The month of April is Autism Acceptance Month, but it hasn't always been recognized this way, especially by those outside the autism community. The Autism Society of America shifted the terminology from awareness to acceptance to help people view autism as a part of human diversity. Manager of Autism Services at SSM Health Treffert Center in Fond du Lac, Meg Puddy, the slogan for Autism Acceptance Month is "Nothing about us without […]
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 will be the final day for COVID-19 testing at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds has hosted COVID-19 community testing since October 2021. You can still get a COVID-19 test at Walgreens in Fond du Lac and surrounding areas, purchasing self-tests through pharmacies, retail outlets, or online, ordering free self-tests online with the state Department of Health Services, or contacting a healthcare provider.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has identified the two Wisconsin police officers who were killed in a shootout. Evers identified the officers in a tweet Monday as Emily Breidenbach of the Chetek Police Department and Hunter Scheel of the Cameron Police Department. According to the Justice Department, the officers conducted a traffic stop Saturday afternoon in Cameron that ended in an exchange of gunfire with an individual. […]
Ripon Police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death that occured Friday. According to a press release at approximately 6:30 a.m. Friday officers were called to the area of Scott and Stanton Streets where they found the body of an 18 year old Ripon resident. Police are asking anyone who lives in that area that may have home security cameras to report any video images found between 6:45pm Thursday […]
A Brandon man was arrested following a hit and run involving a sheriff’s squad car and short chase. Shortly after 9pm Sunday Fond du Lac County sheriff’s deputies were conducting a welfare check on a person walking on Forest Avenue east of Townline Road. As deputies were speaking with the individual an eastbound vehicle accelerated, swerved left of center nearly striking the three deputies and citizen, and hitting the bumper […]
A Fond du Lac man is in custody following a high speed chase. Shortly before 8:30pm Sunday Fond du Lac County sheriff’s deputies responded to a Van Dyne residence for a report of a disturbance involving a man believed to be under the influence of drugs. The man fled the scene in his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The chase ended when the vehicle pulled over on county highway R in […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that forced the evacuation of a 16 unit apartment complex in Fond du Lac. Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction and Life Safety with Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Jason Roberts says firefighters were called to 394 Pine Tree Drive at 5pm Sunday. Roberts says when firefighters arrived they encountered flames and smoke coming from a second story balcony and exterior of the apartment structure. Tennants were evacuated […]
Two Wisconsin police officers were killed in a shooting during a traffic stop on Saturday. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says it is investigating the shooting Saturday afternoon in Cameron, Wisconsin. The state justice department says in a statement that an officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and at some point gunfire was exchanged with the motorist. The Chetek officer and another officer […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials have released thousands of public comments on a new wolf management plan. The Department of Natural Resources posted about 3,500 comments on its website Friday. Among the comments, environmental groups praised the DNR's decision to remove the state's long-standing 350-animal population limit from the plan and hunting groups demanded that the limit be restored. DNR officials say they'll review the comments as they […]