Byron, WI, November 8, 2024 – Local author and historian Dr. Karl McCarty will speak at the Byron Historical Society meeting on November 18, 2024, sharing stories from his recently published book, South Eden and 17. The book is a historical account of family matriarch Katherine Baumhardt Reilly and her 17 children, and their friends and neighbors in South Eden. Through extensive interviews and photographs, the book captures a way […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio is stepping down from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Del Rio had joined Wisconsin’s staff in August as a senior adviser to coach Luke Fickell. Madison police said Del Rio was arrested early Friday morning after a vehicle hit a stop sign and broke a fence before resting […]
photo: critter junction Fond du Lac police are investigating after a cat was found dead after being shot by an arrow. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein told WFDL news the cat was found Sunday morning in the 400 block of Henry Street. Goldstein says the cat was not microchipped and police do not have a suspect. Critter Junction Pet Rescue posted on their Facebook page that it was an adult male cat […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats came out of Tuesday's elections with substantial gains in the Wisconsin Legislature under new district boundaries, setting them up for a run for a majority in two years. Democrats had high hopes that the maps would enable them to seize control of the state Assembly for the first time in 13 years. That didn't happen, but their wins still stood out given that Republican President-elect Donald Trump […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is frustrated. He wants to see his team play with more intensity. The two-time MVP took issue with Milwaukee’s effort after it lost 116-94 to the New York Knicks on Friday night to drop to 2-7 on the season. “Coming to New York, playing the way we’re playing, teams will not just give us games,” Antetokounmpo said. “Teams will not feel bad about us. […]
A Watertown man reported missing on Big Green Lake last August is believed to have faked his own death and is likely living in Europe. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll says investigators learned that 45 year old Ryan Borgwardt's laptop hard drive had been wiped clean the day he disappeared, he moved funds to a foreign bank, took out a new life insurance policy, changed his email and was […]
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Friday afternoon for improvements at two Fond du Lac city parks. A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate recent updates at McDermott and McKinley Parks. Public Works director Paul DeVries says the McDermott Park project includes a pergola, convergence area, benches, landscaping beds, and native planting area. DeVries says there's also a new synthetic ice rink that will be open to the public by the Thanksgiving […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate three high speed chases in the county earlier this month. Sheriff's captain Chris Randall says he can't remember that many high speed pursuits in such a short period of time. In one chase an 18 year old Waukesha man was arrested after the chase ended when his vehicle crashed into a cemetery at the intersection of Youth Camp Road and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was arrested hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school while armed and then fled when confronted by school staff, police said. “We narrowly missed a tragedy," Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said Thursday afternoon. Police believe the boy had a firearm when he was stopped around 9 a.m. Thursday while trying to enter Roosevelt Elementary School […]