Month: June 2020

The Fond du Lac School Board is expected to select a new member to the board during a special meeting Monday evening.   The board is interviewing eight candidates who applied for the opening created by the resignation of board member Peggy Breister.   Antonio Godfrey Sr, Ishamon Harris, Joe Guyette, Megan Stitt, Dr. Kay Miller, Sarah Tabassum, Mark Henschel and Jim Prosser have all applied for the seat.   Prosser is a retired teacher, Harris […]

The City of Fond du Lac will host a public information meeting Monday, June 29, 2020 at 4:30 regarding the Lakeside Park Master Plan update.  The meeting will be located in the Legislative Chambers of the City/County Government Center, 160 S. Macy Street, prior to the monthly Advisory Park Board meeting. A summary will be provided of work elements planned for the remainder of 2020, including a Pavilion rehabilitation project and feasibility study for […]

A long prison sentenced has been handed down for a Sun Prairie man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple underage females in Dodge County.  Dodge County judge Martin De Vries sentenced 26 year old Albert Gonzales to 35 years in prison and 25 years extended supervision.  According to a criminal complaint Gonzales would offer the victims marijuana and alcohol in exchange for sex and posted video of the acts online.

Fond du Lac police are investigating a vandalism incident at Buttermilk Creek Park.   A resident phoned police Thursday evening  to report the concession area for concerts was vandalized.  The caller was unsure when the vandalism occurred.

A happy ending for a Fond du Lac man who lost a large amount of cash while shopping at Menards.    The man told police an envelope containing more than $600 cash fell out of his pocket  when he was  walking back to his car.   Store surveillance video showed it fall out and then another man is seen picking it up.   When police made contact with the man and woman they turned over  $530 […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of a group for Black students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wants a statue of President Abraham Lincoln in place for more than 100 years the heart of campus removed. Nalah McWhorter is president of the Wisconsin Black Student Union. She says that marginalized students do not feel that Lincoln symbolizes the emancipation of slaves. UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the university is continuing […]