Month: July 2024

The Fond du Lac Police chief says he can't understand how a shooter was able to gain access to a building so close to where former president Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend.   A bullet fired from the 20 year old sniper struck Trump in the ear.   Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says based on security from presidential visits to Fond du Lac in previous […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's police chief says five Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot at a man who was wielding two knives near the convention, killing him. Milwaukee Chief Jeffrey Norman said Tuesday at a news conference that the man who police shot had a knife in each hand and refused police commands. Two knives were recovered from the scene, the chief said. Thousands of […]

Juneau, WI – July 16, 2024 – Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld visited a new housing development in Juneau, Wisconsin on Wednesday, June 10. This project is partially funded through the Neighborhood Investment Fund, administered by DOA to Dodge County Housing Authority (DCHA) through a grant sponsored by the City of Juneau.    “The City of Juneau is pleased to sponsor this grant and to welcome these quality housing […]

For those of you who were unable  to attend the  Fond du  Lac Women's Chorus concert last spring. Come and see a repeat performance next Tuesday, July 23, 6:15 at Nazareth Court  Center and Assisted  Living, 375 Gillet Street, Fond du Lac.  The chorus performs 2 public concerts a year as well as  nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other other venues per request.  The chorus will also hold its annual  dessert […]

Due to excavation issues, Scott Street will NOT re-open  until Saturday morning to allow for pavement restoration across all lanes of Scott Street.    West Scott Street is closed between Temperance Street and Madison Street. The closure began Tuesday morning to allow the water utility to replace and restore a water service on West Scott Street. The signed detour is Hickory Street – Johnson Street – Main Street – Scott Street.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers received a record amount of national revenue from the NFL in fiscal year 2024, resulting in a profit from operations of $60.1 million.  The Packers and the rest of the NFL’s 32 teams for the first time received more than $400 million from the league. With the team getting $402.3 million in national revenue, that means the NFL split nearly $13 billion […]

Three Manitowoc residents, two adults and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with a robbery last month of a downtown Fond du Lac tavern.   The robbery occured June 24th at the 18 Hands Ale Haus on East Division Street.  A staff member was thrown to the ground and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen.   Following up on tips police have arrested a 26 year old Manitowoc man and 23 year old Manitowoc […]

Two people from Milwaukee and Green Bay were arrested following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  Shortly before 7:30pm Monday the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office received a report of that a driver of a UHaul truck involved in an armed robbery and shooting incident in Omro was southbound on Interstate 41 heading toward Fond du Lac.   A Sheriff's deputy clocked the vehicle at 100 miles an […]

A faculty committee has recommended that a former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse be removed from his tenured position over his involvement in adult entertainment. The committee’s unanimous decision last week sets up a vote by the University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents to fire Joe Gow. Gow is on paid leave because he holds a tenured faculty appointment and wants to return to teaching. The […]