The Alto Fair is underway in Fond du Lac County. Alto Fair Board president Mark Navis has been going to the Fair since he was a kid. "I talk to people and they say how do you get people there on a Wednesday and a Thursday? But they do. They always seem to show up," Navid told WFDL news. Each day starts with a farm skillet breakfast. On Thursday, the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission says it has deactivated the records of more than 100,000 voters in a routine process. Every two years, the commission reviews voter records and notifies voters who have not cast a ballot in the past four years that their registration could be deactivated. Voters who do not respond within 30 days asking to keep their registration active become ineligible to vote. The […]
The tragic death of three marines from carbon monoxide poisoning brings to light the danger of the "invisible killer" gas leaking from car engines and everyday appliances. Officials say the deaths of the three marines, including one from Wisconsin, seems accidental. They were found unresponsive in a car outside a gas station in North Carolina. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says each year in the United States more […]
Fond du Lac Public Works is notifying motorists of traffic lane closures on East Johnson Street between National Avenue and Prairie Avenue. Starting Wednesday, August 9th the westbound lanes on Johnson Street will be closed until Wednesday, August 16th, followed by the eastbound lanes which will be closed until Wednesday, August 23. The closures will allow a private contractor to complete utility excavation and restoration at Moraine Park Technical College. A signed detour will be south […]
Fond du Lac County is hosting a Kids competition at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Park. Activities will include a three-leg race, egg and spoon race, and potato sack race, tennis ball throw and prizes for the winners. The event will be held from 10am to noon , Thursday August 10th.
A Fond du Lac man arrested on felony drug charges following a traffic stop has made his initial court appearance. Fifty eight year old John Morgano is charged with possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug trafficking place as a repeat offender. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says Morgano was arrested and deputies confiscated what was described as red fentanyl following a traffic stop. Waldschmidt says red fentanyl is a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is calling a special legislative session for September in longshot attempt quickly dismissed by Republicans to approve funding they rejected earlier this year for child care services, a family leave program, the University of Wisconsin System and other efforts targeting the state’s worker shortage problem. But Republicans who control the Legislature are under no obligation to debate, let alone vote, on […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A longshot candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin will be the first Republican to officially get in the race against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Rejani Raveendran has never run for office in the state before announcing plans to launch her candidacy Tuesday. She is a 40-year-old college student and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans. Several other higher-profile Republicans have decided against taking […]
Holy Family Catholic Community is celebrating one year of caring for refugees at its Holy Family Outreach Center in Fond du Lac. Holy Family Catholic Community's Sarah Razner says the refugees are from Columbia, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Razner says the support from the Fond du Lac community has been instrumental in helping the families get on their feet in a new culture. Holy Family Community partners include the Fondy […]