Month: October 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is encouraging all Wisconsinites to take steps by helping children get tested for lead exposure and checking homes for lead hazards.  Earlier this year DHS issued updated lead testing recommendations calling for all children to be tested for lead exposure at ages one and two.  Children between three and five who have not been previously tested should undergo screening for lead poisoning.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer […]

The niece of a counselor who was killed by an inmate at Wisconsin's youth prison last summer says she is confident justice will ultimately be served in the case.  A 16 year old boy is charged in the beating death of counselor Corey Proulx at the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake prison June 24.   In an exclusive interview with WFDL news Proulx's niece, Elizabeth Leander, says it has been difficult sitting in […]

The investigation into a bomb threat hoax at a Fond du Lac school this week continues.  Police captain Rob Duveneck says investigators are trying to determine who wrote the threat on a bathroom wall at the STEM Academy.   Duveneck says even though the threat turned out to be unfounded police take all school threats seriously and respond accordingly.  He says a student did the right thing by telling a custodian.  "If you see something, […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump showered former NFL star Brett Favre with praise on Wednesday at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the former Packers quarterback campaigned for the Republican presidential nominee in the final week before Election Day.  “Thank you, Brett. What a great honor. What a great champion," Trump said shortly after taking the stage at the Resch Center. Describing Favre's fingers as “like sausages," he said, “No wonder […]

MADISON, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to award $3.1 million for 41 projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to strengthen local and regional food systems.  Through this program, DATCP will fund 41 projects with Equipment Grants to support middle of the supply chain infrastructure. Additional projects […]

Manuel Peña is the new Regional Dairy Educator for Sheboygan, Fond Du Lac, Dodge, and Ozaukee Counties. He is originally from Duitama, a small city in Colombia, 3 hours north of Bogotá, the capital city. He received his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. In the last semesters he worked for a national breeding association. After graduation he did an internship at NC State University working […]

National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-Including the cities of Fond Du Lac, East Troy, Jefferson, Watertown, Elkhorn, Waukesha, Mayville, Waupun, Whitewater, Muskego, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Germantown, Grafton, New Berlin, Brookfield, Racine, Hartford, Mequon, Fort Atkinson, Howards Grove, Lake Geneva, West Bend, Menomonee Falls, Delavan, Plymouth, Cedarburg, Beloit, Beaver Dam, Sheboygan Falls, Janesville, and Oostburg ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... […]

Nobody was injured in a basement fire in Fond du Lac County. Shortly after 8pm Wednesday firefighters were called to a residence on Main Street in the village of Fairwater and quickly extinguished the fire before it was able to spread beyond the basement wall. The fire is believed to have started in an exterior outlet and is not considered suspicious.

Southbound Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac reopened shortly before 6am Thursday following a crash.  The interstate was closed at Highway 151 for a little less than an hour following a jackknifed semi.