A 13-year-old Fond du Lac boy remains in serious condition at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. Police say Grant Corbin sustained head injuries in the crash and is listed in serious condition at Children’s Hospital.. Fond du Lac Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein said Corbin failed to stop for a red light on Western Avenue and collided with a vehicle […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker is leading Democrat Mary Burke in the last Marquette University Law School poll released before Tuesday's election. The poll released Wednesday showed Walker with 50 percent support, compared with 43 percent for Burke. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Walker and Burke were tied with 47 percent support in the previous poll released two weeks ago. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last Marquette University Law School poll released just six days before the election shows Republican Brad Schimel slightly ahead of Democrat Susan Happ in the race for Wisconsin attorney general. The poll released Wednesday shows Schimel with 43 percent support among likely voters compared with 39 percent for Happ. Two weeks ago, Schimel and Happ were tied with 42 percent each. The poll's margin of […]
A third person faces charges in the heroin overdose death of a Fond du lac County man two years ago. Charges of first degree reckless homicide-delivery of drugs and manufacture-delivery of heroin as a repeater have been filed against Alonzo Cornelius of Milwaukee. Cornelius is the third person charged in the heroin overdose death of town of Springvale resident Devin Perry in October of 2012. Fond du Lac resident, […]
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have concluded that a report of the late 1960s death of an inmate from Waupun State Prison is unfounded. The Dodge County sheriff's office received a complaint in June about a possible suspicious death of an inmate. The sheriff's office did not have the name of the inmate. The sheriff's office and the Wisconsin Statewide Information Center searched records but could not identify a victim. […]
The American lung Association in Wisconsin is urging Wisconsin colleges to establish a 100 percent tobacco free policy on their campuses. The AmericanLung Association and Spark, a program managed by the Association, hosted a tobacco free summit in Madison this week . American Lung Association program coordinator, Kati Halverson says currently there are 22 post-seconday institutions in Wisconsin with tobacco-free campus policies covering 55 sites, including Marian University and […]
A new AAA study finds that rear view cameras on vehicles can save lives. State Triple A spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says the systems are intended to improve driver awareness of the area immediately behind the vehicle in order to reduce the instance of back over fatalities. AAA tests found that overall rear-view camera systems improved rear visibility an average of 46 percent…depending on the type of vehicle you have. Jarmuscz […]
For the 11th consecutive year a Fond du lac elementary school is being recognized by the state. Chegwin Elementary has again been named a Wisconsin Title One School of Recognition. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the award highlights schools that have demonstrated success in educating students from low-income families.
The Fond du Lac County Clerk is predicting a high voter turnout next Tuesday. Lisa Freiberg says a good indicator is absentee voting and she says a lot of residents are casting their ballots early. Freiberg says she did hear from one clerk who said absentee voting was down a bit. Freiberg says that may be due to some of the early voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers. Freiberg says […]