Month: April 2024

As the need for timely and quality life-saving heart care services continues to grow, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital is responding most recently with the successful completion of a $8.5 million expansion project.  The project, completed over the past two years to avoid patient disruption, was supported by a $3 million gift from the Michels family. Members of the Michels family, as well as Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and SSM Health Greater […]

Each year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. Proper use of car seats helps keep children safe. In addition, four out of five car seats are not used or installed correctly. Because so many different seats are on the market, many parents find this overwhelming.  The good news is that help is available locally through SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac Fire […]

Milwaukee, Wis. – Small Business Week has traditionally been celebrated in early May. BBB and the Small Business Administration (SBA) are always celebrating the millions of small businesses that make our economy work and that contribute to BBB’s mission of trust in the marketplace! Please check out our new business resources page and our business news feed. Let’s face it. Businesses nationwide have faced unprecedented challenges in the last three years. Now that we are post-pandemic, office […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that caused significant damage to a home in Fond du Lac.  Shortly before 11am Saturday firefighters were called to a report of a basement fire in the 300 block of East Division Street to find flames showing from the basement windows.   Everyone in the home had safely evacuated.   The fire was extinguished but not before it caused extensive damage to the basement and first floor of the home.  Firefighters […]

Students at Hartford Union High School got a brief scare Friday morning when a staff member accidentally pushed an ALICE WAVE button used to notify local police of a violent intruder.  Once confirmed it was an accident the principal went on the school intercom system to communicate the button was pushed by accident.   The superintendent says classes  continued as normal, and District  leadership team went throughout the building checking on students and staff,  apologizing […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services  has confirmed a case of measles in an  individual living in Dane County.  According to DHS the person traveled to Rock County for employment.   DHS, in coordination with Public Health Madison & Dane County and Rock County Public Health, are working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed to the measles virus. Additional information will be shared as the investigation continues.  Cases of measles have been […]

The Fond du Lac police chief says it's fortunate nobody was seriously injured in a domestic incident that resulted in a chase and the suspect's car crashing on a golf course.  The incident started Monday afternoon when police responded to a report of a man destroying property and physically assaulting a woman in an East Merrill Avenue home.  Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says a pursuit on Fond du Lac Avenue was terminated when […]

Democratic govenor Tony Evers continues to fare well in the latest Marquette Law School poll...the Republican-controlled state legislature...not so much.  The latest poll shows Evers with a 52 percent job approval rating...44 percent disapprove.  Only 34 percent of Wisconsin residents approve of the legislature while 56 percent disapprove.  In the US Senate race, Democratic senator Tammy Baldwin is supported by 52 percent to Republican challenger Eric Hovde with 47 percent among registered voters.   Among likely […]

Rosendale-Second grade teacher Lynn Alsum and secretary Jean Marchant are the recipients of Eastern Wisconsin Excellence in Education awards in recognition of their efforts and accomplishments in the Rosendale-Brandon School District. Twenty-four school districts in eastern Wisconsin partner with WFRV-Channel 5 to recognize exceptional school employees.   “I am thrilled for both Lynn and Jean to receive this public recognition. They both go above and beyond every day and bring so […]