The Fond du Lac School Board is expected to award bids next month for a new artificial turf stadium at Fond du Lac High School. School District superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says the project cost is projected to come in about $800,000 more than the $5.3 million the school board okayed a year ago from the District fund balance to pay for the project. Last month an anonymous donor agreed to match all […]
The American Red Cross in Wisconsin is encouraging residents to donate blood. January is National Blood Donor month. American Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says January can be a tough time for donors to make and keep appointments. McGuire says the start of the new year marks a time when the busy holiday season winds down, and the threat of severe winter weather and seasonal illnesses continue to rise. If […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Kenosha man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for knocking a police officer unconscious during the protests in Kenosha over the shooting of Jacob Blake. The U.S. Attorney's Office says a federal judge also ordered 29-year-old Ashton Howard last week to three years on supervised release following his prison term and to pay over $29,000 in restitution. Howard pleaded guilty […]
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Racine police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who’s a suspect in a New Year’s shooting at a bar that left two people dead, including the owner. Authorities said Monday that 24-year-old Abdullah Rashada is wanted for first-degree intentional homicide in the Jan. 1 shooting at Rerun’s Lounge. The shooting killed the bar's owner, 66-year-old Avery T. Stewart, and 56-year-old Billy R. […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department and Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue are teaming up in an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths. The Narcan-Leave-Behind program is designed to increase access to Narcan especially among at-risk populations. Fire and Rescue paramedics will distribute Narcan kits for layperson use after incidents of suspected opioid overdoses. The Health Department continues to offer Narcan training sessions throughout the community and on an individual […]
The late longtime Fond du Lac County executive Allen Buechel is being recognized with an honorary street designation . As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday an unveiling will be held of the honorary designation for the Allen J. Buechel Street. The unveiling will take place at the intersection of 2nd and Macy Streets where the two Honorary Streets of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Allen J. Buechel […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has appointed the deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to lead the troubled agency. James Bond is a disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran who has worked at the department for years. According to the Legislative Audit Bureau, he is the first openly LGBTQ person in state history to head a Cabinet agency. Bond said he served as a supply clerk […]
A Fond du Lac child sex offender is being released back into the community. The Fond du Lac Police Department says Jason Bunkert will be living at 358 Evergreen Avenue in Fond du Lac when he is released from prison January 10th. Bunkert served seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Special conditions of Bunkert’s supervised release include no contact with the victim and no unsupervised contact with minors. He will […]
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin college wrestling team escaped injury after their team bus caught fire on the way home from a meet in Minnesota. Milwaukee School of Engineering officials say the school's wrestling team was on its way from a meet in Itasca on Saturday when the bus caught fire. The bus was on U.S. Highway 53 near Cameron in Barron County when it caught fire around 8 […]