A Sheboygan man is charged with OWI after his two young children fell out of the van he was driving Tuesday night. Police say witnesses said they saw the two children fall into the intersection. Police say when they arrested the father a short time later he told officers he was not aware his children had fallen out of the vehicle. The children ages one and two were transported to the hospital. One […]
Nobody was injured when an SUV collided with a train in Dodge County. The crash happened Friday afternoon on the railroad crossing at Cross Street just east of Highway 26 in the town of Burnett. The crossing is controlled by a yield sign. The Sheriff’s Office says a 27 year old Mayville man escaped injury when his SUV collided with a northbound Wisconsin & Southern freight train.
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says a special election to fill two vacant legislative seats could have easily been held in conjunction with last week’s spring election at no extra cost to taxpayers. Lisa Freiberg says the governor could have called for the elections after he appointed the two incumbent Republican lawmakers to posts in his administration. Freiberg says the 42nd assembly district includes a portion of western Fond […]
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt has made the official announcement that he is running for sheriff. Waldschmidt filed his declaration of candidacy papers Friday, a couple days after sheriff Mick Fink officially announced he would not seek re-election. “I have a desire to use the skills developed over a life-long career of public service to confront the new challenges our community faces, and I believe I have […]
There are two new faces on the Fond du lac city council. Challenger Ben Giles was the top vote getter with 2,951 votes. Giles joins his father, Greg Giles, on the council. Challenger Donna Richards was also elected along with incumbents Karen Merkel and Kay Miller. There were three contested races for county board. Incumbent Gary Will defeated challenger Andrew Zuelke in District 2. Will was also elected mayor in […]
Envision Greater Fond du Lac and the Sheboygan Chamber of Commerce have announced an effort to raise awareness for expanding Highway 23 to four lanes between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan County. Jane Brill with the Sheboygan Chamber says Expand Highway 23 is a grass-roots coalition is comprised of citizens, business owners, government officials, the Sheboygan chamber of Envision Greater FDL. "Our main purpose is to raise awareness, to educate. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some Wisconsin students are taking the momentum of weekend demonstrations against gun violence on the road — straight to House Speaker Paul Ryan's district. About 40 students launched a "50 Miles More" march from Madison on Sunday. Their goal is to rally Wednesday in Janesville, which is Ryan's home turf. As the students trekked through rural Wisconsin on Monday, organizer Brendan Fardella says they were determined […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that significantly damaged a mobile home in Fond du Lac County. Firefighters were called this morning to the Daniel Foss residence on Oakwood Drive in the Woodland Trailer Park to find a bedroom on fire and the only occupant outside. Fire departments from North Fond du Lac, Eldorado, Eden, Lamartine and a RIT team from Mt. Calvary and Calumet responded; deputies from the Sheriff’s […]
A Fond du Lac area group that provides therapeutic horseback riding for disabled people has received a gift. The Million Dollar Roundtable Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to Free SPIRIT Riders. Representing the Foundation, Mike Immel, from Immel Insurance & Financial Services, presented a check to Free SPIRIT Riders earlier this month.