The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning death of a Fond du Lac man at an Eden area campground. Shortly before 6:30pm Thursday rescue personnel were called to the Breezy Hill campground in the town of Byron for a report of a man trapped under an inflatable floating dock in a swimming pond. Two sheriff’s dive team members brought the victim to shore and began life saving measures before […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge is allowing a civil lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys to proceed. The judge on Thursday rejected a move to dismiss the case. The lawsuit is moving ahead in Wisconsin after Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges last month against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for Trump, accusing them of submitting […]
Fond du Lac County first responders, emergency management and public health are practicing what they would do in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says a disaster exercise was held Thursday at the Community Church. The church was used as a mass shelter during a flood event in 2019. Mueller says one of the biggest challenges is the availability of emergency personnel during an […]
Democratic attorney general Josh Kaul and a group of Wisconsin doctors are asking a Dane County judge for a final ruling that an 1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t apply to abortion, but refers to feticide instead. They also sought to keep alive their arguments that the 1849 law isn’t enforceable as applied to abortion because subsequent statutes supersede it. Judge Diane Schlipper last month rejected a motion to dismiss the suit Kaul filed challenging the 1849 law. Kaul […]
Hundreds of trucks from across the United States and Canada are in Waupun for the annual Waupun Truck-N-Show this weekend. Waupun mayor Rohn Bishop says a highlight of the event is a parade Friday night. A parade Saturday allows spectators to see the beautiful murals and other works of art on each truck. Admission to the Truck-n-Show festival grounds (Spring Street in Waupun) is free.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new telephone area code for southern Wisconsin is set to go into effect next month. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the 353 area code will overlay the 608 area code region beginning Sept. 15. Customers requesting new or additional lines in the region will get the new area code. People with an existing 608 area code will keep that number. State utility regulators say […]
Former President Donald Trump says he won’t sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee if he loses the GOP presidential primary. Trump said Wednesday there are “three or four people” he wouldn't support for president. Trump's refusal to sign the pledge flouts a requirement for appearing in the first debate later this month and suggests he plans to make good on his threat to skip it. Trump has repeatedly […]
(Fond du Lac, Wis.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) will be holding four town hall meetings on August 22 and 23, 2023. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Tuesday, August 22 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Markesan City Hall 150 South Bridge Street Markesan, WI 53946 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Montello City Park Pavilion Doty Street Montello, WI 53949 Wednesday, August 23 11 a.m. – 12 […]
What: This week, Moraine Park Technical College is hosting Tech Knowledge College (TKC), a three-day (Aug. 8-10) summer camp at the Fond du Lac Campus for students entering grades 6 to 8. This hands-on event gives participants an interactive look at the skills and careers needed today and in the future. When: Media is invited to capture the fun on the final day of camp, Thursday, Aug. 10, from 9-11 a.m. or from 2:15-3:15 p.m. […]