BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — People go to Noodles & Company to save a buck, not to have one interrupt their meal. But that’s what happened in Beloit, Wisconsin, on Tuesday when a deer came crashing through a restaurant window. Surveillance footage shows a buck charging into the crowded restaurant around lunchtime, prompting diners to scatter. According to a spokesperson for the restaurant, the deer then explored the dining area and […]
After spending more than $5 million out of the district's fund balance to pay for an artificial turf football field the Fond du Lac School District is considering upgrades to high school baseball and softball fields. At a workshop session this week superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig told the school board the district cannot afford the initial estimated $5.2 million cost, which would have included parking, and a concession stand. Dr, Fleig says there are […]
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fatal head on collision near the Dodge-Fond du Lac County line that claimed two lives. The crash happened early Wednesday morning on Highay 151 near Highway 49, when a wrong-way box truck collided head on with a car, killing the driver and a passenger in the car. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says investigators are trying to determine why the truck driver, from out of […]
Fond du Lac Community Theatre (FDLCT) will host the holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, November 16 – 19, 2023. Performances on November 16, 17, and 18 will begin at 7:00 p.m.; November 19 performance will begin at 2:00 p.m. “What a great show to head into the holiday season,” Tracy Qualmann, Board of Directors, President, said. “Inspired by the classic American film of its namesake, this […]
The 2023 holiday shopping season promises to be an unpredictable one. High inflation rates and increased prices of consumer goods are already throwing a wrench into holiday shopping. Electronics, toys, and other products will be (or already are) in short supply, and retailers are struggling to staff up as the shopping season nears. Just like in 2022, people plan to start their holiday shopping early. Watch out for deals well before Black Friday sales. Retailers are also expecting […]
Another Wisconsin university has announced major layoffs to reduce budget deficits. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is eliminating 111 positions, or 12% of its workforce. Sixty employees will be laid off, 31 open positions will be cut and 32 people agreed to a voluntary separation agreement. Eleven faculty are retiring. Earlier this month, UW-Oshkosh announced 140 people were being laid off and another 110 positions were being eliminated through early retirements or vacancies to help close […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes’ comeback from a foot issue that sidelined him for nearly a year lasted only four plays before he got knocked out for multiple weeks again. Stokes went back on injured reserve Wednesday after hurting his left hamstring three days earlier in a 19-17 loss at Denver. The 2021 first-round pick from Georgia was playing his first game since injuring […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials have signed off on a contentious new wolf management plan that doesn't include a specific population goal. The Department of Natural Resources' policy board voted 7-0 Wednesday to approve the proposal. The DNR adopted a management plan in 1999 that calls for capping the state's wolf population at 350. The DNR's latest estimates put the population at around 1,000 wolves. Hunters and farmers […]
The unemployment rate is down locally, in all but one Wisconsin county, and every metro area in the state last month. The September unemployment rate in Dodge County was 2.8 percent, down three-tenths of a percent from August. In Fond du Lac County the unemployment rate fell from 3.3 to 2.8 percent last month. The jobless rate in the city of Fond du Lac dropped six-tenths of a percent to 3.2 percent in September.