A Fond du Lac man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac and North Fond du Lac. The chase started shortly after 11pm Wednesday in Fond du Lac and was terminated. The chase continued in North Fond du Lac, west on County Highway OO where the suspect vehicle crashed into two village police squad cars. The suspect vehicle became disabled in a marshy area west of County Highway I […]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches. * WHERE...Fond du Lac County. * WHEN...From 6 AM Thursday to 6 AM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while […]
One person was seriously injured in a one-vehicle alcohol-related rollover crash in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly after 10:30am Wednesday on County Road MM near Robin Road. A preliminary investigation shows an SUV was eastbound on MM, failed to negotiate a curve, crossed over the center line, entered a ditch and rolled over ejecting the driver. A 38 year old Watertown man was flown by helicopter to a hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries. […]
A railroad crossing closure scheduled for Thursday in Fond du Lac has been postponed because of the weather. Fond du Lac Public Works says repair work scheduled on the crossing at Forest Avenue by Canadian National will be rescheduled for a later date.
A former Fond du Lac city councilmember has been indicted by a federal grand jury for arson, accused of setting fire to the restaurant she owned to claim the insurance money. According to a press release from the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against 43 year old Arletta Allen. Allen is charged with arson of a commercial building, wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others. Several hundred people gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol for a vigil Tuesday night to honor those slain at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison the day before, with some passing candles to each other and standing […]
Photo caption: Hailey Wagner (second from left), an SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Family Birth Suites RN, receives a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses honor from hospital leaders including Nicole Gill, Alex Gago and Jessica Zimmerman. Hailey Wagner, RN, Family Birth Suites, has been named as a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s […]
MADISON, Wis., (December 18, 2024) – AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG) has integrated its roadside assistance calls with the Waze GPS system, in hopes of preventing unnecessary roadside crashes and deaths. Drivers who use Waze or Google Maps for navigation in select states will receive an alert when they approach a AAA member and AAA technician on the roadside, allowing motorists to slow down or move over as they […]
City offices in the City/County Government Center will close at noon on December 24th and December 31st and will be closed all day on December 25th and January 1st in observance of the holidays. The Municipal Service Center will close for all services, including refuse and recycling collection and bulky waste drop off, at 11:00am on December 24th and December 31st and will be closed all day on December 25th […]