A Fond du Lac man received life-threatening injuries in a two vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened late Friday afternoon on Highway Q in the town of Taycheeda.  A  preliminary investigation shows a 34 year old Fond du Lac woman was westbound on Q and was turning into a driveway when she pulled into the path of an eastbound vehicle. The driver of the eastbound car,  a 77 year old Fond du Lac man, was ejected from the vehicle and flown by helicopter to a  hospital with critical injuries. The female was not injured.  The Sheriff ..read more

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide whether mobile voting sites are legal without allowing any lower appellate courts to rule first.  The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative law firm, sued in December 2022 on behalf of Racine County Republican Party Chair Ken Brown, alleging Racine city officials illegally used a voting van to collect absentee ballots that year. A circuit judge ruled in January that state law doesn’t allow mobile voting sites to operate.  Racine City Clerk Tara McMenamin and the Democrat ..read more

Bring your binoculars to the Greenway Arboretum in Fond du Lac Saturday morning to check out migratory birds.  A bird walk is being held from 7am to 9am Saturday morning at the arboretum located behind the West Pioneer Road Pick N Save grocery store.  Event organizer Laura DeGolier says the Bird Walk will cover 1.25 miles led by birders Dave and Kerry Sehloff.   At 10am birders will gather in a woodland area at the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes on the Ledge.  At 1pm people can look for birds at Lakeside Park West boardwalk ..read more

Severe weather season has shifted into high gear as a volatile weather pattern fuels repeated rounds of damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes across the nation’s midsection through May.  National Weather Service meteorologist Marcia Cronce tells WFDL news the strongest tornadoes typically strike this time of year.   Cronce says in the springtime the country is shifting from a winter pattern to the summer pattern,  when the most drastic weather conditions tend to come together.  Cronce says Wisconsin sees the most tornadoes, on average, in June.  Acco ..read more

Starting this week you don’t have to mow your lawn in the city of Fond du Lac this month.  The Fond du Lac city council approved a No or Low Mow May for this year after a pilot program last May.  Public Works director Paul DeVries says  No Mow May originated in the United Kingdom as a way to help boost the population of bees and other pollinators ..read more

More information is coming to light about a chase involving a stolen vehicle in Fond du Lac County.   Shortly before 8pm Tuesday a  state patrol trooper pulled the vehicle over on Interstate 41 south of County Highway F for a speeding violation.   The trooper learned the vehicle had been stolen and placed the driver in handcuffs, preparing to take him into custody.   When the trooper went back to his squad car the suspect was somehow able to get back in the stolen vehicle and fled the scene.   He exited the Interstate onto t ..read more

The principal at Laconia High School says the latest recognition in the U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools in the Nation is a nice surprise even though its not the first time for the school.  Laconia High School ranks among the top 40 percent of schools in the nation in the latest report.  Principal Diane Raue says at Laconia High School the focus is on every student.   US News evaluated approximately 25,000 public high schools across the country.  The schools were evaluated on college readiness, test results, underserved student performance, colleg ..read more

The Fond du Lac County Health Department has issued a recall for bagged ice from a Taycheeda gas station.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says  20-pound bagged ice bought before April 19 from the Citgo Ledgeview Express, N7593 Taycheedah Way, could be contaminated with E. coli.   The 10-pound bags are not part of the recall.  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s Bureau of Meat and Poultry Businesses conducted a routine sampling and detected coliform and E. coli on the station’s ice machine.  The b ..read more

Pioneer Road – Martin Avenue to CTH V Schedule: April 24 through September 28, 2024 Description: The WI Dept of Transportation, along with Fond du Lac County, and the City of Fond du Lac awarded this  project to Vinton Construction. Construction includes common excavation, sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewer, concrete sidewalk and curb & gutter, an asphalt pedestrian path and roadway, traffic signals; roadway lighting,  permanent signing, and other incidentals. May 6 to May 10: The contractor will begin sanitary sewer work. Traffic Impacts: Pioneer Road (CTH VV) is closed ..read more

Milwaukee, Wis. – Moving is always a stressful project. Throw in the threat of a moving scam, and things get even worse. Before hiring a moving company, careful research is necessary to avoid falling victim to a moving scam. These scams run the gamut from missing items, massive price hikes, and in some cases, goods being held hostage for additional payment.   In 2023, 1.5 million inquiries on BBB.org were made about moving companies, and 5,918 complaints were filed with BBB against moving companies throughout the year. Additionally, consumers who fell victim to moving scams ..read more