Month: May 2021

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an infant.  The Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call Monday morning from a residence on Gulig Road in the town of Calumet  that a five month old boy was not breathing and not responsive.   A dispatcher began CPR protocol over the phone with the caller until paramedics arrived on the scene.   Despite resuscitation efforts the infant was pronounced dead.  The death […]

A grand reopening was held over the weekend for the historic Fond du Lac Galloway House and Village.  Activities on Saturday were geared toward adults, and children and families on Sunday.   The Fond du Lac County Historical Society recently announced a  $1.6 million capital campaign to renovate and restore the Galloway House and Village was complete.  Both days included Living History Tours with performers in period costumes.

A Milwaukee man has been charged in connection with a shooting incident at a Fond du Lac tavern this spring that seriously injured a Fond du Lac man.   Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney says Devonta Tate has been charged with attempted first degree intentional homicide, felon in possession of a firearm, bail jumping, and numerous other charges in relation to a shooting that occurred at the Kings and Queens Lounge on […]

The Fond du Lac Public Works Department is alerting motorists about railroad crossing repair work on Arndt Street.   Canadian National will be completing railroad-crossing repairs starting Tuesday and motorists will need to utilize the Satterlee Street Railroad Crossing during this time. The closure is expected to be in place for one week.

MIAMI (AP) — Milwaukee guard Donte DiVincenzo’s season is over. Tests showed Friday that the Milwaukee guard tore a ligament in his left ankle during Game 3 of the Bucks’ NBA playoff series against the Miami Heat. DiVincenzo had appeared in 69 games for Milwaukee this season, all of them starts including the three playoff matchups. His regular-season averages of 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists were all the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is warning Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools that the state could be in jeopardy of losing $1.5 billion in federal funding if a Republican education plan becomes law. The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee on Thursday approved spending about $128 million in state dollars on education and putting aside $350 million into a fund that could be used later for education expenses […]

For the first time in a month there have been  two COVID-19 deaths reported in Fond du Lac County.    The Fond du lac County Health Department says a 94 year old man and 69 year old woman died from COVID-19.  There have now been 113 COVID-19 deaths in the county since the beginning of the pandemic.  The number of new positive cases remain low with only four new cases reported Friday.

Salute the Troops, held a series of runs in Fond du Lac this weekend to raise money for veterans and their families.   The non-profit organization  hosted their 10th annual half marathon, as well as the Dobogai Memorial 5K, the Fox Valley Savings Bank Kids Race, and Brandon Michael Memorial Ruck March, on Saturday at Oven Island  Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac.    Each year, Salute the Troops offers these […]