Month: May 2017

The 2017 Rosendale Memorial Day commemoration will begin at 10 a.m. Monday in the Rosendale Intermediate School south gymnasium.  This year marks the 151st anniversary of the annual event which is a national holiday to honor veterans and those who have served our country.  One of the highlights of the event is a slide show of area veterans and the branch of service where they served.  The Rosendale High School […]

Town of Byron veterans will be honored at the annual Memorial Day tribute scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Byron Town Hall.   This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Brooke Bloch who served with the Wisconsin Army National Guard 1157th Transportation Company and completed tours of  duty in Korea, Japan, and Afghanistan. A recent recipient of the Marian University Veteran of the Month award, Bloch is among […]

CORNELL, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say four people were killed and five others were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Cornell in northwestern Wisconsin.  Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says it's the worst accident he's seen in 40 years of law enforcement.  He says it happened around 5 p.m. Saturday when a minivan either failed to yield or ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck.  One male […]

Police are looking for the driver of a car involved in a 12 and a half mile high speed chase on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County.  Shortly before 2am Saturday a deputy from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle on 41 near Lost Arrow Road for a traffic violation.  The suspect vehicle immediately increased to speeds above 100mph and was driving recklessly.  […]

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified two men who died when their single-engine plane crashed in a farm field in Sheboygan County.  The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office said Saturday the pilot was 67-year-old Dennis Hall of McHenry, Ill., and the passenger was 19-year-old Filip Smecko of Janesville, Wis.   Hall and Smecko were in the area to attend weekend races at Road America when their plane crashed at about […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker is refining his bill that would punish students who disrupt speakers after critics said it was too vague.  Rep. Jesse Kremer amended his bill Friday to limit punishable behavior to violence or other disorderly conduct that disrupts free speech. The original bill would've punished a range of behaviors, including "boisterous" and "profane" conduct.  Under the amendment, a student would be suspended after interfering […]

A $100,000 donation from the Fond du Lac Area Foundation is giving Agnesian HealthCare’s Hospice Home of Hope a significant boost.  The donation comes as the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation works to raise the remaining $625,000 in funds needed to cover an expansion project.  Agnesian officials say the addition of eight rooms is expected to address a waiting list as the need for hospice service continues to grow. The expansion is […]

Fond du lac police have determined a threat at Fond du Lac High School Friday was not credible.  High School administration became aware of written threat in the building referencing Monday.   Law enforcement and school administration investigated and did not deem the incident as a credible threat.