Month: July 2024

The Fond du Lac Police chief says while property crimes are down, violent crime is up in the city of Fond du Lac.  Chief Aaron Goldstein says an increase in aggravated assaults has been driven by domestic violence.  Goldstein talked about the crime rate as he presented a proposed 2025 budget at last week's Fond du lac city council meeting.   Big ticket items in the police budget include continued building renovations and […]

The call volume for Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue continues to climb to record levels.  Last year the Department received nearly 8,000 calls for service.  Fire Chief Erick Gerritson says it's concerning that the number of false alarms has steadily increased over the last five years from just over 300 in 2020 to nearly 450 last year.  Gerritson presented the Department's proposed 2025 budget at last week's council meeting.   Gerritson […]

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced that it has launched an investment scam tracker to help Wisconsinites spot and avoid financial investment scams, including cryptocurrency scams. These scams, frequently called “pig-butchering” or “financial grooming” due to the amount of time the perpetrators are willing to invest in gaining the investor’s trust, are devastating – between January 2022 and June 2024, $3,540,878 in losses were reported to the DFI […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the final action plan of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence (AI), offering a positive path forward to connect more workers with AI skills, boost the competitive advantage of Wisconsin employers, and advance economic opportunity through a series of strategic principles and policies. The plan builds on Wisconsin’s success in connecting underutilized talent pools with in-demand skills and strengthening the ability […]

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held this week for a new Grande Cheese facility in Chilton.  Construction on the 60,000 square foot facility is expected to be completed by the middle of 2026.  It will include approximately 20,000 square feet of renovation work.  The facility will be Grande's third largest plant and will primarily produce mozzarella cheese.  The plant will be staffed with a combination of new hires and Grande transfers for the 75-person facility. […]

MADISON, Wis. -- Long-time player, Richard Kiesner of Wild Rose, just won the jackpot. A Megabucks player since the game began in 1992, Kiesner claimed a winning $4.3 million Megabucks ticket at the Wisconsin Lottery offices last week. It is the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize won in 2024 so far. Not to be confused with the national game, Mega Millions, Megabucks is only offered in Wisconsin and is one of the Lottery’s longest-running lotto games. Kiesner purchased […]

A Fond du Lac man wanted in connection to several ongoing criminal investigations has been arrested. The 23 year old suspect was released from jail last December and was a person of interest in two thefts, a burglary and sexual assault. Saturday, July 20, police officers spotted him on his bicycle near Hamilton Park.  A foot chase ensued and he was able to get away.   Monday morning officers were continuing […]

A Fond du Lac man has been convicted of making terrorist threats for threatening Wisconsin legislators with political violence and murder. Seventy five year old James Stearns was convicted following a court trial by Fond du Lac judge Anthony Nehls. In an email to a talk radio host Stearns threatened to murder any legislator who voted in favor of a bill that would allow teachers or administrators to be armed […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love wants to reward the Green Bay Packers for betting big on him once again.  The Packers traded up in the draft four years ago to select Love in the first round. They cleared the way for him last year by trading four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. Now they’ve made him one of the NFL’s highest-paid players.   Love’s new four-year, $220 million contract extension enables […]