A Beaver Dam man has been arrested in connection with a fire that damaged a Beaver Dam home. Thirty nine year old Francis Benson faces multiple charges including arson and recklessly endangering safety. Nobody was injured in the November 16th fire in the 1100 block of Madison Street in the town of Beaver Dam.
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced airports across Wisconsin will receive over $38 million in federal funding for infrastructure upgrades – including investments in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, terminal upgrades, airport-transit connections, and roadway projects. Both the Fond du Lac and Dodge County airports are receiving $144,000 in funding. The funding for these projects comes from Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Grants (AIG), a program funded by the Baldwin-backed […]
No. 13 LSU will meet Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa, Florida. The Tigers are looking to reach 10 wins in their second season under Brian Kelly. LSU is led by a Heisman Trophy candidate in quarterback Jayden Daniels. Wisconsin won seven games in its first full season under Luke Fickell. Braelon Allen ran for nearly 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. The teams […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers suddenly are facing the type of challenge that would have seemed unthinkable just a few weeks ago. How will the NFL’s youngest team handle prosperity? The Packers’ 27-19 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night gave them three straight victories, the past two coming against division leaders. The Packers (6-6) are in the NFC’s third and final wild-card playoff spot going into […]
Envision Greater Fond du Lac's Agri-Business Council's Agricultural Ambassador Program is being recognized. The program is the recipient of tghe 2023 Ag in the Classroom Agriculture Literacy Award from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Envision vice president of membership and resource development Joe Venhuizen says the ambassador program offers free virtual or i8n-person presentations on a range of agricultural topics for students grades 4K through 8th grade. During the 2022-23 school year […]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers and Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Mary Monroe Brown, today announced that the latest release of data from the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that Wisconsin’s outdoor recreation industry contributed a record-breaking $9.8 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, growing 6.8 percent over the previous […]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Nicole Ziebell to serve as Marquette County Register of Deeds. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Bette Krueger, effective Jan. 2, 2024. Ziebell will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends Jan. 5, 2025. “After serving as deputy register of deeds for the past few years, Nicole Ziebell is well prepared to carry […]
One person was killed in a car versus semi crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened Saturday evening on southbound Highway 175 at Fox Ridge Drive. According to the state patrol a car struck the semi-tractor trailer, getting pinned under the trailer as the semi was backing into a driveway off Highway 175. The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the car was flown by helicopter to […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating two stabbing incidents over the weekend. A 35 year old Fond du Lac man was treated for a stab wound to his hand and his roommate was arrested following the incident early Monday morning in the 100 block of East First Street. Officers set up a perimeter and successfully negotiated for nearly 20 minutes over the phone with the suspect to peacefully surrender as he […]