12-18-15 salvation army red kettle campaign

Christmas will be made a little merrier for many families thanks to the generosity of the Fond du Lac community and Salvation Army.  The 125th annual Fond du Lac Salvation Army Christmas distribution day was held this

12-18-15 school referendums

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The authors of a bill restricting how often school districts could propose borrowing referendums say districts are abusing the process.  Rep. Michael Schraa and Sen. Duey Stroebel’s proposal would prohibit districts from bringing

12-18-15 fdl county sheriff’s office warns of irs scam

The Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam that has been reported recently.  The Sheriff’s Office says it has recently taken several reports of telephone scams targeting elderly residents in Fond du

12-18-15 u.s.-cuba relations

A professor of Latin American politics at Ripon College who visited Cuba three years ago as part of a higher education program says he believes strides are being made in normalizing relations with Cuba.  Thurssday marked the

12-18-15 mt. calvary man charged in fatal car crash

A Mount Calvary man has been charged in connection with a fatal car crash in Fond du Lac County. Nineteen year old Jacob Zielicke is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibitive

12-18-15 appeals court upholds conviction of fdl man

A Wisconsin Appeals court says pre-trial publicity did not prejudice jurors against a man found guilty in the brutal attack of a Fond du Lac woman.   The District II Court of Appeals dismissed Shannon Parker’s claim that Circuit

12-18-15 fatal fire-winnebago county

TOWN OF WINNECONNE, Wis. (AP) — The state fire marshal is investigating a fatal fire in Winnebago County. Sheriff’s officials say two people were found dead after firefighters extinguished a residential fire Wednesday in the Town of

12-18-15 fdl area united way

The Fond du Lac Area United Way is closing in on its goal.  Just a few days before Christmas, United Way Board president, Kathy McGowan, says the fund drive is at 80 percent of its goal.  McGowan