2-21-19 fdl ymca youth in government school board candidate forum
Two of the four candidates for Fond du lac School board disussed educational issues at a forum Wednesday night. The YMCA’s Youth in Government Group hosted the forum in the legislative chambers at the city county government
3-21-19 flood clean-up: volunteer reception center
Flood clean-up efforts are continuing in Fond du Lac a week after a devastating flood displaced hundreds of residents. United Way executive director Amber Kilawee says the Volunteer Reception Center will be open from noon to 3pm
3-21-19 flood clean up-the latest
Fond du Lac County Emergency Management continues to tally the damage caused by last week’s flooding. Emergency management director Bobbie Hicken says while there was some damage to infrastructure, most of the damage was to homes. She
3-21-19 long flu season
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says this will be one of the longest flu seasons in recent memory. DHS Influenza coordinator Tom Haupt says the average peak for flu activity is the first week of February,
3-21-19 fdl police take armed despondent man into custody without incident
Fond du Lac police were able to quickly diffuse a potentially dangerous situation Wednesday afternoon involving a man armed with a gun. Shortly before 2pm police were called to a residence near Marr and 15th Street for
3-21-19 assembly committee OKs lifting elk hunt limits
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has decided to allow Wisconsin wildlife officials to lift restrictions on the state’s elk hunt. Current regulations allow an elk season if herds in the Clam Lake and Black River
3-21-19 wandering toddler
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — Police in Beloit have reunited a toddler with his mother after the youngster was found wandering in a neighborhood wearing only a diaper. A passer-by spotted the child, estimated at 2 or 3
3-21-19 water task force
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State environmental, agricultural and health officials are starting to teach a legislative water pollution task force about the basics of hydrology in Wisconsin. Officials with the Departments of Natural Resource, Health Services and
3-21-19 vos doesn’t want to testify in redistricting case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is refusing to testify in a federal lawsuit alleging that political boundary maps he helped draw were illegally gerrymandered. Attorneys representing Democrats in the case asked a panel
3-21-19 republicans raise roadblocks to evers’ capital budget plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on the Wisconsin Building Commission are refusing to endorse Gov. Tony Evers’ plan for $2.5 billion worth of construction projects across the state. Republicans on the panel during a Wednesday meeting