The Fond du Lac County Fair is underway. Vanilla Ice with special guest Rob Base and Tone Loc will perform on Thursday July 18. Scotty McCreery on Friday and Pop Evil and Fuel Saturday. New this year is a sensory room in the Expo Building. SSM Health Treffert Studios supervisor Sara Kaiser says the sensory room is available for individuals with ASD and related disabilities including learning difficulties, developmental disabilities, or sensory […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has voted in favor of a plan to restructure the UWO-Fond du Lac campus to the Fond du Lac County campus effective July 19th. The board has also voted in favor of a plan to spend federal ARPA funds for building improvements at the campus. County executive Sam Kaufman says $1 million will be used to pay for start up costs for the projects. Kaufman says one of […]
The Fond du Lac Police chief says he can't understand how a shooter was able to gain access to a building so close to where former president Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend. A bullet fired from the 20 year old sniper struck Trump in the ear. Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says based on security from presidential visits to Fond du Lac in previous […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's police chief says five Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot at a man who was wielding two knives near the convention, killing him. Milwaukee Chief Jeffrey Norman said Tuesday at a news conference that the man who police shot had a knife in each hand and refused police commands. Two knives were recovered from the scene, the chief said. Thousands of […]
Juneau, WI – July 16, 2024 – Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld visited a new housing development in Juneau, Wisconsin on Wednesday, June 10. This project is partially funded through the Neighborhood Investment Fund, administered by DOA to Dodge County Housing Authority (DCHA) through a grant sponsored by the City of Juneau. “The City of Juneau is pleased to sponsor this grant and to welcome these quality housing […]
For those of you who were unable to attend the Fond du Lac Women's Chorus concert last spring. Come and see a repeat performance next Tuesday, July 23, 6:15 at Nazareth Court Center and Assisted Living, 375 Gillet Street, Fond du Lac. The chorus performs 2 public concerts a year as well as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other other venues per request. The chorus will also hold its annual dessert […]
Due to excavation issues, Scott Street will NOT re-open until Saturday morning to allow for pavement restoration across all lanes of Scott Street. West Scott Street is closed between Temperance Street and Madison Street. The closure began Tuesday morning to allow the water utility to replace and restore a water service on West Scott Street. The signed detour is Hickory Street – Johnson Street – Main Street – Scott Street.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers received a record amount of national revenue from the NFL in fiscal year 2024, resulting in a profit from operations of $60.1 million. The Packers and the rest of the NFL’s 32 teams for the first time received more than $400 million from the league. With the team getting $402.3 million in national revenue, that means the NFL split nearly $13 billion […]
Three Manitowoc residents, two adults and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with a robbery last month of a downtown Fond du Lac tavern. The robbery occured June 24th at the 18 Hands Ale Haus on East Division Street. A staff member was thrown to the ground and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen. Following up on tips police have arrested a 26 year old Manitowoc man and 23 year old Manitowoc […]