Month: July 2023

Another state law banning gender-affirming care for minors is being challenged in court, this time in Texas. Five transgender children and their families sued that state this week over a law that would bar transgender care for them and other minors. At least 20 states have adopted measures to keep minors from getting puberty blockers, hormone therapies or gender-affirming surgery. Nearly all have faced lawsuits challenging them. Most courts that […]

Division Street Bridge (over DeNeveu Creek) and Concrete Rehabilitation West of Reid Terrace to East of SSM Hospital Intersection Project Duration: Friday, June 23 to July 24, weather pending Description: The project includes replacing the deteriorated Division Street Bridge deck overlay, bridge approaches and sidewalk repairs. City crews will be replacing deteriorated concrete pavement east of the bridge in conjunction with the bridge work. July 17 to July 21: The […]

Advisory for PM2.5 (Orange) Start Date/Time: Sunday, July 16 - 12:00 pm CDT End Date/Time: Monday, July 17 - 12:00 am CDT Counties: Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago Comments: The air quality advisory issued on Friday, […]

One of two suspects in a deadly shooting at a Fond du Lac apartment complex has been bound over for trial.  Probable cause was found at a preliminary hearing Thursday for 14 year old Parise Larry Jr. in the shooting death of Tatyanna Zech.  The shooting happened in May at the Maplewood Commons apartments in Fond du Lac.  Law enforcement is still searching for a second suspect,  17 year old  Antonio K. Johnston.

Two Milwaukee men and an Iowa man stopped for speeding in Fond du Lac County have been charged, after deputies found loaded guns in their car, and another gun when the suspects were being booked in the jail.  The incident happened last weekend on Interstate 41 in the town of Fond du Lac.  The men said they were on their way to a party.   A search of the vehicle found a couple of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rainy day has helped douse a central Wisconsin wildfire that has destroyed 19 buildings. The fire broke out in Waushara County on Monday. Firefighters had almost contained the blaze by Monday evening. State Department of Natural Resources officials say the area received as much as an inch (2.54 cm) of rain on Wednesday and the fire was 100% contained as of Thursday morning, meaning it […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two farm groups have filed a lawsuit alleging that Wisconsin regulators can't force factory farms to obtain pollution permits before they actually discharge pollutants into state waterways. If the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative win the case, the state Department of Natural Resources would be stripped of its authority to impose preemptive restrictions on factory farms unless and until they pollute groundwater or other […]

FOND DU LAC, WI – Ten former Fond du Lac Dock Spiders players were selected in the recent 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, breaking the franchise record for the most selections in a single draft (8, 2022). The first Dock Spider selected this year was Ryan Lasko (Rutgers). Lasko, a member of the 2021 Dock Spiders team, was selected in the second round with the 41st pick by the […]

FOND DU LAC – Experience the taste, music, and fun of a Latin American carnival when Holy Family Catholic Community’s Latin Flavor event returns for a second year on Sunday, July 16.   Last year, Holy Family welcomed people from throughout the community to its first-ever Latin Flavor event. While in the past the parish had hosted Taste of Mexico, Latin Flavor sought to expand its reach beyond Mexico to showcase […]