Back recently from their west coast tour to alt-pop music group The Astronomers returned to their hometown of Fond du Lac Thursday night. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in downtown Fond du Lac to listen to the music. Lead singer Michael Stensland says its amazing that so many of their songs are being played on the radio and have millions of listeners on […]
Despite recent a recent high profile homicide and shooting incident, the Fond du Lac police chief says overall violent crime and shootings are down in the city of Fond du Lac. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein told the Fond du Lac city council at their meeting Wednesday night that the overall crime rate in the city is down 38 percent in the last ten years. Goldstein says last year represented a nine year low […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Wisconsin has found a Green Bay woman guilty of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations. The Brown County jury deliberated less than an hour Wednesday before convicting 25-year-old Taylor Schabusiness of homicide, third-degree sexual abuse and mutilating a corpse in the February 2022 killing. Authorities say she strangled 24-year-old Shad Thyrion at the Green […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general, including Wisconsin attorney general Josh Kaul, want a federal court to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with PFAS chemicals. The deal was reached in June between manufacturer 3M and attorneys representing hundreds of communities that have sued the company. PFAS compounds are used in many water- and grease-resistant consumer products. They don't degrade […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee County board has voted to nearly double the county’s sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy. The county board voted Thursday to approve raising the county sales tax to just under 1 cent per dollar. Both the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County faced running out of […]
Since the Federal Reserve began aggressively hiking interest rates last year, more and more economists warned that a U.S. recession was imminent. But that recession has not yet arrived, and there's no sign a recession is near even after reliable indicators like the inverted yield curve flashed red flags. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says banks report a healthy economy growing at a slower pace with a resilient job market. Schoofs says easing […]
Most likely you know someone struggling with addiction. But maybe you don't know how to help or where to go. Next month the Fond du Lac County Health Department is teaming up with Community Medical Services and Wisconsin Voices for Recovery in hosting a Stigma Awareness event in raising awareness on stigma and the barriers it creates to individuals seeking recovery. Fond du Lac County Health Educator Raine Bleecker says there are several […]
On Friday 08-11-2023 from 8:45pm to 11:00pm and on Saturday 08-12-2023 from 2:45 pm to 4:45 pm there will be detours in place for the Waupun Truck and Show Parades in the city of Waupun, WI. STH 49 will be closed from Gateway Dr. to Fox Lake Rd. STH 26 will be closed from E Spring St to E Jefferson St. but will be accessible to local traffic. The STH […]
One of two Fond du Lac men charged in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man has been convicted. Following a week-long trial a Fond du Lac jury has found 23 year old Julius Freeman Jr. guilty of party to the crime of first degree intentional homicide in the October 2021 death of Benzel Rose. Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney says a second suspect, and the alleged […]