A St. Cloud man is in custody following a domestic incident and high speed chase. Shortly before 7pm Wednesday the Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a male who said he had been struck by his father and that his intoxicated father left the residence in a minivan. A chase started when the minivan pulled out of the driveway nearly striking a sheriff’s squad on county highway G. The […]
In case you're wondering what that loud explosion-type sound was in the Fond du Lac area Wednesday afternoon, it wasn't an explosion. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the military is conducting training exercises and a jet broke the sound barrier causing a sonic boom. Waldschmidt says several residents dialed 911 after hearing the noise shortly before 3pm Wednesday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A milling company has agreed to pay $940,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging multiple violations at a plant that was the scene of a fatal explosion in 2017, state Justice Department officials announced Wednesday. The agency sued Didion Milling Inc. in November 2020 alleging state inspectors discovered 30 violations that the company's Cambria corn mill in 2019, including emissions, record-keeping and reporting violations. Didion spokesperson Scott Rippe didn't […]
The Alto Fair is underway in Fond du Lac County. Alto Fair Board president Mark Navis has been going to the Fair since he was a kid. "I talk to people and they say how do you get people there on a Wednesday and a Thursday? But they do. They always seem to show up," Navid told WFDL news. Each day starts with a farm skillet breakfast. On Thursday, the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission says it has deactivated the records of more than 100,000 voters in a routine process. Every two years, the commission reviews voter records and notifies voters who have not cast a ballot in the past four years that their registration could be deactivated. Voters who do not respond within 30 days asking to keep their registration active become ineligible to vote. The […]
The tragic death of three marines from carbon monoxide poisoning brings to light the danger of the "invisible killer" gas leaking from car engines and everyday appliances. Officials say the deaths of the three marines, including one from Wisconsin, seems accidental. They were found unresponsive in a car outside a gas station in North Carolina. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says each year in the United States more […]
Fond du Lac Public Works is notifying motorists of traffic lane closures on East Johnson Street between National Avenue and Prairie Avenue. Starting Wednesday, August 9th the westbound lanes on Johnson Street will be closed until Wednesday, August 16th, followed by the eastbound lanes which will be closed until Wednesday, August 23. The closures will allow a private contractor to complete utility excavation and restoration at Moraine Park Technical College. A signed detour will be south […]
Fond du Lac County is hosting a Kids competition at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Park. Activities will include a three-leg race, egg and spoon race, and potato sack race, tennis ball throw and prizes for the winners. The event will be held from 10am to noon , Thursday August 10th.
A Fond du Lac man arrested on felony drug charges following a traffic stop has made his initial court appearance. Fifty eight year old John Morgano is charged with possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug trafficking place as a repeat offender. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says Morgano was arrested and deputies confiscated what was described as red fentanyl following a traffic stop. Waldschmidt says red fentanyl is a […]