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The project manager for the Interstate 41 project says signs will start going up this summer.  Governor Walker  announced last week the Federal Highway Administration approved the Interstate designation. Project manager Bryan Liepke told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program that  former Fond du Lac congressman Tom Petri played a huge role.  "Tom Petri was approached by a lot of  the economic development groups and the chambers of commerce […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has confirmed its first case of a dangerous bird flu strain that has struck several other Midwest states.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that it has confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N2 strain in a commercial flock of 200,000 chickens in Jefferson County of southeastern Wisconsin.  The USDA says state officials have quarantined the premises and birds there will be killed to prevent the […]

Fire destroyed a boat parked near a recycling center in Fond du Lac.  Firefighters were called to the scene in the 200 Block of Morris Ct shortly before 10am Monday and found heavy smoke and flames coming from a boat which was on a trailer away from the building. The fire was extinguished without  causing damage to any nearby structures.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.  Fire crews […]

Nobody was injured following  a natural gas leak in Fond du Lac Monday.  Investigators say  Alliant Energy was working in the area at 405 West Scott Street when a gas service line was struck.  Upon arrival fire crews evacuated the area and closed Scott Street until it was determined to be safe.  Alliant Energy located the line and clamped off the leak.  Alliant Energy remained on scene to remedy the […]

A 27 year old Fond du Lac man suffered serious head  injuries after he was hit over the head with a beer bottle in an apparent unprovoked attack over the weekend.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the incident happened early Sunday morning outside the Coliseum restaurant at First and Main Streets.  Three individuals were arrested, a 21 year old Milwaukee man, a 24 year old Onalaska man, and a […]

Fond du lac police are investigating a stabbing incident.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein says a 57 year old Fond du lac man showed up at the St. Agnes Hospital emergency room Friday night with an apparent knife-slash wound to his neck.  The man was transported to St. Agnes Hospital and later transferred to Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee where he was treated and released over the weekend.  Police believe the […]

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will be hosting a ‘Building Your Business Legacy Workshop’, with a focus on helping businesses develop a successful transition plan, regardless of age or business type. The workshop will provide a panel discussion along with opportunities for small group and one on one assistance for businesses by a wide variety of experts in fields relevant to transition planning. The workshop will be held Tuesday, May 5th, […]

The Fond du Lac Plan commission will consider a zoning code amendment that would allow bee keeping in the city of Fond du lac at their meeting tonight.   City attorney Deb Hoffman told the city council last week that beekeeping is allowed in a handful of Wisconsin communities and the list appears to be growing. UW Fond du lac offers a course on beekeeping and if an ordinance is enacted […]

ADISON, Wis. (AP) — A student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suffered a broken jaw and lost several teeth after he was attacked in the campus area.  Police say the incident happened shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the 22-year-old student told police he was walking alone on University Avenue when he started to talk to one male and then was hit by another male for […]