Hello Waupun! With the warmer weather we're starting to see more of the fun vehicles out zipping around the city. Over the last 20 years, we've legalized "NEV's" (Neighbored Electric Vehicles) LSV (Low Speed Vehicles) and ATVs and UTVs. I'm getting questions about what kind of vehicles are legal for street use, so per the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, here's what's legal: A low-speed vehicle (LSV) must meet the National Highway […]
The City of Fond du lac will be celebrating its Arbor Day on Friday, April 26th at 1:00 pm at the Park Pavilion in Lakeside Park. A third grade class from Roberts School will be planting the Arbor Day tree on the west lakefront in Lakeside Park. Festival Foods will donate the Arbor Day tree and tree seedlings for the students. This will be a joint Arbor Day celebration for […]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB) has granted final approval for the installation of a sculpture commemorating the life and legacy of Vel R. Phillips. Commissioned by the late artist Radcliffe Bailey, the sculpture is slated for unveiling on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds in June 2024. This will be the first statue of a Black leader or any person […]
A child was critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened shortly after 5pm Thursday on Townline Road near Lincoln Road. A preliminary investigation shows a pickup driven by a 20 year old Van Dyne man was southbound on Townline Road when it struck a 6 year old Van Dyne girl. The girl was flown by helicopter to a hospital with life threatening […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition Thursday that sought to force a recall election targeting the state's top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump. Trump backers angry with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos launched the recall effort, citing his refusal to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win in the state in 2020. Vos further angered Trump supporters when he did not back […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has announced the launch of Prepared Live in the dispatch center. Built by the company Prepared, the software enables 911 dispatch centers to live stream, receive multimedia, and receive location from mobile callers in real time. This addition to the technology suite will significantly improve the ability to respond to emergencies effectively and efficiently throughout the entire county. In emergency situations, there are many cases […]
A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 said she stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man remains a risk to the public and won't be released yet from a psychiatric hospital, a judge said Thursday. Judge Michael Bohren ruled against Morgan Geyser, now 21, despite the testimony of two psychiatrists, including the medical director of Winnebago Mental Health Institute, who said she was ready […]
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A 54-year-old Minnesota man has been convicted in the slaying of a 17-year-old high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river. Minnesota Public Radio reports that a Wisconsin circuit court jury on Thursday found Nicolae Miu guilty of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one count of battery. Isaac Schuman was stabbed […]
One of Fond du Lac's outdoor swimming pools has sprung a leak. Fond du Lac Advisory Park Board member John Papenheim says the Taylor Park pool has a major leak that needs to be repaired. Papenheim says the Advisory Park Board was made aware at their last meeting that the pool last summer was leaking 30,000 gallons of water a day.