The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a bicycle vs SUV crash in Dodge County. According to the Sheriff's Office 31 year old Bronson Crites of Fond du Lac was flown by helicopter to UW Hospital in Madison with potentially life-threatening injuries after he was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle on state Highway 60 near Roche Road Friday evening. The driver of the SUV, 28 year old Flor Sanchez […]
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Americans last week his country is fighting for "our freedom and yours as he made an impassioned plea for Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia's invasion. But prospects for additional U.S. aid to Ukraine are seriously delayed if not in grave doubt. The White House is warning that if new money isn't provided by year's end it will have swift consequences for Ukraine's […]
The Waupun Police chief is stepping down. Scott Louden has resigned after 23 years of law enforcement service to pursue other opportunities. Deputy chief Jeremy Rasch has been named interim chief while the search for a new police chief is conducted. Meanwhile several volunteer firefighters were recognized at the Department's recent holiday banquet, including Scott DeMotts and Wayne Opperman for 25 years of service.
North Fond du Lac police chief Darren Pautsch says he wanted to be a police officer as long as he can remember. Pautsch will be retiring after the first of the year after more than 12 years as police chief and more than 30 years in law enforcement. "You talk to my family and they'll tell you from the time I was a little boy it was what I said I […]
Christmas shines brighter this year for 1100 children and 450 families eligible for the county’s largest gift giving program coordinated by The Salvation Army of Fond du Lac. December 20 The Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Rec Building houses the massive distribution day. Distribution Day is the last of a yearlong calendar of The Salvation Army local services that responded to upwards of 36,000 calls for action in 2023. And […]
Wisconsin Lighting Lab, Inc. (WiLL), a company specializing in lighting and technology infrastructure based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is excited to share its holiday light show with the greater community. The light show features the Trans-Siberian Orchestra hit “Christmas Eve / Sarajevo.” WiLL recently unveiled the show, and a video of the display is available here: https://youtu.be/lce8PESkr0s?si=8WJvw_AatlenxbOJ Now through January 1, 2024, WiLL's custom-programmed light show, which encompasses both of […]
A Fond du Lac teen is in custody following a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle. The chase started shortly after 9:30 pm Sunday on Martin Avenue near Pioneer Road and continued south on Highway 151. The suspect pulled over near Hickory Street and was arrested at gunpoint. Police learned the suspect had broken into the vehicle and hotwired it prior to the chase. The juvenile admitted to breaking […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their third straight, 34-20 over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Mayfield went 22 of 28 and threw touchdown passes to Mike Evans, Rachaad White, Ko Kieft and David Moore to help the Buccaneers (7-7) keep pace with New Orleans (7-7) atop the NFC North. Mayfield's passer rating was a perfect […]
A Fond du Lac man was seriously injured in an SUV vs bicycle crash in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly before 5:30pm Friday on state Highway 60 near Roche Road in the town of Elba. A preliminary investigation shows an SUV driven by a 28 year old Columbus woman was eastbound on Highway 60 when the SUV struck a 31 year old Fond du Lac man who was riding a […]