Month: August 2023

Mercury Racing, a division of Brunswick Corporation and Fond du Lac, Wis.-based global provider of high-performance marine propulsion systems, will host the Midwest Challenge Powerboat Race Weekend on Friday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 13, in Sheboygan, Wis.   The inaugural event is part of the Mercury Racing 50th Anniversary and features two series of powerboat races competing in the same city on the same weekend for the first time ever. […]

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is currently in the process of implementing the installation of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) throughout our county. These new technologies are being used throughout the entire country and they have greatly assisted law enforcement in solving crimes and recovering stolen property.  The way this system works is cameras are set up at various roadways and streets throughout the county and take a photo of […]

Fond du Lac police have issued an alert for a missing person.  Police say Troy Zupke left his residence on Thursday, August 3, 2023, around 9 p.m.  and said he was heading to Green Bay. He has not responded to anyone since and hasn’t answered voicemails from an officer. He was last seen on Highland Drive in Fond du Lac.   Troy Zupke’s nickname is “Zeke”.    He is 6′2″, weighs 200 pounds, has […]

Two people died after drowning near a sandbar in the Wisconsin River on Thursday afternoon.  The body of a 25 year old man was recovered Thursday and the body of a 24 year old man was recovered by the Columbia County Dive Team Friday.  Investigators say a group of adults were enjoying the water from a nearby sandbar when one of the adults was overcome in the water.  Several party members attempted […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed two packages of Republican-backed bills that would have set new requirements for unemployment benefits and prevented local governments from banning gas-powered engines. In veto messages, Evers accused the GOP-controlled Legislature of trying to undermine local governments and make things harder for people searching for work. The governor also signed two bills on Friday making the parole process more transparent […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration have been helping create new factory jobs as part of a push to bring high-speed internet to the whole country. Those jobs coincidentally help to back up President Joe Biden’s messaging for the 2024 elections. Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Thursday that up to 200 new manufacturing jobs would be coming to the swing state of Wisconsin. The workers at the […]

Hundreds  of people gathered at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park Friday evening for the annual Fond du Lac Relay for Life.   The event raises money in the fight against cancer.  American Cancer Society’s Megan Lane says the fundraising goal was $80,000.  "Cancer is a disease that has touched all of us in some sort of way,"  Lane told WFDL news.  "Relay for Life is an amazing community for anybody impacted […]

E Johnson Street Bridge – Over DeNeveu Creek Description: The project includes bridge restoration…repainting the bridge railing, painting the concrete parapets, curb and gutter, clearing trees and slope restoration. Crews will also install an epoxy overlay on the deck and sidewalk. August 7 to August 11: Contractor will continue work on the bridge, clearing trees, removing stumps, replacing settled curb, gutter, and installing riprap. Traffic Impacts: E Johnson Street will […]

The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of traffic lane closures on East Johnson Street between National Avenue and Prairie Avenue.  Phase One – Starting Wednesday, August 9 by 06:00 am the westbound lanes (north lanes) on Johnson Street will be closed and remain closed until Wednesday, August 16.  Phase Two – Starting Wednesday, August 16 by 06:00 am the […]