An Oconto man walking in the middle of the street in Fond du Lac armed with a gun has been taken into custody. Shortly after 3pm Monday police received a 9-1-1 call from a man who said he was armed with a pistol walking in the street at the intersection of Marquette Street and E. Merrill Avenue. When officers arrived the man yelled obscenities and told officers to shoot him. When the man […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has a new board president. Todd Schreiter was elected president at the board's organizational meeting Monday evening. Mark Henschel was elected vice president. Newly elected board members Katie Moder and Joan Pennau were sworn into office. Katrina Pokorny has been elected Waupun School Board president and Jodi Schultz was reeelected board vice president.
After six weeks of waiting, Aaron Rodgers is leaving behind his brilliant legacy in Green Bay and heading to the bright lights — and massive expectations — of the Big Apple. The New York Jets agreed on a deal Monday to acquire the four-time NFL MVP from the Packers, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity […]
An electric scooter program in Fond du Lac that appeared to start out strong has come to an end after one year. Community Development director Dyann Benson says the Bird Scooter electric scooters will not be returning to Fond du Lac this year. Benson says there was good ridership at the beginning, but by the end of the summer ridership started to taper off. Riders could activate the e-scooters through […]
Seven million people could die of diseases linked to excessive salt consumption before the decade's end unless governments immediately pass tighter restrictions on salt, according to a report by the World Health Organization. Its authors are calling on governments to implement stricter sodium targets for food, mark salt content more clearly on packaging and boost public awareness of the health dangers posed by eating a lot of salty food. Fond du Lac County […]
The National Weather Service, in conjunction with Fond du Lac County Communications and Emergency Management, will be hosting the annual storm spotter training. The session will run from 6:30pm until 8:30pm on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Town of Lamartine Municipal Building, N5269 Schaefer Drive, Oakfield, WI. Training will be led by a meteorologist from the National Weather Service and is FREE and open to the public. It is highly […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad has announced its first big business win. It says it has a multiyear agreement to handle the Schneider National trucking company's rail shipments to and from Mexico starting in mid May. The deal comes just a week after Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern completed their $31 billion merger. CPKC will become Schneider's preferred cross-border rail partner to take shipping […]
Nearly all AAA Car Guide category winners this year are electric vehicles. ate AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says consumers responded to soaring gas prices last year by purchasing more than 760,000 electric vehicles, a 65 percent increase from 2021. Jarmusz says seven of the ten winners in the AAA Car Guide categories are pure electric vehicles, two were hybrids and only one vehicle was gasoline powered.
Northern Lights over Fond du Lac Sunday night. Photo by Tom Otte Imaging was taken at the FdL Yacht Club at 11:50pm. Strong Northern lights were very visible to the naked eye with flashing and pulsing. Tom is pictured here in a self portrait. Residents living in more than a dozen U.S. states had a chance to see the northern lights Sunday thanks to recent activity on the Sun. A […]