The 2024 fair season in Wisconsin begins this week and with it comes an opportunity for Wisconsinites of all ages to visit animals up close. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is reminding Wisconsinites that animals can carry diseases that may make people sick, but simple steps can help ensure a safe and enjoyable time. "Fairs and petting zoos are very popular and if you're visiting one this summer, […]
A winning $350,000 SuperCash! ticket has been sold in Ripon. The winning ticket was sold at Webster's Marketplace for the Monday, June 17 drawing. The winning numbers were 5-6-16-17-19-28. It is the sixth time in 2024 a $350,000 SuperCash! top prize-winning ticket has been sold. Before Monday, the largest winning Lottery tickets sold by Webster's included a $20,000 scratch ticket and a $48,000 Badger 5 jackpot.
Sunday, June 23, 2024 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon CST Abel Dairy Farms, LLC W4050 County Rd. UU Eden, WI 53019 You are invited to attend the 2024 Fond du Lac County Breakfast on the Farm on Sunday, June 23 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Abel Dairy Farms, LLC. in Eden. Tickets: $10 (ages 13 & up), $8 (ages 6-12), children 5 & under FREE Your ticket includes: Large country-style breakfast including […]
Nobody was injured following an amonia leak at Milk Specialties in Fond du Lac. Shortly before 5pm Tuesday firefighters were called to the scene on Tompkins Street and encountered extremely high amonia readings in a compressure room where product is pressurized for cooling. Nearby residents were asked to shelter in place as a precaution until a leak in the building was repaired The shelter in place order was lifted at 10:45pm. Crews were on the […]
RACINE, Wisconsin (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeatedly praised Milwaukee just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention, playing cleanup after he reportedly used the word “horrible” in talking about swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city. “I love Milwaukee," Trump told the crowd in nearby Racine, Wisconsin. He was reported to have used the word in a closed-door meeting with Republicans in the U.S. House. Several of his allies who were […]
FENTON, Mich. (AP) — Much of the Midwest and the Northeast is broiling — or set to broil — in extreme summer heat this week. Meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes. Both terms mean it’s really hot. And people will hear them a lot more as the world heats up. What's the difference? Ken Kunkel, a research professor of atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University, says […]
Fond du Lac police are continuing their investigation into a shooting incident that sent a Fond du Lac man to the hospital. Thirty two year old Ansheretta West turned herself in to police last week and faces a charge of attempted first degree intentional homicide. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says the shooting occured June 8 on a porch outside a residence on Forest Avenue. Goldstein says the victim was shot in the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who twice brought guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol building looking for Gov. Tony Evers has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Prosecutors accused Joshua Pleasnick of coming to the Capitol on Oct. 4 and demanding to see the governor while armed with a handgun. He was arrested, posted bail and returned to the building that night with a rifle and a baton hidden in his backpack. He […]
FOND DU LAC – Representative Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement on the MPS finance scandal and its impact on FDL school districts: “The State Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that the Milwaukee Public School funding referendum will result in the staggering loss of ANNUAL State funding of $777,511 for our Fond du Lac School District. The North Fond du Lac School District will lose $83,186, and the Oakfield School District will see a reduction of $45,982. On […]