Two people were seriously injured in a two vehicle accident in Dodge County. Shortly before 7pm Sunday rescue personnel were called to the scene near the intersection of State Highway 33 and County Highway AY in the town of Herman. One of the vehicles burst into flames and the fire was quickly extinguished. Two occupants received what were described as life-threatening injuries. Highway 33 was closed near the scene. […]
A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a town of Fox Lake man in August is scheduled to make her initial Dodge County Circuit Court appearance Monday. The Dodge County District Attorney's Office filed homicide charges Friday against 30 year old Kriscilla McHenry in the death of 43 year old Michael Soeller. According to a criminal complaint, Soeller was stabbed 38 times at his Town of Fox Lake apartment. The complaint […]
A heads up for motorists. County Road “V” – Reinzi Road will be closed between National Avenue and Brookfield Boulevard this week. The closure is expect to last Monday and Tuesday to fix a broken sewer pipe. There will be no detour posted.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources is looking to lease private land in southeastern Wisconsin to give turkey hunters more room to roam this spring. Under the DNR's pilot Turkey Hunting Access program, leases are good until May 29th, 2016. The rates are $5 per acre per year with an upfront lump sum payment from the state. Spring turkey hunters can use the leased land as […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials have scheduled the last two public hearings on their 2015-2025 turkey management draft plan. The meetings are set for February 10th at the state Department of Natural Resources' Madison headquarters and for February 12th at a Stevens Point hotel. Key parts of the draft plan include using spring and fall hunting permit and harvest data to help gauge the size of the turkey […]
Police have identified an Oshkosh man who was died in a fire that investigators say was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank. Police say 64-year-old Stephen "Dallas" West died at a Madison burn unit of burns and smoke inhalation he suffered during the fire early Friday. Police and firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the upstairs of the duplex and a 57-year-old Kandi West leaning […]
One man died when his ATV broke through the ice on Fox Lake in Dodge County. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says shortly after 6pm Tuesday three men were riding their ATV’s when they went into the water in a bay on the southwest portion of the lake. Two of the men were able to get out of the water and yelled for help, but the third man was in […]
The local unemployment rate is unchanged in the latest reporting period. The city of Fond du Lac jobless rate stands at five percent in November, unchanged from October. The 4.3 percent jobless rate in Fond du lac County is also unchanged. In Dodge County the November jobless rate inched up one tenth of a percent to 5.1 percent in November. Preliminary November unemployment rates decreased or remain unchanged in […]
The Fond du Lac Salvation Army is making a last minute plea for residents to donate to the Red Kettle fundraising campaign. Salvation Army Social services Director, Ron Jacobson, says the bell ringers will be out through Christmas Eve. "We're at around $120,000 right now so we've still got a little bit to go," Jacobson told WFDL news. The goal is $145,000. Jacobson says if you don’t get a chance […]