Two people were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation following a fire in Ripon. Firefighters from several area departments, including Fond du Lac and Oshkosh were called to the scene on Washington Street shortly after 2pm Sunday for a report of a multi-unit house on fire. The fire was quickly knocked down and contained to one of the apartment units. The fire appears to have started in the area of the kitchen stove.
Wisconsin Badger star running back and Fond du lac native Braelon Allen is 'Steaking it to the House' in Fond du Lac. Teaming up with Outback Steakhouse, Allen delivered meals Thursday to help feed more than 100 children at the Boys and Girls Club of Fond du lac. "It's always nice to be able to give back to your community," Allen told WFDL news. "I was part of the Boys […]
A Wisconsin woman is the next Miss America. Grace Stanke, a native of Wausau, was crowned Miss America during a ceremony in Connecticut on Thursday. The 20-year-old is a senior at University of Wisconsin-Madison studying nuclear engineering. "Being crowned Miss America 2023 is impossible to put into words – it is a dream come true and has literally changed my life in an instant," Stanke said. "I hope to live up […]
Nobody was injured in a residential fire in Fond du Lac. Shortly before 5am Saturday Fond du Lac firefighters were called to a home at 550 Van Dyne Road Lot 45 for a reported fire behind the clothes dryer that was in use by the homeowner. The homeowner used a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived. The first arriving units extinguished hotspots and made sure fire had not extended to the adjacent cabinetry. Seven occupants of […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This can’t be what the NFL’s schedule-makers and ESPN executives had in mind. When the league’s slate of prime-time games came out in the spring, a mid-December matchup between the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and the three-time defending NFC North champion Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field sounded like TV ratings gold. Surely visions of gorgeous wide-angle shots of the falling snow and big-time playoff […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign through New Year's Day. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says there will be more deputies on patrol to get impaired drivers off the road. During the last holiday season, there were nearly 400 crashes in Wisconsin that involved an impaired driver. Waldschmidt says if you plan to celebrate, have a sober designated driver, or […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in the investigation of a crime against a child. The Sheriff's Office is asking any resident or business with a surveillance camera of street traffic in a central area of the city of Fond du Lac to contact the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the area is from Park Avenue on the east to 8th Street on the south, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate says he opposes spending any state money to help Madison bring a passenger rail line connecting the capital city to Milwaukee, joining the state’s other top GOP legislative leader against the project. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press on Thursday that he opposes state funding for the project but had not been briefed by Madison city […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate said Thursday he is considering legislation that would change military absentee voting laws, a reversal of his previous position on the issue. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu joins with some members of the Wisconsin Election Commission who have said changes to state law could be the best way to address concerns about voter fraud after a top Milwaukee election […]