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Moraine Park Technical College will host Future Fair on Wednesday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fond du Lac Campus Conference Center.   The event will feature over 60 employer exhibitors and 10 four-year colleges/universities.   Moraine Park students, alumni and community members will be able to network, explore internships, view job opportunities and learn about college transfer opportunities. Registration is not required.  “This event gives Moraine Park the […]

Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg’s (R-Markesan) first bill of the 2023-2024 legislative session has unanimously passed the Wisconsin State Senate.  Senate Bill 36 makes updates to the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s duties, and will align the department’s current practices with state statute.   “Tourism is an important industry in our state. In 2021, the tourism industry had a $20.9 billion economic impact,” said Ballweg. “I am delighted that the legislative session is off to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With the future of abortion rights and redistricting hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the April election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. But for people who find themselves in front of a judge, two questions on the ballot could have more substantial consequences than who controls the state’s highest panel. A proposed constitutional amendment on the April 4 ballot will let Wisconsin voters choose whether […]

The April 4 election includes two binding constitutional amendment questions concerning bail that would amend section 8 (2) of article I of the Wisconsin Constitution. The first ballot question seeks to amend the type of harm a judge may consider when ordering non-monetary bail conditions to protect the community. The second ballot question seeks to expand criteria judges may consider when ordering cash bail.    A “Yes” vote to the […]

Fond du Lac police detectives executing a search warrant in a burglary case may have  helped save a man's life in an unrelated drug overdose incident over the weekend.  Fond du Lac police were investigating a burglary Sunday afternoon on Rees Street when an unrelated  medical incident occurred at a nearby residence on Ledgeview Avenue.  Police entered the apartment and immediately arrested a 38 year old Allenton man.  Police detectives began life saving  measures […]

A 29 year old Fond du Lac man was killed after apparently stepping in front of a semi tractor trailer on Interstate 41 near the Johnson Street overpass in Fond du Lac.   Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the incident happened shortly after 3pm Saturday.  The victim has been identified as Jordan Damian King.   Waldschmidt told WFDL news a preliminary investigation indicates the incident appears to be a […]

Snow covered, slippery roads contributed to several mostly minor traffic crashes and vehicle run-offs on Fond du Lac County roadways Saturday.   The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office responded to more than two dozen traffic incidents, mostly vehicles ending up in the ditch, since shortly before 7am Saturday.   A winter storm warning was in effect Saturday for much of southeast and southcentral Wisconsin including Fond du Lac and Dodge counties, […]

The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works says  the eastbound lane of East Scott Street from North Main Street to Amory Street will be closed this week. The closure will begin Monday, March 27 and remain closed for approximately one week, weather pending. City crews will be performing repairs on the water system.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Disabled voters who need assistance submitting absentee ballots say local election leaders across Wisconsin are not following federal law during early voting in the high-stakes state Supreme Court race. They say election officials are incorrectly telling them they they can’t have another person return their ballot for them. Absentee ballots, and who can return them, has been a political flashpoint in battleground Wisconsin, which is known […]