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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning hunters, trappers and sturgeon spearers the application deadline for fall and winter season permits is approaching.  Anyone planning to participate in fall turkey, bobcat, fisher, otter, wolf or upriver lakes sturgeon seasons must submit their permit applications by Aug. 1.  People can buy applications through the DNR's online licensing center, authorized license agents or at DNR service centers. They also an […]

Dredging work in Fond du Lac’s  Lakeside Park is almost done.   Public Works Director Jordan Skiff says crews should have the project completed in the next couple of weeks.  The sludge has been dumped at Lakeside Park west.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has added an emergency rescue vehicle to its fleet.  The Caiman armored vehicle was obtained with the help of a 1033 federal grant.  Sheriff Pat Ninmann says the value of the vehicle is estimated at $733,000.  Ninmann says the vehicle will be used in natural disaster situations and to protect officers and In some cases medical personnel who are making rescues in a dangerous location.

Two Fond du lac County men accused of trying to disarm a sheriff’s deputy are expected to make their initial court appearances this week.  Twenty two year old Colton Obrien of Eden and 19 year old Tanner Gremminger of rural Campbellsport face multiple charges.  Obrien is accused of punching the deputy and trying to grab his service revolver during a scuffle.  Gremminger is accused of pointing the deputy’s Taser at the deputy.  Fond du […]

Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson will visit Mercury Marine, to  recognize the Wisconsin-based global manufacturer during its 75th Anniversary year and highlight its partnership with DWD in apprenticeship training at 11 a.m. Monday.  Newson says in addition to his Wisconsin Fast Forward initiative, Governor Walker's workforce investments included additional funding for apprenticeship training. Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac County's largest employer, has more than doubled the number of its […]

A grand opening ceremony will be held this week  for a newly expanded  Fond du lac company. Con-way Freight will officially dedicate a new state of the art 96 door, 47,000 square foot freight service center on 21 acres in the Fox Ridge Business Park.  The company says the new $8 million facility will serve as the local hub providing daily local freight pickup and delivery services.  Fond du Lac Community Development Director, […]

NEW LONDON, Wis. (AP) — A pedestrian in Waupaca County has died after being hit by a vehicle.  The collision happened early Saturday morning in the Town of Lebanon, north of New London.  Emergency crews found the male victim unconscious. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Manitowoc police are warning that an unusually powerful batch of heroin may have made its way to the streets.  Two drug overdoses were reported in a 12-hour period. Both users survived, but police say each would have died without the quick actions of emergency responders.  Police Capt. Scott Luchertand says officers want to warn drug users who bought heroin in the past week to be even […]