Two people, including a Waupun woman, have been charged in connection with a drug bust following a traffic stop last month in Dodge County. On February 27th, members of the Dodge County Drug Task Force stopped a vehicle on Highway 151 near Gunn Road. A search of the vehicle recovered methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. The driver, 50 year old Audra Arnold from Waupun, is being held in the Dodge County Jail on $5,000 […]
Republican state representative Jerry O’Connor of Fond du Lac says a bill that would require Wisconsin county sheriffs to comply with federal immigration authorities is something that most sheriffs are already doing. "I'm pleased to say that here in Fond du Lac County our law enforcement is doing what they have given an oath to perform and the end result is we have safe streets in Fond du Lac," O'Connor […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues are demanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) immediately reverse the cancellation of local food purchase programs that allow states, territories, and Tribes, including Wisconsin, to purchase food from Wisconsin farmers to be used by local emergency food providers, schools, and childcare centers. Specifically, Baldwin is calling on the administration to reverse course on the cancellation of […]
With April being Stress Awareness Month and 77% of adults being stressed out by the future of the nation, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025's Most & Least Stressed States, as well as expert commentary. To determine the states with the highest stress levels, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 40 key metrics. The data set ranges from average hours worked per week to the personal bankruptcy […]
Wanda Tjepkema, an SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Medical/Surgical CNA, has been named the newest recipient of the BEE (Be Exceptional Everyday) Award. Tjepkema was nominated by a patient who wrote: “She gave me a sponge bath, washed my hair, and back rub. She is just an all-around wonderful person.” The BEE Award is specifically designed to recognize non-nursing staff members who demonstrate great teamwork and communication skills, collaboration, professionalism, […]
Wisconsin's Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week has been designated for April 7-11, 2025. The Statewide Tornado Drill will be Thursday, April 10th, with a mock "Tornado Warning" issued at approximately 1:45 p.m. The Drill will conclude at 2:00 p.m. A second drill will be conducted later in the day with a mock "Tornado Warning" being issued at 6:45 p.m. Having two drills allows people to practice at work, school […]
A second man convicted in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Trisha Walker has sentenced Eric Perry to 50 years in prison and 20 years extended supervision. As part of a plea agreement in December Perry pleaded no contest to Second Degree Intentional Homicide as a repeater and Armed Robbery in the October 2021 shooting death of Benzel Rose. The 26 year old […]
A Fond du Lac man has been sentenced to jail in an election fraud case. Martin Kehl has pleaded no contest to one count of election fraud-voting as a disqualified person in the November 2022 election. Fond du Lac judge Laura Lavey sentenced Kehl to seven days in jail and ordered a $1500 fine. According to a criminal complaint Kehl registered to vote in person on election day when he was […]
The Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner has determined the death of a town of Lamartine man was the result of a medical condition. A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched Monday morning to a report of a car in the ditch near state Highway 23 and Willow Road. The man was found dead outside his car in the ditch adjacent to a driveway near his residence.