One person was killed in a car versus semi crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened Saturday evening on southbound Highway 175 at Fox Ridge Drive. According to the state patrol a car struck the semi-tractor trailer, getting pinned under the trailer as the semi was backing into a driveway off Highway 175. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the car was flown by helicopter to […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating two stabbing incidents over the weekend. A 35 year old Fond du Lac man was treated for a stab wound to his hand and his roommate was arrested following the incident early Monday morning in the 100 block of East First Street. Officers set up a perimeter and successfully negotiated for nearly 20 minutes over the phone with the suspect to peacefully surrender as he […]
Republican congressmen, Glenn Grothman and Bryan Steil, voted with Democratic representatives Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore to expel embattled New York Republican congressman George Santos Friday. The first-term lawmaker was accused of theft and fraud, and had admitted to fabricating much of his personal and professional life. Four Wisconsin Republicans voted against removing Santos, noting he has not yet been convicted of any of the 23 federal felony charges he faces. But the House voted 311 to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in the Wisconsin state Senate have a new leader. The caucus elected Dianne Hesselbein of Middleton on Friday to replace Melissa Agard as minority leader, the caucus' assistant leader, Jeff Smith, said in a news release. The move came a day after Agard announced that she will run for Dane County executive next year. State law bars her from holding a Senate office and county executive […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to firebombing the office of a prominent anti-abortion group last year. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Hridindu Roychowdhury threw two Molotov cocktails through the window of Wisconsin Family Action’s Madison office on May 8, 2022, less than a week after the leak of a draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court's intent to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in 2025. In his campaign launch Thursday, Schimel cast the race as a chance for conservatives to win back a majority and serve as a check on liberals. Bradley is part of a 4-3 liberal majority that took over control of the court in August. She has […]
Ripon is celebrating the 33rd Annual Dickens of a Christmas weekend. The event starts Friday and continues through Sunday featuring a Gingerbread House contest, a Historical Society Tour, Holiday Parade of Lights, and Fox Valley Fire Arts LED and fire show at the Village Green. Saturday's events include the Run Santa Run at the 5K Walk/Run, breakfast with Santa, craft fairs, and carriage rides from 2-4pm. You can take a picture with Santa at […]
The big guy in the red suit, Santa Claus, is returning to the Fond du Lac Public Library on Wednesday, Dec. 6 as the youth services department turns the entire library into a Winter Wonderland. The Winter Wonderland Celebration will be just one of many events scheduled for youth and teens during December. Drop into the library Dec. 6 anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. to enjoy crafts and games […]
December 1st, Friday is our Fox/Fondy Jazz Lab Band concert at 7:30pm in our Prairie Theater. Directed by: Dr. Marc Sackman. This concert is FREE and open to the community. Dec. 6th is our UWO-Fond du Lac Falcon’s men’s basketball game at 6:15 pm against UWO-Fox Cities. To be held in our Mary Kelly Gymnasium. This is our last home game. Dec. 8th is an artist reception for Sarah Dittmann in our […]