Month: August 2023

Monday evening a ribbon-cutting was held for an expansion project at Central Wisconsin Christian School in Waupun.  Nearly 500 people attended the convocation and diamond legacy ceremony,  including current school families, alumni, project coordinators, faculty, staff, and community members.  Head of School and CWC class of 1978 Mark Buteyn lead the festivities.  Ben Westra,  President of WDS Construction and class of 1995 also was part of the presentation. The largest expansion […]

A Fond du Lac man who was reported missing by family members earlier this month has been found dead from an apparent suicide.  Fond du Lac police say the body of Troy Zupke was found Saturday afternoon in a dense wooded area behind a residence in the 300 block of Willow Drive.  An autopsy conducted Monday shows the manner of death was by suicide.  A missing endangered person alert was issued August 6th after Zupke […]

Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Milwaukee, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values […]

Dangerous heat and high humidity are in the forecast throughout the region this week. The FEMA Region 5 office in Chicago is encouraging residents to avoid the dangers of extreme heat by taking some simple steps to stay safe. “Nearly our entire region will experience at or near historic high temperatures this week, but high heat index values will make for an extremely dangerous situation for many residents,” said Tom […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on drunken driving.  The Sheriff's Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin and the nation for the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  The stepped up enforcement started Friday and continues through Labor Day.   Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says someone is injured or killed in an impaired driving crash every two hours in  Wisconsin.  Last year in Wisconsin there were […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and likely others as well. Trump wrote Sunday on his social media site that the public knows him and “what a successful presidency” he had, so he "will therefore not be doing the debates.” Trump's spokesman did not immediately clarify whether he plans to boycott every primary debate, […]

That most magical and wonderful time of the year is fast approaching when our thoughts turn to finding that perfect gift for that special someone, planning how we will spend our holidays, planning family celebrations and Christmas parties, shopping and everything we consider part of Christmas.   We need to spend some time reflecting on the gifts we enjoy everyday thanks to our brave men and women of the Armed Forces […]

(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 […]

An eight year old Fond du Lac boy was transported to the hospital following a drowning at the Taylor Park Swimming pool in Fond du Lac.  Fond du Lac Fire Chief Erick Gerritson says paramedics were called to the scene shortly after 2:30pm Sunday.  Gerritson says paramedics were able to get a pulse before the child was transported to the hospital.  His condition was not immediately known.  Nevin Webster was […]