The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office Boat Patrol helped rescue a dog from Lake Winnebago. The Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center received a call Mo0nday morning of a yellow lab mix wandering in the area of Harbor View Drive and Mohawk Avenue. When police officers arrived the dog jumped into the lake and swam away from shore. The dog was rescued approximately ¾ mile north of Lakeside Park Marina […]
A Waupun school teacher is being honored by the Fond du Lac Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The Association has announced that Leigh Kohlmann is the 2022 Badger of the Year. Kohlman graduated from UW Madison in 1987 and currently teaches science at Rock River Intermediate School in Waupun. Recently, she has also been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. In addition to teaching, Kohlmann serves on […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered the investigator hired by Republicans to look into the 2020 election in Wisconsin be fined $2,000 a day until he complies with court orders related to open records requests. In a scathing ruling against investigator Michael Gableman, Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington also forwarded the order to the office that hands down disciplinary actions against attorneys and judges in Wisconsin. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court has broadened who can legally carry concealed guns and other weapons in the state, overturning a lower court’s ruling dealing with a man whose license was revoked due to a domestic violence conviction. The court ruled Friday that disorderly conduct is not a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under federal law, and does not disqualify a person from holding a concealed […]
Dave Jost says he didn't even know his mom had bought him a Samaritan Cash Raffle ticket. Jost, who recently moved from Fond du Lac to Florida, was randomly drawn this week as the $50,000 cash grand prize winner of the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Samaritan Cash Raffle. Jost told WFDL news he didn't realize the raffle drawing was taking place Wednesday and says all of the sudden his phone started blowing up […]
A newly released report shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court system. Retiring Fond du Lac County Senior Circuit judge Peter Grimm says there were a record low 14 jury trials in 2020, due to Covid restrictions. Seven of the trials were felony cases, including three criminal OWI cases. There were 28 jury days, and the longest jury trial was 3 days. Judge Grimm says 2021 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican attorney general hopeful Adam Jarchow is proposing a four-pronged plan to control violent crime. Jarchow released his plan Wednesday. It would waive tuition and forgive student loans for those entering law enforcement. It would also create a statewide violent crimes task force; allow the state Justice Department to directly charge offenders in gun cases; and fund mental health initiatives for students and train police officers […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee are looking to push a trial date into 2023. Prosecutors allege Darrell Brooks drove through the parade in downtown Waukesha on Nov. 21, killing six people and injuring dozens more. Judge Jennifer Dorow had scheduled Brooks' trial to begin Oct. 3. But defense attorneys told her Tuesday that they can't […]
Two college scholarships of $1,000.00 are available from Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club. The program encourages young adults to continue their education after high school graduation. Applicants must be seniors graduating from a high school in the Fond du Lac area (or have recently completed high school equivalency). The recipient must be planning to attend college in Fond du Lac in fall 2022 at Marian University, Moraine Park Technical […]