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Fond du Lac County is forming an opioid overdose fatality review team in an effort to understand the risk factors leading to fatal overdoses and prevent future overdoses. Fond du  Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says team members will be comprised of individuals from several areas including law enforcement, EMS, mental health, Department of Corrections, and substance use counselors.  Mueller says the team hopes to be able to paint a […]

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — La Crosse police are investigating nine recent drug overdose deaths amid concerns that a powerful animal tranquilizer may be present in the local illicit opioid supply. The La Crosse Police Department, Gundersen Health System and Tri-State Ambulance warned the community Tuesday about the high number of fatal overdoses during 2023′s first three weeks. The deaths have raised concerns that the animal tranquilizer xylazine, known as […]

MADISON, Wis., (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has moved under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' total control for the first time in his tenure. Evers has had to contend with a number of Republican holdover appointees on the DNR's policy board since he won election to his first term in 2019. Evers would have gained control of the board in May 2021 when Fred Prehn's term expired, but […]

Fond du Lac city officials want residents to know that when it snows using more salt doesn't actually make streets or sidewalks safer.  This is Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week.   Fond du Lac Operations superintendent Adam Schmitt says municipalities across the state are dialing in salt use through improved mechanical removal, calibration and the precision application of deicers.  Schmitt says road salt poses threats to rivers, lakes, drinking water, and infrastructure.

Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt released a statement Wednesday evening regarding a fatal crash on Golf Course Drive this month involving three teenagers from Fond du Lac County.  The crash claimed the lives of the driver and front seat passenger.  The rear seat passenger received non life-threatening injuries.   The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has been informed that the driver in the January 21st crash died […]

Nobody was injured in an apartment fire in Fond du Lac.  Shortly before 7:30pm Wednesday firefighters were called to 171 East Johnson Street and  quickly extinguished a fire in a lower apartment unit.  The tennants were cooking on the stove when the fire broke out in the kitchen.  The fire caused moderate damage to the lower unit and light smoke damage to the upper unit.  Eight tennants in both the lower and upper  apartment […]

MADISON, Wis., (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources' new secretary says combating water pollution is his top priority. Adam Payne attended his first meeting of the DNR's policy board Wednesday. He warned that he and the agency may not make everyone happy but he promised he and his administration would listen to everyone. He said that water quality is his top priority and praised Gov. Tony Evers' call […]

The local unemployment rate continues to fall.   The Fond  du Lac County jobless rate was 1.8 percent in December, down  from 2.2 percent in November.  The unemployment rate in Dodge County fell two-tenths of a percent to two percent.  The city of Fond du Lac's jobless rate was 2.2 percent last month, down from 2.4 percent in November.

The Rosendale Brandon School  District superintendent says referendum questions on the April ballot will help ensure the District continues to provide a safe and positive learning experience for students and staff.  Wayne Weber says the first question would allow the District to exceed to revenue limit by $1.5 million for two years for operational expenses.  A $35.7 million building referendum would create a  4K-5 building at the current Rosendale Intermediate site, and a […]