Month: May 2018

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Sen. Lena Taylor used a racial slur against a Milwaukee bank teller and was acting aggressively before being cited for disorderly conduct, according to police reports released Friday.  The reports released to The Associated Press and other news organizations quote multiple witnesses saying they heard Taylor, who is black, call a Wells Fargo bank teller, who is also black, a "good house (N-word)."   Taylor refuted […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person familiar with the search tells The Associated Press that San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon plans to interview for the Milwaukee Bucks' coaching job. The person requested anonymity because the team does not comment on potential candidates. Hammon would become the first female head coach in the league if hired.

The “Big Mac Guy” has reached another milestone.   Don Gorske was honored  at the Fond du Lac Military Road McDonalds fast food restaurant Friday after eating his 30,000th Big Mac.  "When I was very little I told my dad that someday I'm going to eat here every day.  Its kind of funny it really did happen,"  Gorske said.  Gorske has been eating a Big Mac , sometimes two,  every day […]

Heavy rain has flooded several roads throughout Fond du lac County.  Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says portions of Subway Road in the  town of Friendship and Townline  Road near Lamartine were closed.   Kinker Road, Lakeshore Drive, Shultz and Lincoln Roads,  also had flooding.    A large tree was uprooted and fell across Highway G near Highway 67.   Waldschmidt motorists should avoid driving around any barricades that have been erected where […]

Heavy rain has flooded some area streets and school is starting two hours late in North Fond du Lac.  Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says street flooding in the village has made travel and walking not safe at this time.  Some area residents are reporting basement flooding.

A Fond du Lac boy escaped serious injury when he was struck by a car was riding his skateboard.  The accident happened shortly after 7pm Thursday at the intersection of Park Avenue and Division Street.  Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue’s Troy Haase says the boy was treated for a lower leg injury.  Haase says it’s a reminder that kids and motorists need to be aware of their surroundings.

Initial lab tests on dead fish found in Lake Winnebago indicate a probable outbreak of VHS, a virus that affects a wide range of fish species. The virus is not known to be harmful to humans.   Based on current observations, fisheries biologists do not expect this die-off, which is primarily affecting fresh water drum, to have a significant effect on the Winnebago fishery.   VHS can affect as many as 50 […]

The Fond du Lac County Emergency Management Department has been following the refinery explosion in Superior to review their emergency response to the disaster.  Fond du Lac County Emergency Management director Bobbie Hicken says while there are no refineries locally, there are other potential dangers that could  force  a mass evacuation should there happen to be a spill or explosion.  "There are chemicals that come through the community through the […]