A million dollar dredging project at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park is completed. Public Works Director Jordan Skiff says the dredging firm hired to do the project ended up hauling away more sludge from the park channel than originally expected. "We were very pleased with the amount of volume we were able to take out of the channels," Skiff said. Skiff says an estimated 70,000 cubic yards of sludge was […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department reports a dead crow found in Fond du Lac County has tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says this is the first bird that tested positive for the virus locally since surveillance for the mosquito-transmitted virus began May first. Mueller says West Nile virus is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes acquire the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Leaders from southeastern Wisconsin and Democratic state lawmakers say Governor Scott Walker should immediately approve the Menominee tribe's proposed casino in Kenosha because it would put people back to work. They came together Wednesday to put pressure on Walker to approve the casino. The Bureau of Indian Affairs gave its OK for the casino a year ago but Walker has until February 19th to sign off […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke remain in a dead heat. The latest results released Wednesday show little movement in the race with 10 weeks until Election Day. Polls in May and July also showed the race to be essentially tied. The latest poll shows Walker with 47.5 percent support among registered voters, compared with 44 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows Democrat Susan Happ leads Republican Brad Schimel in the race for attorney general, but nearly one-in-four voters are undecided. The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Happ with 40 percent support among registered voters, while Schimel has 33 percent. Twenty-four percent of respondents were undecided or didn't know who they would vote for. The poll of 815 registered voters was […]
TOWN OF FOX LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Police say the woman wanted for questioning in the death of a Dodge County man met the victim online and was picked up by him in Oshkosh. Oshkosh police say the 37-year-old mother of four may have ties to their city. Investigators say the victim, 43-year-old Michael Soeller picked her up in Oshkosh Aug. 17. Investigators say Soeller died sometime between Aug. 18 […]
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — A missing 6-year-old boy found in the Fox River in Neenah has died. Police say Elijah Vanderhoof was in Riverside Park with his mother, older sister and cousins Tuesday afternoon when he went missing about 4:15 p.m. Neenah police responded and began a search. The boy was found in the river about 5:30 p.m. and was taken to Theda Clark Medical Center where he was pronounced […]
A Fond du Lac Lakeside Park exploratory committee has met for the first time, elected a chair and vice chair and voted in favor of asking the city council to hire a facilitator. The committee voted to elect UW Fond du Lac dean Dr. John Short to be chairman. "Its not something that I sought," Short told WFDL news. "I have a leadership role in a number of different organizations […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the death of a town of Fox Lake man is considered a homicide. Sheriff Pat Ninmann says the body of 48 year old Michael Soeller was discovered Sunday by his landlord in an apartment at the intersection of Highways 33 and 73 . "We are ruling it a homicide. The victim died from loss of blood due to the injuries inflicted by the assailant," […]