Month: October 2022

Nobody was injured in a fire that caused significant damage to a  Fond du Lac home.   Shortly before 1pm Monday firefighters were called to a house fire at 248 North Brooke Street and arrived to find flames showing from the front of the house.  The fire was quickly extinguished but  not before it caused extensive damage to the first floor of the home.  Nobody was home at the time.  A passerby noticed the fire and dialed 911.  The […]

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The trial for a man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year is getting off to a rough start. Darrell Brooks faces six counts of homicide and dozens of additional felonies in connection with the Nov. 21 parade in Waukesha. His trial was scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection. […]

Wisconsin has fired head coach Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading his alma mater. The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. Chryst is 67-26 since taking over as coach of the Badgers in 2015. But the program has been backsliding. Chryst had double-digit win seasons in four of his first five years […]

Engineering News-Record has named us one of the Midwest’s Top Specialty Contractors in 2022. Out of the largest specialty contractors in the 11-state Midwest region, we are ranked fourth, two spots up from last year.We also ranked first in the state of Wisconsin, second in sheet metal, third in plumbing, and sixth in mechanical.  Revenue was up year over year, and Chairman and CEO Tripp Ahern attributes this success to the […]

Fond du Lac police are investigating after a man shot and killed himself in the Fond du Lac Police Department After-Hours lobby.  Friday evening the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call from a 31-year-old Norfolk, Virginia man who was calling from the lobby indicating that he wanted to commit suicide.  While on the phone with the Communications Center the male shot himself.  Police officers found the man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chase Brown rushed for 129 yards, Tommy DeVito had three short touchdown keepers and Illinois trounced Wisconsin 34-10 to give coach Bret Bielema a triumphant return to Camp Randall Stadium. Illinois scored 17 points off Wisconsin turnovers and scored the game’s final 27 points to win as a 6 1/2-point underdog. The Illini sacked Graham Mertz six times and held the Badgers to 2 yards rushing […]