FENTON, Mich. (AP) — Much of the Midwest and the Northeast is broiling — or set to broil — in extreme summer heat this week. Meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes. Both terms mean it’s really hot. And people will hear them a lot more as the world heats up. What's the difference? Ken Kunkel, a research professor of atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University, says […]
Fond du Lac police are continuing their investigation into a shooting incident that sent a Fond du Lac man to the hospital. Thirty two year old Ansheretta West turned herself in to police last week and faces a charge of attempted first degree intentional homicide. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says the shooting occured June 8 on a porch outside a residence on Forest Avenue. Goldstein says the victim was shot in the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who twice brought guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol building looking for Gov. Tony Evers has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Prosecutors accused Joshua Pleasnick of coming to the Capitol on Oct. 4 and demanding to see the governor while armed with a handgun. He was arrested, posted bail and returned to the building that night with a rifle and a baton hidden in his backpack. He […]
FOND DU LAC – Representative Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement on the MPS finance scandal and its impact on FDL school districts: “The State Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that the Milwaukee Public School funding referendum will result in the staggering loss of ANNUAL State funding of $777,511 for our Fond du Lac School District. The North Fond du Lac School District will lose $83,186, and the Oakfield School District will see a reduction of $45,982. On […]
One hundred twelve Cadets from 40 counties will graduate from the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy in a ceremony Wednesday, June 19 at Mauston High School, earning their high school equivalency diploma and earning up to 16 college credits. The voluntary Challenge Academy is a cost-free alternative education program which re-shapes the lives of 16-to-18-year-olds at risk of not graduating from high school. It uses a structured, military-style environment and state-certified […]
The Ripon Noon Kiwanis is taking the community out to the ballgame this Fourth of July, with their first Community Softball game; Thursday, July 4 th on the Diedrich Agency Field/Diamond 1 at Murray Park. The game will be 16” slow-pitch softball, open to participants ages 12 and older; no gloves required (but allowed). Registration starts at 5pm, the game will start at 6pm. Registration is $10 per player. Players […]
A Fond du Lac man was transported to the hospital after being stabbed with scissors and a suspect is in custody. Shortly before 10:30pm Monday Fond du Lac police were called to a disturbance in a residence in the 100 block of East 1st Street. Officers set up a perimeter and several individuals exited the residence, however the victim and suspect did not. Police located a 41 year old Fond du Lac […]
Hot temperatures are in the forecast for a second day in a row across Wisconsin. In Fond du Lac County the National Weather Service is forecasting a high temp in the low 90s with a heat index close to triple digits Tuesday. The extreme heat buckled pavement on roadways in northeast Wisconsin Monday. Both lanes of northbound Highway 151 at county Highway D in Fond du Lac County were closed for almost 7 hours after […]
Thunderstorms can develop quickly, and knowing what to do and where to go can help you avoid dangerous lighting strikes. June 18 is Wisconsin Lightning Safety Awareness Day, and ReadyWisconsin's Andrew Beckett says everyone should learn how to protect themselves while spending time outdoors. According to the National Lightning Safety Council, 14 people were killed by lightning in the United States and its territories in 2023. At least one person was killed by a lightning strike […]