Month: November 2021

The Fond du Lac Police Department has been notified by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections on a change of address for a convicted child sex offender.   Police say Timothy Kind was recently released from prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.   Kind is now living at 186 East Johnson Street, apartment  #4.   Special conditions of Timothy R Kind’s supervised release include no contact with the victim, no unsupervised contact with minors, no presence in […]

The Oakfield School superintendent says she's pleased with the latest statewide school report card.  The Oakfield School District was one of three districts in Fond du lac County that exceeded expectations during the 2020-21 school year.  Superintendent Tracey Conners says the one area where Oakfield will try to improve is in the growth priority area.  Conners says while the elementary school does an excellent job, there's room for improvement at the middle […]

That big snowstorm you may have heard about earlier this week that was forecast by at least one meteorological outlet isn't going to materialize for Wisconsin.   Earlier this week some  national weather headlines had predictions of a major winter storm snarling Thanksgiving travel plans in the midwest including Wisconsin.   But National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Kavinsky says that's not going to be the case.  Kavinsky says little or no precipitation is in the […]

Motorists are heading out today for the long Thanksgiving weekend and area law  enforcement want people to drive carefully so they  reach their destination safely.  Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says slow down and don't follow too closely to the vehicle in front of you.   Schmidt says buckle up and don't drink and drive.

AAA forecasts a strong rebound in holiday travelers this Thanksgiving.   State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says more than 53.4 million people are expected to travel, including nearly a million Wisconsinites, the highest single-year increase since 2005.  Jarmusz says in Wisconsin total travel figures are only eight percent below pre-pandemic levels.  Gas prices surged in October and are likely to remain elevated through the holiday season.  Thanksgiving gas prices haven't been this high […]

SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region (previously Agnesian HealthCare) is donating more than 600 turkeys to benefit families in Fond du Lac and surrounding communities during the Thanksgiving holiday.   For the past six years, the SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region provides a free turkey to all of its employees, volunteers and providers to enjoy at Thanksgiving or other time. They have the option to donate their turkey […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office has positively identified the remains of a decomposed body as a teenager from Rockford, Illinois.   Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says remains found by hunters in a shallow creek  in   the town of Ashford in November 2008 have been positively identified as Amy Marie Yeary.  Waldschmidt says Yeary was 18 years old when she died.   Waldschmidt says positive identification was made by comparing […]

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say the suspect in a deadly Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee was in a domestic disturbance just minutes before he killed five people and injured 48. Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said Monday there is no evidence of terrorism in the event. He says police were preparing five charges of intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, of Milwaukee. Thompson identified those killed as […]