Nobody was injured in a fire in a trash compactor at Fond du lac’s Mercury Marine. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says firefighters were called to the scene near plant 17 shortly after 11am Friday. O'Leary says the trash bin was pulled away from the side of the building while crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
Fond du lac police are investigating an armed robbery at a gas station. Police say the Marathon gas station and convenience store on South Main Street was robbed shortly after 8pm Thursday. Police Lieutenant Tony Hahn told WFDL news at the scene a black male entered the store and displayed a handgun. No injuries were reported. Police are looking for a suspect.
Fond du Lac congressman Tom Petri is cosponsoring a bill that would raise the nation’s gas tax. Petri, a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Rep. Earl Blumenauer at a press conference this week to call on Congress to raise the nation’s gas tax in order to save the failing Highway Trust Fund, which funds the United States transportation infrastructure. The UPDATE Act would phase […]
A Fond du lac city councilmember says he finds it unbelievable that at least some of the five police officers involved in extramarital affairs didn’t know the Department’s Core Values. A 300 page report made public this week following a civil court hearing says the officers violated all three of the Department’s core values of honor, integrity and professionalism. Offiers Joel Gudex, Curt Beck, Pamela O'Hearn, and Kristen Kachelmeier have […]
Clergy sex abuse survivors and three Catholic priests are asking the Pope to investigate the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The group of victims and their supporters have issued an open letter calling on the Vatican to investigate the actions of the Archdiocese in its dealings with survivors in connection with its bankruptcy. Former archdiocese vice chancellor Reverand James Connell is among the signatories Connell tells WFDL news the archdiocese cast a […]
The city of Waupun is accepting applications for a newly created economic development-planning position. Waupun mayor Kyle Clark says the position is being advertised and applications will be accepted through this month. "That's kind of the direction myself and the common council sees as the vision of the city moving forward," Clark told WFDL news. "In order to compete economically we feel that if we brought in an individual that […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A wrong turn ended up being the right one for an Oshkosh couple driving through a snowstorm to the hospital for the imminent birth of their second child. After accidentally taking a turn down Washington Street, Nick Robarge decided to stop at the Oshkosh Police Department instead of continuing toward the hospital. The officers made his wife, Libby, comfortable and called first responders within the fire […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials say they're going end the 2014-15 wolf hunt on Friday. The Department of Natural Resources has already closed four of the state's six wolf hunting zones. The agency announced Thursday it will close the last two zones on Friday. According to agency data, hunters had taken 151 wolves as of Thursday, one more than the statewide quota. They could take even more animals […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System is considering the creation of a hotline to report waste, fraud or abuse by employees or schools. On Friday, the UW-System Board of Regents is expected to consider the proposal to establish a hotline separate from an existing one run by the state audit bureau. Officials say the move would be similar to those of other schools across the nation and […]