Fond du Lac fire and rescue crews are on stand-by following a gas leak near Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac. Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says the leak is located in a gas main under the frontage road. “It’s a line that comes off of the (gas) main, it’s a private line, so Mercury is In the process of getting a private company to come in and dig up […]
The Fond du Lac city council is discussing the possibility of moving Halloween trick or treating from Sunday to Saturday afternoons. City council president Brian Kolstad says KFIZ radio requested the change because of potential conflicts with Green Bay Packer football games. "I haven't heard a lot of feedback on this one way or another," Kolstad told WFDL news. "I've heard a few people say it's good where it is, and a […]
A Marshall man has been arrested for his 9th operating while intoxicated offense after hitting a concrete barrier wall in Winnebago County. The crash happened Thursday morning on I-41 northbound at Prospect Avenue. A state trooper found 46 year old Larry Eldridge unconscious in an SUV and open intoxicants in the vehicle. Eldridge transported to a Neenah hospital and later arrested for OWI 9th offense and 2nd offense Operating After Revocation.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have cut millions of dollars from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposals to reduce water pollution. Democratic Rep. Katrina Shankland released a Legislative Fiscal Bureau report Friday that shows Evers wanted to spend an additional $118 million on grants, bonding authority and positions to combat water pollution. The report shows Republicans who control the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee reduced that figure to roughly $46 million. […]
East Cotton Street from North Park Avenue to McKinley Street Schedule: May 2019 through September 2019 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. July 1 st to July 3 rd : The utility contractor will be installing storm sewer and storm sewer laterals. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, and customers may access properties […]
Fond du Lac police are asking for the public’s help after several vehicles were found this week with their windows shot out. Police say three vehicles parked on West Johnson Street had windows damaged from gunshots. No injuries were reported. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
Democrats continue to fight to expand Medicaid in Wisconsin, while Republican lawmakers are holding firm against. The Republican-controlled budget committee this week voted to stand by its decision to reject Governor Tony Evers’ plan to expand Medicaid. Republican state representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam says the committee instead increased state funding for Medicaid and other health care programs by more than $611 million over two years. "We did not grow welfare to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's new Democratic governor and Republicans who control the Legislature are having such a hard time getting along that even the signing of a bill as innocuous as removing offensive language from state agency rules blew up into a partisan fight. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' honeymoon was interrupted before he even took office in January, with Republicans hastily […]
Fond du Lac’s Saint Mary’s Springs Academy is looking for a new principal. Dr. Julie Shively is resigning as the grades six-12 principal to accept a principal position at a Catholic school on the east coast. The resignation is effective at the end of the school year. Interim System president Stacey Akey thanked principal Shively for her dedication and commitment and says a search for a replacement will begin immediately. […]