Month: October 2022

The previous time the Green Bay Packers lost four straight games, they followed it up with a remarkable stretch run that ended just one step shy of the Super Bowl.   These bruised and battered Packers haven’t offered much evidence they’re capable of making a similar turnaround.   Green Bay (3-5) is two games below .500 for the first time in coach Matt LaFleur’s four-year tenure after falling 27-17 at Buffalo. The offense […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — In Wisconsin's tight U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mandela Barnes' chances to unseat two-term Sen. Ron Johnson may rest with how well he turns out Black voters who don't always show up in big numbers. Barnes, who would be Wisconsin's first Black senator, is doubling down on breaking through with younger members of that bloc who community organizers say are often disinterested or feel their votes don't make […]

Republican U.S. senator Ron Johnson says he is confident heading down the home stretch to the November election.  Johnson made a campaign stop in Fond du Lac Friday.   "As Ronald Reagan famously asked a few decades ago are you better off after two years of Democratic policies and Democratic governance?"   Johnson says when you consider 40 year high inflation, record high gasoline prices, skyrocketing crime most people would  say  "we're […]

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of posting his marked election ballot on social media has been charged with a felony that carries possible incarceration if he’s convicted in what a prosecutor calls a “test case.” Fifty-two-year-old Paul Buzzell, of Mequon, appeared Monday in Ozaukee County Circuit Court, where a judge found probable cause to proceed with the case and set a $500 signature bond. According to […]

The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says the estimate from the Commerce Department showed the nation's gross domestic product grew in the third quarter after having shrunk in the first half of 2022.  While steady consumer spending and a healthy job market helped restore growth,  Schoofs says stronger exports were the biggest […]

In October, the Employees at Holiday Automotive donated $3,515 to the SSM Agnesian Cancer Center in honor of breast cancer awareness month.  “Breast cancer is a cause that has impacted the families of so many of our teammates”,   said Michael Shannon, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer at Holiday. “We’re fortunate to have a local cancer center, filled with skilled and caring specialists who treat Fond du Lac area residents […]

MADISON, Wis., (AP) — A judge has scheduled a two-day sentencing hearing for a man who killed six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow on Monday set Darrell Brooks' sentencing for Nov. 15 and Nov. 16. Prosecutors said they anticipate at least 36 people will speak. Brooks said he expects about 20 people will speak […]

A seven year old boy  was flown by helicopter to the hospital with serious injuries after falling out of a UTV.   The accident happened Sunday evening on private property near Highway 45 and County Highway F in Fond du Lac County.   Through investigation, it was determined the  door latch on the UTV malfunctioned causing the child  to fall out while the UTV was in motion.

Speed and alcohol appear to be factors in a fatal one vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County that claimed the life of a Markesan teenager.   Shortly before 2am Sunday rescue personnel were called to the scene on Lake Maria Road near Oak Grove Road, after a  vehicle struck a guardrail on a bridge.  The driver and lone occupant, a 17 year old male from Markesan, was  pronounced dead at […]