The Fond du Lac fire chief says it could have been a lot worse. Chief Pete O’Leary says a fire that damaged a duplex apparently started when a cigarette was discarded on a wood deck. "We think a cigarette may have thrown out underneath the deck and there's a lot of leaves and things like that. So its a careless mistake," O'Leary told WFDL news. O’Leary says the […]
Bail has been modified for a Fond du Lac man involved in an armed domestic standoff in Fond du Lac County last month. Fond du Lac judge Robert Wirtz ordered cash bail of $40,000 For 31 year old James Walsh. Bail was originally set at $60,000 cash. Walsh is charged with first degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, misdemeanor battery-domestic abuse and disorderly conduct-domestic abuse. A […]
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — The restaurant that launched the Famous Dave's barbecue chain has been destroyed by fire in northern Wisconsin. Dave Anderson opened his first barbecue place on the shore of Round Lake in Hayward in 1994. The franchise has grown to more than 190 restaurants. CEO for the Minnetonka-based restaurant franchise, Ed Rensi, says the general manager of the Hayward restaurant saw a piece of equipment on fire […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has declined to release videos of Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel speaking at training seminars while his earlier decision saying they should be made public is appealed. Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess (nees) ruled Monday that the state Department of Justice's rights to appeal his ruling making the tapes public would be irreparably harmed if he allowed them to come out now. […]
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man isn't happy about being forced to leave his gun outside during a rally for Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Forty-six-year-old Jay Brendemuehl of Pardeeville showed up at the rally at a Sun Prairie equipment business on Monday with a pistol plainly strapped to his side. He was waiting for Walker to show up when police escorted him out. He returned minutes later without […]
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke are targeting supporters as the clock winds down to Tuesday's election. Walker started Monday with a rally at Brooks Tractor, a heavy equipment business in Sun Prairie. About 100 supporters chanted "four more years" as Walker took the stage with Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. In a 10-minute speech, Walker accused special […]
On Monday November 3, 2014 at 1:40 a.m. the Fond du Lac Fire Department responded to a report of a house on fire at 264 E. First Street. First in engine crew found heavy fire conditions in the rear of the structure. The fire caused extensive damage to the rear of the 2-story wood frame structure. All residents were able to exit without injury. Fire crews did hear a working […]
The Red Cross is assisting a Brandon family following a fire. Nobody was injured in the fire at the John Horvath home on Highway 49 in Brandon. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says Horvath and his two children were able to escape without injury. The fire is believed to be electrical in nature and caused significant damage to the home.
On Saturday November 1, 2014 at 8:40pm, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a 911 call advising of a barn fire at N8611 Pine Rd in the Town of Marshfield; the David and Jacquoline Meinert Farm. The fire was contained to the heifer barn which had extensive damage. Only one heifer was lost in the fire. No one else was injured. The fire does not appear suspicious in […]