The total number of traffic fatalities on Wisconsin roads last year was the fewest in more than seven decades…the numbers were up slightly in Fond du lac County. Statewide there were 491 traffic fatalities in 2014, the first time below 500 since 1943 when 417 people died in highway crashes. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says there were ten traffic fatalities in Fond du Lac county…all of […]
A former janitor in the Oakfield School District has been convicted of stealing money from the junior-senior high school. Forty seven year old Mark Hoffman pleaded guilty last month to one count of burglary. Two counts of theft and one count of burglary were dismissed and read into the record. Fond du lac judge Dale English withheld sentence and placed Hoffman on three years probation with six months in jail. […]
A Milwaukee man accused of robbing a Fond du Lac woman at knifepoint has been bound over for trial. Forty three year old Antwon Brown pleaded not guilty to charges of armed robbery, recklessly endangering safety, false imprisonment and possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to deliver. A plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 17th and A jury trial is scheduled for April 20th. According to […]
The third annual Wisconsin Farm to School Summit will be held at the end of the month in Wisconsin Rapids, and Ann Marie Ames of the state Agriculture Department says registration has just opened. Ames says the summit is designed for food producers and food buyers, and both groups can learn a lot by attending. The summit keynote speaker will be Deborah Kane, the U-S Department of Agriculture’s National Director […]
Think of it as "American Idol" or "America's Got Talent" for Wisconsin youth. The Kids from Wisconsin showcase the most talented youth in a full musical revue for all ages, consisting of 20 singer/dancers and a 13 piece show band. The troupe performs inspiring, entertaining, musical productions to over 100,000 people each summer and a great opportunity for talented young people to gain an exceptional performing experience unlike any other. […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she couldn’t believe it when she first walked into a Campbellsport area trailer filled with dozens of cats and littered with animal waste. Kim Mueller says the conditions had to have been building over a long period of time…possibly years…not months or weeks. "My first reaction was I couldn't believe I was actually inside a home," Mueller told WFDL news. "It […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker's fifth State of the State speech comes as he's ramping up exploring a run for president and amid questions closer to home about how he's going to solve a $2.2 billion budget shortfall. The speech is set for Tuesday night before a joint meeting of the Legislature. Walker isn't revealing much about what he's going to say. Most of his plans for solving […]
The assistant principal at Fond du lac’s Sabish Middle School is resigning. Jill Mussett is stepping down effective this Friday. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says Mussett has an opportunity for career advancement in another District closer to her home.
A Fond du Lac man has been arrested for assaulting a paramedic. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the incident happened after the man was transported to St. Agnes Hospital Thursday. "Apparently the patient became combative and struck the paramedic punching him in the chest," Klein told WFDL news. "Fortunately the paramedic was not seriously injured. We do anticipate this individual will be arrested for battery to a paramedic-firefighter."