. Yelich became the sixth player to hit at least one home run, triple, double […]
Drivers are paying more at the pump, a lot more, as the price of gasoline moves steadily higher. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular in Wisconsin is now at an all-time high. Jarmusz says the statewide average of $4.17 a gallon is an all-time high for Wisconsin. The previous record was $4.11 set in 2011. Jarmusz says at least in the near […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An investigation into the 2020 election in battleground Wisconsin will be paused while five lawsuits play out and the former state Supreme Court justice leading it will be paid half as much going forward. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that the probe could be revived depending on the outcome of those legal battles. Michael Gableman’s review was originally supposed to end in October, but Vos […]
The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the first two years of the pandemic. That is more than double the current official death toll. The U.N. health agency said in a report that most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller […]
If you are wondering what happened to spring, this week is feeling a lot like summer. National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Collar says heat and humidity is the story in Wisconsin this week. Collar says the unusually warm weather for this time of year won't last long. Temperatures will be closer to normal next week. Since 2000, the warmest high temperature in Fond du Lac was 87 degrees in 2011 and the […]
Dave Jost of Fond du lac is the grand prize winner of $50,000 cash in the Samaritan Cash Raffle. Agnesian HealthCare Foundation executive director, Shawn Fisher, made the announcement live over the lunch hour Wednesday. Raffle volunteer Marcie Jost says she purchased the winning ticket for her son. Other prize winners include: Second prize, $10,000: Kathy Krueger, Fond du Lac Third prize, $5,000: Gadiel Renteria, Fond du Lac Fourth & […]
The driver of a semi tractor trailer escaped injury when his tractor and trailer overturned in Dodge County. The crash happened Wednesday morning on Hemlock Road between USHY 151 and County Road A, in the township of Beaver Dam. Initial investigation showed that the Peterbilt left the roadway and traveled into the south ditch, striking a culvert, overturning the tractor and trailer. The male driver of the semi was not injured in the crash. […]
A Fond du Lac man is in custody following a domestic incident and subsequent high speed chase. Shortly after 6am Wednesday police were called to an apartment in the 100 block of South National Avenue for a report of a domestic incident involving a handgun. Officers attempted a traffic stop on the suspect's vehicle near 15th and South Main Streets, but the driver failed to pull over and fled, reaching speeds of approximately 65 MPH […]
The Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Brush Response ATV was used to help extinguish a marsh fire Tuesday night. Shortly after 11pm Tuesday firefighters were called to Lakeshore Drive just north of Howard Litscher Drive encountering a dry marsh grass on fire, which was quickly spreading to the east. It took crews about 45 minutes to extinguish the fire. Van Dyne Fire Department assisted on scene with water supply needs. “The very dry […]