Month: March 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps. The court on Friday said it would not hear the case that was filed in January by a group of Democratic voters. Republicans had argued against the court hearing the challenge. The court in December ordered new legislative maps, and the Republican-controlled Legislature passed ones drawn by Democratic […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's prisons secretary is retiring as lockdowns at two institutions continue. Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr is stepping down on March 8 after serving five years in the position. The governor says he plans to name Carr's replacement in the coming weeks. Carr struggled throughout his tenure with a shortage of guards. The shortage grew so severe last year […]

A Fond du Lac man was seriously injured after falling while working inside a building.   Friday morning the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call of a man who fell 10 feet while working on a second story level inside a building at W3388 Ledge Road in the town of Taycheeda.  A 62 year old Fond du Lac man was flown by helicopter to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah with serious […]

MADISON, Wis. -- This March, the Wisconsin Lottery is joining the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling (WCPG), and lotteries across the United States to raise awareness about problem gambling and encourage responsible play as part of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM).  Now in its 21st year, PGAM is a nationwide grassroots campaign, held annually in March, to increase public awareness of problem gambling and […]

MADISON, Wis – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 77th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Cierra Essock, Halei Heinzel, Katrina Hoesly, Michaela King, Kiley Pagel, and Lauren Siemers.  Prior to being selected, the top candidates completed an application and preliminary interview.   Over the next two months, they will participate in a rigorous interview process that will allow […]

FOND DU LAC, Wis., Mar. 1, 2024 – BCI Burke, a leading U.S. playground equipment manufacturer since 1920, has introduced the BCI Burke Community Scholarship Program for Wisconsin high school students pursuing higher education degrees.   The BCI Burke Community Scholarship Program was developed to help students move their minds and further their education. Burke will award two scholarships to help offset selected students’ educational expenses. One $1,000 scholarship will be […]

For a third   year in a row Holy Family Catholic Community is working with Fond du Lac area restaurants to shelter the homeless and feed the hungry.   Area restaurants donate gallons of soup, with the proceeds from the sale of the soup, going to  the Holyland Food Pantry and Holy Family Warming Shelter.   The Soup du Jour event  was  held Saturday  at Holy Family Church in Fond du Lac.

(L-R): Brian Mand (Empty Bowls Committee), Loaves & Fishes Representative, Tracy Qualmann (Empty Bowls Committee) Fond du Lac, Wis. (February 29, 2024) – Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Leadership Alumni hosted Empty Bowls on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Thanks to attendees, donors, and sponsors, the 2023 event raised more than $8,400. The event was sponsored through the generous support of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff Benevolent Association, SSM Health, FDL […]

Nobody was injured and a Green Bay man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  The chase started shortly after 2am Friday when a sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on  northbound Interstate 41 at Hwy 151 in the town of Fond du Lac.    The vehicle continued northbound on  41,  took the Hickory Street exit, got back onto Highway 41 northbound.   The […]