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WASHINGTON (AP) — A freshman Republican congressman from Wisconsin yelled and cursed at high school-aged Senate pages during a late night tour of the Capitol this week, eliciting a bipartisan rebuke from Senate leaders Thursday evening.  Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who represents western Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, used a profanity to describe them as lazy and and another to order them off the floor of the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday night, according […]

Second Street from Ellis Street to Park Avenue will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, July 31 and remain closed until Friday morning, August 4. The closure will be in place to allow the water utility to replace a lead water service. Linden Street from Western Avenue to South Street will be closed starting Thursday, August 3 and remain closed until Monday, August 7. The closure will be in place to allow the […]

Eleventh Street – Park Avenue to Vine Street Description: The project includes gas main and service relocations, reconstruction of sanitary sewer and laterals, storm sewer and laterals, water main and laterals, roadway, sidewalk and approaches, street lighting and restoration/landscaping. July 31 to August 4: Contractor will continue with storm sewer main installation from Park Ave heading east. Traffic Impacts: Eleventh Street will be closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, […]

Gov. Tony Evers announced that he has granted another 96 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 1,029. This round of pardons breaks the Wisconsin record for most pardons granted by a governor in state history, surpassing former Gov. Julius Heil’s record of pardoning 943 individuals between 1939 and 1943.   “Since re-establishing the pardon process during my first term in office, it’s been a privilege to hear about […]

Fond du Lac Community Theatre (FDLCT) will host the fun and family-friendly production of Disney’s “Newsies JR.” The show is a 60-minute musical based on the 1992 motion picture and 2012 Broadway musical.  “We’re excited to showcase the talent of so many children in our community,” Tracy Qualmann, Board of Directors, President, said. “This production is part of our Children’s Encore Productions. Each year, we hold one show composed entirely of […]

A Fond du Lac man convicted of violently attacking a police officer is going to prison.  Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Laura Lavey sentenced Jayson Keniston to 14 years in prison followed by 15 years extended supervision.  Keniston was earlier convicted of  multiple charges including Battery to a Law Enforcement Officer.   The incident occured in January 2022 when a Fond du Lac police officer responded to a residence for a disorderly conduct complaint. […]

A GoFundMe account has been established for a Fond du Lac family displaced this week by a fire.  The Freund family is staying at a hotel following a basement fire Tuesday that caused extensive damage to their basement and smoke damage throughout their home.   According to the GoFundMe page the family of four will be displaced for the next six months and will have to replace items destroyed by the fire.

Back recently from their west coast tour to alt-pop music group The Astronomers returned to their hometown of Fond du Lac  Thursday night.   Hundreds of people gathered outside the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in downtown Fond du Lac to listen to the music.  Lead singer Michael Stensland says its amazing that so many of their songs are being played on the radio and have millions of listeners on […]

Despite recent a recent high profile homicide and shooting incident, the Fond du Lac police chief says overall violent crime and shootings are down in the city of Fond du Lac.  Police Chief Aaron Goldstein told the Fond du Lac city council at their meeting Wednesday night that the overall crime rate in the city is down 38 percent in the last ten years.   Goldstein says last year represented a nine year low […]