One person was treated for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Fond du Lac county. Shortly after 6:30pm Tuesday firefighters were called to a residence on Eagle Road and quickly extinguished the fire. The fire is believed to have started in a pile of clothes near an electrical wire. A 75 year old woman was transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. The Eden Fire Department was assisted at the […]
The state Department of Justice has identified the North Fond du Lac Police officer and subject involved in a deadly shooting following a traffic stop on Interstate 41 earlier this month. The incident happened Friday evening February 2nd when North Fond du Lac police sergeant Bryce LaLuzerne attempted to stop a vehicle on 41 and a pursuit ensued. The chase ended when the vehicle ran over stop sticks near County Highway Z in Winnebago […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to reject four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees, including a member of the state's natural resources policy board and a former lieutenant governor who was to serve on a hospital governing board. That brings to 13 the number of Evers appointees that the Senate has rejected, which has the effect of firing them. Evers immediately named replacements while slamming the Republican […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says the death of an elderly man and his wife is a murder-suicide. Shortly after 6am Monday Columbus police were called to Prairie Ridge Health where a man had shot and killed himself in the emergency room waiting area. Dodge County Sheriff's deputies conducted a welfare check and found the body of the man's wife at their town of Elba home. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says an investigation has determined […]
Fond du Lac's Moraine Park Technical College is celebrating a newly constructed Automation, Innovation and Robotics Center. The AIR Center is the first of four referendum projects approved by voters-updating Moraine Park's Advanced Manufacturing and Trades area. MPTC president Bonnie Baerwald says the project is expected to be fully completed this summer with students first utilizing the space in the fall. "Back in 2020 we realized that automation and robotics was really […]
MADISON, Wis. – The spring of 2023 saw historic flooding hit parts of Wisconsin, which forced roads to close and put communities in danger. As spring weather returns to the state, ReadyWisconsin asks everyone to plan for the possibility floodwaters will rise again. To encourage everyone in the state to be prepared, Gov. Tony Evers has declared Feb. 25 through Mar. 2 as Flood Safety Awareness Week in Wisconsin. “Flooding remains […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton found himself playing a new role on NBA All-Star weekend — host. He served as Indianapolis' unofficial ambassador. He became a part-time concierge, offering suggestions for restaurant choices and places to visit. He promoted the NBA's 2K esports league, even doubled as a ticket broker. He made a video thanking local fans for their support. And he did all of it in addition to […]
MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Brad Olson issued the following statement regarding National FFA Week, February 17-24. “Wisconsin Farm Bureau is a proud supporter of FFA because it is an organization that empowers the next generation of agricultural leaders and provides opportunities to explore a variety of agricultural careers. We also appreciate the hard work of FFA advisors and agricultural educators across the state, many of whom are Farm Bureau […]
Stephanie Rose, RN, 5 West, has been named a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by members of his family. Patrick died at […]