One person is arrested following a stabbing incident in Berlin. Berlin Police Captain Kevin Block says police responded to the 100 block of S. Adams Avenue around 4:20 p.m. Sunday afternoon after a report of a disturbance between several people with one individual being stabbed in the abdomen. The injured party was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Block says the suspect, 26-year-old Bobby Ray Lewis, […]
Ripon police are looking for information regarding vehicle thefts over the past few weeks. On June 29th, police say someone entered a garage in the 900 block of Watson Street, removed a vehicle and drove away. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Fond du Lac County. The sheriff’s department later took a report of another stolen vehicle from the same location where the abandoned vehicle was left. Police say […]
Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson will visit Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac at 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2014, to announce the release of a grant under the Wisconsin Fast Forward; Blueprint for Prosperity initiative. Governor Walker signed into law his "Blueprint for Prosperity" initiative in March 2014. The legislation provides more than $35 million in additional funding to […]
The Blood Center of Wisconsin is making a plea for Fond du lac area residents to donate blood. A blood drive is being held Wednesday at the Fond du Lac Forest Mall. Fond du Lac Community Representative for the Blood Center Tony Servais says there is a great need this time of year for all blood types including o-negative.
Existing home sales in Wisconsin saw positive gains for the first time this year, and median home prices were up slightly according to the most recent housing market report released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). June home sales rose 4.5 percent compared to June 2013, and median prices were stable, rising 0.6 percent to $159,900 over the same period. Economist David Clark says home sales and median prices are […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says evidence showing that a man convicted of raping a woman had a prior sexual relationship with her was properly excluded at trial. The court on Tuesday reversed a state appeals court ruling that found in favor of Muhammad Sarfraz of Milwaukee. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the appeals court to rule on other issues Sarfraz raised on appeal. […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a state law protecting health care workers who act as whistleblowers doesn't apply to unpaid interns. The court ruled Tuesday that a former intern at the Medical College of Wisconsin did not qualify as an employee under the law because she did not receive pay or any benefits even though she worked 40 hours a week. The court upheld decisions by the […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating a vandalism incident at a Junior Football League practice field. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the vandalism incident at Gores Field occurred Sunday evening. "Some juveniles that were seen on surveillance video apparently pulling up some of the pavers at the Fond du Lac Junior Football League field, Klein told WFDL news. "They pulled up these pavers and were smashing them on the ground."
A four year old Fond du Lac girl escaped serious injury when she was struck by a car. The incident happened shortly before noon Tuesday at the intersection of South Main and 11th Streets. The child was transported to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries. Police say a car traveling eastbound on 11th Street was turning onto Main Street when the child was struck. The car driver […]