12-24-14 local unemployment rate unchanged

The local unemployment rate is unchanged in the latest reporting period.  The city of Fond du Lac jobless rate stands at five percent in November, unchanged from October.  The 4.3 percent jobless rate in Fond du lac

12-24-14 salvation army red kettle campaign-final push

The Fond du Lac Salvation Army is making a last minute plea for residents to donate to the Red Kettle fundraising campaign.  Salvation Army Social services Director, Ron Jacobson, says the bell ringers will be out through

12-24-14 christmas caroling at st. agnes

For the past 25 years, members of the Teofilo family, along with Moser family members, have continued an annual tradition of gathering family and friends to go Christmas caroling at Fond du Lac’s  St. Agnes Hospital. Pat

12-24-14 holiday travel safety

The Fond du Lac County sheriff’s office will be out in force during the long Christmas-New Year’s holiday.  Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says traffic will be spread out over the next week…but heavier later Wednesday.  “When you

12-24-14 child duct taped

RMA, Wis. (AP) — Two Irma men could face child abuse charges after they allegedly duct taped a child to a door.  The incident happened in the Town of Birch. Investigators got a call last week that

12-24-14 bestiality charge-wausau

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wausau man has been charged with a misdemeanor count of getting sexual gratification from an animal after authorities say he admitted to performing sex acts on a horse. Thirty-year-old Jared Kreft was

12-24-14 protesters marching downtown milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of protesters are marching in the streets of downtown Milwaukee.  They initially gathered Tuesday evening in the downtown Milwaukee park where a white police officer shot and killed a black man in April.

12-24-14 packer fans struck by lightning

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 73-year-old Montana man and lifelong Green Bay Packers fan was among a dozen people who were injured when lightning struck outside Raymond James Stadium after the Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

12-24-14 riverside elementary student council toy drive

Riverside Elementary School’s Student Council conducted a toy drive for children who will be spending Christmas at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.  Tim and Lisa Heinen’s family holds an annual toy drive that honors their niece who was