Wisconsin has fired head coach Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading his alma mater. The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. Chryst is 67-26 since taking over as coach of the Badgers in 2015. But the program has been backsliding. Chryst had double-digit win seasons in four of his first five years […]
Engineering News-Record has named us one of the Midwest’s Top Specialty Contractors in 2022. Out of the largest specialty contractors in the 11-state Midwest region, we are ranked fourth, two spots up from last year.We also ranked first in the state of Wisconsin, second in sheet metal, third in plumbing, and sixth in mechanical. Revenue was up year over year, and Chairman and CEO Tripp Ahern attributes this success to the […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating after a man shot and killed himself in the Fond du Lac Police Department After-Hours lobby. Friday evening the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call from a 31-year-old Norfolk, Virginia man who was calling from the lobby indicating that he wanted to commit suicide. While on the phone with the Communications Center the male shot himself. Police officers found the man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chase Brown rushed for 129 yards, Tommy DeVito had three short touchdown keepers and Illinois trounced Wisconsin 34-10 to give coach Bret Bielema a triumphant return to Camp Randall Stadium. Illinois scored 17 points off Wisconsin turnovers and scored the game’s final 27 points to win as a 6 1/2-point underdog. The Illini sacked Graham Mertz six times and held the Badgers to 2 yards rushing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two lawsuits filed this week argue that Wisconsin election clerks should be allowed to accept absentee ballots that are missing portions of witness addresses, the next step in the ongoing legal battle that has pit conservatives against liberals in the battleground state. The lawsuits come after a judge in Waukesha County circuit court in September sided with Republicans and said election clerks are barred from filling […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The man who survived a shooting by Kyle Rittenhouse that left two others dead during a Wisconsin protest in 2020 has filed a secret petition to change his legal name because of what he now says was continued harassment related to the case. Gaige Grosskreutz has called for an investigation by the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on how the sealed petition was leaked to […]
The Fond du Lac Area United Way Scary Scurry Fundraiser was held Saturday at Lakeside Park. United Way director Amber Kilawee says the Sixth annual event featured a run/walk for adults and kids and much more. All of the proceeds go to the Fond du Lac Area United Way. Meanwhile, Kilawee says the United Way fund drive is off to a great start, already at 45 percent of the $500,000 goal.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office participated in a statewide Prescription Drug Take Back event Saturday. Residents brought their unwanted, unneeded or expired medications to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office. The Drop Box is open seven days a week, 24-7, year round.
Bulky waste collection is being held this week in Beaver Dam. The collection will be held starting Monday Octsober 3 through Friday October 7. Large items are picked up on your regular garbage day only and should be curbside by 7am. Items include furniture, mattresses, box springs, carpet, countertops, doors and windows. The next curbside large-item collection will be next May.