MADISON – As days get warmer, the itch to hit the field gets stronger. It’s springtime in Wisconsin, which means planting season is getting underway for farmers across the state. Traveling with agricultural equipment on the road poses an increased hazard that is often a dreaded part of farming. It is critical that farmers ensure their vehicles meet legal requirements and operate safely while sharing roadways with their fellow motorists. “Everyone […]
Nobody was injured and police are still looking for a suspect following a drive-by shooting incident in the village of North Fond du Lac. Shortly after 3pm Monday police received a call from a North Fond du Lac man who lives in the 700 block of Wisconsin Avenue who said somebody just fired a gunshot at him. The man told officers two men in a vehicle drove by his home […]
A Beaver Dam man involved in a motorcycle crash in Dodge County earlier this month has died from his injuries. According to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, 37 year old Thomas Davis of Beaver Dam died at UW Hospitals in Madison. The crash happened April 14 on Owl Road where the victim was found in a field. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.
A Fond du Lac man is in custody after trying to enter a fast food restaurant food storage area and crashing his car on a golf course. Monday afternoon police were called to a physical domestic incident on East Merrill Avenue for a report of a man destroying property and physically assaulting a person in a home. The man’s girlfriend drove him to St. Agnes Hospital where police say he slammed his girlfriend […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of two elementary school principals. Melanie Steinbarth has been promoted to principal at Chegwin Elementary. Steinbarth is currently the Teacher on Special Assignment at Chegwin. She replaces Nate Groves who was hired as the new District director of Facilities and Safety. Steinbarth began her educational career in 2003 as a second grade teacher in New Holstein. She taught first and second grades […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst wouldn’t mind adding a few more picks to the league-leading total his team already is projected to have in this week’s draft. The Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams currently have 11 selections each to lead all NFL teams in the draft that begins Thursday. That follows a 2023 draft in which the Packers selected 13 players. “You never have enough ammunition […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating after a number of Fond du Lac residents have complained about finding racist flyers on their property. Roseanne says she was walking her dog near Lakeside Park when she came across one of the flyers on a terrace. Roseanne says the writing on the flyer made her sick to her stomach. "It had rhetoric that included how we are being subjected to people coming from […]
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the final rules Monday before a trip to Wisconsin, where she'll speak with nursing home care workers. It's Harris’ third visit to the battleground state this year and is part of President Joe Biden’s push to earn the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished. The decision ends the Arizona-based Center of Biological Diversity's petition filed in May 2018 asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list lake sturgeon as endangered or threatened. Such listings would make harvesting the fish illegal, but […]