The sturgeon spearing season got underway Saturday on the Lake Winnebago system. With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that will run for a maximum of 16 days or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met. DNR sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig told WFDL news the season is usually dictated in part by the water clarity […]
People gathered in Fond du Lac over the weekend for the city's premier winter tourism event. In conjunction with the opening of the sturgeon spearing season, Sturgeon Spectacular is held in Fond du Lac February 10th through the 12th. Fond du Lac Festivals director Pete Wilke says the event has grown tremendously since it was launched eight years ago. "It originated by Sunset on the Water on the ice. It's […]
National 211 Day is a day set aside to celebrate 211 call center teams and their work connecting their communities to thousands of programs and services. Fond du Lac Area United Way executive director Amber Kilawee says anyone can call 211 at any time to receive information on a wide variety of family, financial, health and social service issues. 211 Wisconsin is a non profit organization managed by the United […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to charge a former Wisconsin state senator who was involved in a car crash that left a Pennsylvania woman and her 5-year-old daughter dead. Ashland County District Attorney David Meany said on Thursday that there isn’t enough evidence to show former Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley acted in a criminally negligent or reckless way. He added that police and Wisconsin State Patrol […]
The Fond du Lac School District has set 5 year-old Kindergarten enrollment dates for children who will be attending during the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment will begin on Monday, April 17, 2023, and will continue through Friday, April 21, 2023. During the week of April 17th , parents and guardians of prospective kindergartners can enroll their child between 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in person. Parents and guardians are also […]
Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) will be holding four town hall meetings on February 23 and 24, 2023. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Thursday, February 23 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Wautoma World War II Memorial Building 440 West Main Street Wautoma, WI 54982 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Winneconne Town Office 6494 County Road M Winneconne, WI 54986 Friday, February 24 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 […]
Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) announced that in the 118th Congress, he will continue to serve on the House Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, where he was named Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. Additionally, Grothman was appointed to serve as a regional representative to the Republican Policy Committee and as a […]
Bessie Allen Middle School and Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac were placed on lockdown Thursday morning after police learned a middle school student had brought a gun to school earlier in the week. North Fond du Lac Police Chief Darren Pautsch told WFDL news that police learned about the incident Thursday and the school resource officer talked with a 13 year old male Bessie Allen Middle School […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says his executive budget will include millions of additional dollars to help Wisconsin veterans with their mental health and educational needs. The governor is set to release his full spending plan to the Legislature on Feb. 15. His office announced Thursday that the plan will include half a million dollars to evaluate post-Sept. 11 veterans' needs; an additional $1 million annually for county […]