More information is coming to light about a weekend shooting incident that sent a Fond du Lac man to the hospital. The shooting happened early Sunday morning in the parking lot of Hopper's Screen Printing and the Fast Taco Restaurant on North Main Street. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein told WFDL news surveillance video shows a vehicle drive past a group of people in the parking lot. Goldstein says at least […]
A proposed Fond du Lac city budget is balanced and there is a decrease in the tax rate. A public hearing was held at Wednesday night's city council meeting. City Manager Joe Moore says there are a couple of major projects at Lakeside Park in the capital improvement plan. "Promen Bridge, the bridge adjacent to the pavilion, it's almost 100 years old. We're going to replace it," Moore told WFDL […]
Milwaukee, Wis. – Free boxloads of merchandise from Amazon or other companies right on your doorstep! What could be bad about getting the Santa treatment all year long? Plenty! Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns consumers that this recent scam has a scary downside. You are not the one who hit the jackpot; a scammer is the real winner.This scam is called brushing, and it has recently been popping up nationwide. Suddenly, boxes […]
Moraine Park Technical College is excited to announce a generous donation from Milwaukee Tool, which includes 350 tools and $50,000 in funds. This incredible gift, valued at over $450,000, will directly support the growth of several key programs at the College. Milwaukee Tool has been a dedicated partner to Moraine Park, helping the College continue to provide hands-on training and the tools needed for student success. Programs Benefiting from Milwaukee Tool’s Donation: […]
MADISON – State and federal efforts to connect people with disabilities to meaningful career opportunities achieved a new milestone in Wisconsin, setting a record high for the number of working-age individuals employed, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The achievement, celebrated recently at Madison College by Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Amy Pechacek and U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, follows years of investments […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a Fond du Lac auto shop. Shortly before midnight Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on North Military Road to find smoke showing from the garage doors of the auto shop that was attached to other businesses. The auto shop and its contents were destroyed. Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. Republicans and Democrats have been pushing voters to cast ballots early, leading to the surge and reports of people waiting in line for hours at clerks' offices […]
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau has a warning for residents: healthcare scams are after your personal information. The BBB's Lisa Schiller says unfortunately healthcare scams are common especially now with Medicare Open Enrollment which runs through December 7th. Schiller says the scam typically starts with an email, text message, or phone call that appears to be from a government agency. Schiller says if you receive a call like this, don't trust a […]
Investigators say nothing has been ruled out following a fire that destroyed a house and several nearby structures in Fond du Lac County. Sheriff's captain Chris Randall says the early Tuesday morning fire destroyed the 6,000 square foot home on Draeger Lane in the town of Forest, spreading to other nearby buildings. Randall says the cause of the fire remains under investigation and says nothing has been ruled out when asked if […]