Fond du lac police are investigating two reports of possible gunshots fired in the city. At 11:17 pm Tuesday police received a call of at least six shots fired in the area of 2nd Street and Park Avenue. A couple hours later a report came in of three gunshots in the area of Morris and 12th Streets. A witness reported seeing a dark colored SUV on Morris between 9th and […]
The chairman of the Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Exploratory committee says the committee will be making specific recommendations for changes at the park this month. John Short says over the past several months the committee has come up with dozens of ideas in hopes of attracting more people to Lakeside Park. Short says at the top of the list is creating more walking and biking paths. "I think that […]
Since the Emerald Ash Borer was first confirmed in the city of Fond du Lac this spring, public works crews have been busy removing ash trees infested with the pest. EAB was discovered in the southwest part of the City in April and Public Works director Jordan Skiff says most of the ash trees in that neighborhood have been removed. Skiff says crews discovered the EAB in several ash trees […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Police say two people are dead after a plane crashed on Oshkosh Corp. property. Oshkosh police and firefighters responded to the crash just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police say both people who died were aboard the plane. The names of the victims have not been released. Oshkosh Corp. spokesman John Daggett says no employees were hurt in the crash at the company's north plant property. Daggett […]
It seems hard to believe but another school year has come and gone. Several area schools are already done for the year and today is the final day for Fond du Lac School District students…with a half day of class. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says Fond du Lac High School graduation ceremonies will be held at 7pm Thursday in the High School fieldhouse.
A Mount Calvary nursing home is joining Agnesian HealthCare. The Sister Servants of Christ the King has entered into a Letter of Intent for Villa Loretto and Villa Rosa to become part of Agnesian. Villa Loretto has been operating since 1965 as a licensed skilled nursing home, caring for hundreds of residents in Mount Calvary and surrounding communities. General Superior Sister Stephen Bloesl said with the number of Sisters in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Legislature are meeting privately with individual lawmakers, trying to broker deals that will lead to the budget-writing committee finishing its work on the two-year spending plan. Both Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos were in meetings all day Tuesday to work on budget deals. Fitzgerald spokeswoman Myranda Tanck says it is unlikely that the budget-writing Joint Finance […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Independent charter schools could be approved in 146 public school districts across Wisconsin under a provision that's been added to the state budget. State Superintendent Tony Evers says the expansion of independent charter school authorizers would weaken local control of public education. The measure added to the budget calls for the University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross to appoint someone to approve independent charter schools […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A final tally shows a tornado that struck the UW-Platteville campus nearly a year ago caused $18.6 million in damage. The school released the final damage numbers on Tuesday. The tornado hit the campus on June 16, 2014, breaking windows, destroying roofs, downing trees and bending light towers at the sports stadium. The twister caused $7.3 million in damage to Bridgeway Commons, $4.8 million in damage […]