Wisconsin Republican congressman Glenn Grothman has introduced a bipartisan bill designed to incentivize states to allow good samaritans to help save lives. The legislation provides grants for states states to train individuals to carry and administer epinephrine, or EpiPens. Grothman says the bill was inspired by Dillon Mueller, a native of Mishicot, who died in 2014 at the age of 18 after he was stung by a bee. Dillon was unable to […]
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) — Carnival rides were shut down at an Illinois community festival after a 10-year-old boy was thrown from his seat and seriously injured, authorities said. The boy was riding Moby Dick, which locks people in at the shoulders and then goes up and down as speed increases. The boy was thrown Sunday as the ride was moving at Antioch's Taste of Summer, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) northwest of […]
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A man who swam across Lake Michigan in 1998 said he’s returning 25 years later for a longer splash. Jim Dreyer said he will attempt to swim at least 82.5 miles, from Milwaukee to Grand Haven, Michigan, beginning on Aug. 1. He will not get out of the water. Dreyer turns 60 in August. He says he will be raising money for the Chief Petty […]
Nobody was injured in a fire in a Fond du Lac apartment bathroom exhaust fan. Around 2am Monday firefighters were called to an apartment at 234 S. National Avenue for a report of the smell of wires burning. Crews found fire in the attic and walls of the bathroom and brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes. Residents were allowed back into all of the units with the exception […]
A Milwaukee man and a Green Bay man face multiple charges following a high speed chase that started in Fond du Lac County. The arrests were part of a multi-jurisdiction drug interdiction task force that included officers from the City of Fond du Lac, Waupun, Rosendale, and Ripon police departments, along with the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group Drug Unit and K9 teams from local agencies. The primary objective was to saturate […]
A North Fond du Lac man is in custody following a domestic incident and after ramming a squad car with his vehicle. Saturday afternoon North Fond du Lac police were called to a residence on Minnesota Avenue for a report that a man had locked a woman out of the home following a domestic incident. Approximately eight hours later the man left the home, and was later pulled over in his vehicle on Center […]
Holy Family Catholic Community's Latin Flavor Carnival returned for it's second year in Fond du Lac over the weekend. The event Sunday in the Holy Family Prayer Garden on Fourth Street Way, featured traditional Latin American cuisine, games, entertainment, including a dance and singing contest.
The public is invited to participate in a food drive to benefit the Fondy Food Pantry. Food Pantry Board president Cindy Taylor says the Thrivent Food Drive will be held Wednesday July 19th from 4-6pm at the pantry on West Rolling Meadows Drive. Taylor says with kids out of school, summer is a time when many families struggle to put food on the table. Taylor says the all-volunteer nonprofit is assisting a […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they consider responsible for the contamination. Municipalities across the state are grappling with pollution from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The man-made chemicals don’t break down easily in nature and have been linked to a host of health problems in humans. Attorneys representing […]