Month: December 2023

The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) is strategically exploring new sponsorship opportunities for Marian University.  The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) founded Marian College in 1936. It was accredited in 1941 and became Marian University in 2008. Many changes have taken place over the years, but CSA has continued to serve as sponsor of the university.   Sponsorship is the formal and public relationship that exists between CSA […]

A minor traffic crash slowed traffic for a relatively short period of time Monday afternoon near Highway 23 and Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac.  No injuries were reported.

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a bicycle vs SUV crash in Dodge County.   According to the Sheriff's Office 31 year old Bronson Crites of Fond du Lac was flown by helicopter to UW Hospital in Madison with potentially life-threatening injuries after he was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle on state Highway 60 near Roche Road Friday evening.  The driver of the SUV, 28 year old Flor Sanchez […]

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Americans last week his country is fighting for "our freedom and yours as he made an impassioned plea for Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia's invasion.  But prospects for additional U.S. aid to Ukraine are seriously delayed if not in grave doubt.  The White House is warning that if new money isn't provided by year's end it will have swift consequences for Ukraine's […]

The Waupun Police chief is stepping down.  Scott Louden has resigned after 23 years of law enforcement service to pursue other opportunities.  Deputy chief Jeremy Rasch has been named interim chief while the search for a new police chief is conducted.   Meanwhile several volunteer firefighters were recognized at the Department's recent holiday banquet, including Scott DeMotts and Wayne Opperman for 25 years of service.

North Fond du Lac police chief Darren Pautsch says he wanted to be a police officer as long as he can remember.  Pautsch will be retiring after the first of the year after more than 12 years as police chief and more than 30 years in law enforcement.  "You talk to my family and they'll tell you from the time I was a little boy it was what I said I […]

Christmas shines brighter this year for 1100 children and 450 families eligible for the county’s largest gift giving program coordinated by The Salvation Army of Fond du Lac. December 20 The Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Rec Building houses the massive distribution day.   Distribution Day is the last of a yearlong calendar of The Salvation Army local services that responded to upwards of 36,000 calls for action in 2023.  And […]

Wisconsin Lighting Lab, Inc. (WiLL), a company specializing in lighting and technology infrastructure based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is excited to share its holiday light show with the greater community. The light show features the Trans-Siberian Orchestra hit “Christmas Eve / Sarajevo.” WiLL recently unveiled the show, and a video of the display is available here: https://youtu.be/lce8PESkr0s?si=8WJvw_AatlenxbOJ    Now through January 1, 2024, WiLL's custom-programmed light show, which encompasses both of […]

A Fond du Lac teen is in custody following a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle. The chase started shortly after 9:30 pm Sunday on Martin Avenue near Pioneer Road and continued south on Highway 151. The suspect pulled over near Hickory Street and was arrested at gunpoint.  Police learned the suspect had broken into the vehicle and hotwired it prior to the chase. The juvenile admitted to breaking […]