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Fond du Lac County has seen it's share of high profile cases involving undocumented  immigrants.  One of those cases involving a Nicaraguan man charged with human trafficking was highlighted by former president Donald Trump during a recent campaign stop in Dodge County.  But Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney says while those serious cases may make the headlines, lower level, criminal traffic violations involving undocumented immigrants are creating a […]

The Municipal Service Center would like to inform residents the new hours of operation for the City’s Bulky Waste Drop-Off Site.   Effective November 30, 2024 the Department of Public Works Bulky Waste Drop-Off Site, located at 490 Doty St. begins winter operating hours as follows: Hours of Operation: Hours (November 30 – March 31) Monday 9:00 to 3:15 Tuesday Closed Wednesday 9:00 to 3:15 Thursday Closed Friday 9:00 to 3:15 […]

LA CROSSE, WI. OCT. 11, 2024 – The third annual Wisconsin Economic Summit, set for Oct. 15 and 16 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, will offer leaders in business, community development, education, and related fields practical insights into how transformational technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) combined with innovation and entrepreneurship are reshaping Wisconsin’s economy and the future of work in our state.   The first day of the […]

The City of Fond du Lac’s annual leaf collection will begin this week.  Public Works crews will start on Monday in the northeast section of the city.   The collection will proceed in a clockwise direction – to the southeast, southwest, and northwest sections.   The crews typically will be able to make three complete rounds of the city during October and November.   Residents  may also haul their leaves to the City’s yard waste drop […]

One person was killed when his car struck a parked vehicle in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly after 8:30 pm Saturday on County Highway G near Canary Road. A preliminary investigation shows a car was southbound on G when it left the road, continued onto a private driveway, striking an unoccupied vehicle and a tree. The driver, a 45 year old Palmyra man, was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

Nobody was injured in a farm implement fire in Fond du Lac County. Shortly before 9pm Friday firefighters were called to the scene on Lone Elm Road to find a John Deere harvester fully engulfed in flames. The harvester was destroyed and a nearby tractor received minor damage. The fire is not considered suspicious.

A Waupun group gathered items over the weekend to aid hurricane victims in Florida.  JW Transport,a group from Waupun,  set up a donation site over the weekend behind the police and fire station.   Team leader, Nikki Landaal can be contacted at (920)904-1512 or find her on Facebook for a list of items needed.  

Three Campbellsport teenagers and a Campbellsport woman face multiple charges in a multi-county deer poaching ring.    Investigators say well over 100 deer were shot and or killed between late spring of 2023 and July of this year in southeastern Fond du Lac, northern Washington and northeastern Dodge counties.  Suspects include three 16 year old Campbellsport boys and a 36 year old Campbellsport woman.  Investigators say the alleged crimes occured in a 200 square mile […]

A Fond du Lac Fire Lieutenant has returned home after assisting  and searching for victims following Hurricane Helene.  Lieutenant Shawn Kneeland was part of Wisconsin's 16 member Urban Search and Rescue Task Force known as Wisconsin Task Force 1.   Kneeland says the unit was stationed in North Carolina about 45 minutes west of Ashville.   Kneeland says the Task Force's mission was to search for people still missing... close to 15 hundred people […]