US suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history. Preliminary data shows that a little over 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023. Just under 49,500 were reported in 2022. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there were 15 suicide deaths in Fond du Lac County in 2023, and seven so far this year. Mueller says locally the highest suicide rate is […]
The Fond du Lac city manager says Fond du Lac's homeless population that doesn't have a permanent shelter is less than 30 people, and all but two are from Fond du Lac. The Fond du Lac city council last month approved an ordinance that prohibits camping on public property. City manager Joe Moore says the ordinance focuses primarily on individuals who have been camping on public property in downtown Fond […]
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the final schedule for the Global Dairy Summit at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Global Dairy Summit will include remarks by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The Global Dairy Summit will begin with presentations by national dairy industry leaders including: Krysta Harden, […]
The American Red Cross of Wisconsin is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers who are willing to travel this fall to support emergency shelters for major national disaster relief efforts. Interested volunteers are urged to sign up today at redcross.org/volunteer. All candidates must complete the necessary training and be able to commit to a two-week deployment. Applicants who don’t have disaster experience, but have supervision, management or organization skills; a strong desire […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican antagonists, will join Democrat Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Wisconsin on Thursday aimed at reaching out to moderate voters and rattling the former president. Cheney was the top Republican on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, earning Trump’s disdain and effectively exiling herself from her own party. Cheney lost her Wyoming seat to a Trump-endorsed candidate two years ago […]
A Chicago man was arrested following a drug bust during a routine traffic stop in Fond du Lac County. Shortly before 6:30pm Tuesday a sheriff’s deputy pulled a vehicle over on Interstate 41 near Lost Arrow Road for a registration violation. A police K9 alerted drugs in the vehicle and a search located more than three pounds of methamphetamine. The driver was arrested and transported to the Fond du Lac County […]
Wednesday morning the Trump Campaign announced that the Campaign is planning a rally at the Dodge County Airport, N6491 State Highway 26, just north of Juneau. The rally will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2024, beginning at 2:00 pm. The gates will open for entry beginning at 10:00 am. All information regarding free tickets to the event is available on the Trump Campaign website. The public has been inquiring […]
Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue is assisting with search and rescue operations in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Fire Chief Erick Gerritson says Fire Lieutenant Shawn Kneeland was dispatched to North Carolina Friday as part of Wisconsin's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force known as Wisconsin Task Force 1. In addition to Fond du Lac, members were deployed from fire departments in Oshkosh, Appleton, Green Bay, Janesville, Neenah/Menasha, and Superior. […]
When the season began, on paper, the Milwaukee Brewers weren't supposed to get this far. This week the Brewers were hoping to make a push toward the World Series starting with the Wild Card series with the New York Mets. Brewers' Chief Operating Officer Marti Wronski admits the team surprised a lot of pundits this season. "This is a team that people weren't sure what to think," Wronski told AM 1170's […]