Month: December 2020

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) announced today Eva Thelen-Dunphy is the new artistic director for THELMA’s resident ensemble – the Fond du Lac Children’s Chorale. Thelen-Dunphy is a Fond du Lac native, a soprano, violinist, and choral conductor with a passion for promoting the arts in our community. “We are thrilled to add Eva to the team at THELMA,” said Jacqui Corsi, THELMA’s Executive Director. “Her passion for […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across the state in participating the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Kevin Galske says the focus is to prevent drunken driving  crashes. Galske says through New Year’s Day, law enforcement agencies will patrol in greater numbers, for longer hours, watching for impaired drivers Last year in Wisconsin there were more than 6,000 alcohol-related […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' administration is looking for public feedback on simplified unemployment benefit applications. The Department of Workforce Development announced Monday that it plans to simplify applications starting this spring. The department says the changes should help applicants understand questions and avoid erroneous answers that could delay processing. The coronavirus pandemic has left thousands out of work and flooded the department with unemployment claims, resulting in […]

The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says a former Ripon man convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met on the Internet is a dangerous predator.  Twenty two year old Talin Ross is serving a 24 year prison sentence followed by 36 years of extended supervision: Ross was arrested a little more than a year ago after taking a 15 year old girl to Arizona.  Toney says it’s […]

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow with some mixed precipitation possible especially along and south of I-94. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Portions of east central, south central and southeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The […]

Even with the recent colder weather local law enforcement and first responders are warning people about dangerous ice conditions on area bodies of water. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says there hasn’t been a sustained cold spell to build up enough ice to make it safe. O’Leary cautions that no ice covered body of water is ever 100 percent safe:

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two pharmacy chains have launched an effort to inject tens of thousands of Wisconsin nursing home residents with a COVID-19 vaccine. Rick Abrams, president of the Wisconsin Health Care Association/Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living, says CVS Health and Walgreens began injecting residents and staff on Monday with the Moderna vaccine. Abrams says the campaign could take up to three months. Around 60,000 people reside in Wisconsin […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says he'll likely include criminal justice reforms in the next state budget as Wisconsin emerges from a  tumultuous year of protests over police brutality and racism. The governor told The Associated Press in a year-end interview that the executive budget will “hopefully” include proposals to resolve criminal justice disparities. He declined to offer specifics. Evers called on the Legislature to meet in special […]