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A former Fond du Lac city councilmember has been indicted by a federal grand jury for arson, accused of setting fire to the restaurant she owned to claim the insurance money.  According to a press release from the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against 43 year old Arletta Allen.  Allen is charged with arson of a commercial building, wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others.  Several hundred people gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol for a vigil Tuesday night to honor those slain at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison the day before, with some passing candles to each other and standing […]

Photo caption: Hailey Wagner (second from left), an SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Family Birth Suites RN, receives a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses honor from hospital leaders including Nicole Gill, Alex Gago and Jessica Zimmerman. Hailey Wagner, RN, Family Birth Suites, has been named as a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital.  The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s […]

MADISON, Wis., (December 18, 2024) – AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG) has integrated its roadside assistance calls with the Waze GPS system, in hopes of preventing unnecessary roadside crashes and deaths. Drivers who use Waze or Google Maps for navigation in select states will receive an alert when they approach a AAA member and AAA technician on the roadside, allowing motorists to slow down or move over as they […]

City offices in the City/County Government Center will close at noon on December 24th and December 31st and will be closed all day on December 25th and January 1st in observance of the holidays.   The Municipal Service Center will close for all services, including refuse and recycling collection and bulky waste drop off, at 11:00am on December 24th and December 31st and will be closed all day on December 25th […]

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced the Continuing Opportunities for People with Disabilities to Excel Act. This legislation will stop a proposed rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) which could lead to the closure of Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) such as Northwoods Incorporated of Wisconsin in Portage, Ascend Services, Incorporated in Manitowoc, and Brooke Industries, Incorporated in Fond du Lac. This legislation is endorsed by A-Team […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo stood side-by-side during the postgame celebration after the NBA Cup final. Antetokounmpo was holding the MVP trophy. Lillard was holding the bigger trophy.  And it was a moment that Lillard had waited a long time to savor.  He's been a rookie of the year, a 3-point contest champion, an All-Star MVP, even a member of the league's 75th anniversary team. And while his […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a “combination of factors,” a police chief said Tuesday as he appealed to the public to share what they might know about the 15-year-old girl who attacked a study hall before shooting herself.     Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes offered no details about a possible […]

A new housing study and action plan shows a critical need for housing diversification and affordability in the city of Fond du lac.  Community Development director Dyann Benson says the study shows the need for 700 ownership homes and more than 850 rental units.  Benson says the city can help with infrastructure and working with developers to help spur housing development.