Category Archives: Local News
NWS Focus on Weekend Storms Not Quite Clear
National Weather Service forecasters charged with advance notice of problematic weather are challenged this weekend in that what happens next depends on what happened before...and that process is just...
Aug 16, 2025 NWS Graphic
Third Time's the Charm in Ending High-Speed Chase on I-41 This Morning
Luck ran out on a driver trying to evade law enforcement after two previous pursuits were abandoned. Just after 3 AM Saturday the Fond du Lac County Communications Center was notified by Kaukauna Poli...
Aug 16, 2025 Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Dept
Clearer Picture Developing on Local Weekend Heavy Rain Potential
Although there's plenty of uncertainty, the National Weather Service is advising that someone, somewhere in Wisconsin, may experience heavy rainfall tonight into Tuesday. Right now the most likely tim...
Aug 15, 2025 NWS Graphic
Alleged Fond du Lac County Armed Robbery Determined as Fraudulent
A false report of a crime will be prosecuted as a crime itself in Fond du Lac County. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office reports that it was called to the Village of Eden at around 11:30 this pas...
Aug 14, 2025
Highway 32 Project Readying for Phase-2 Beginning Next Week Friday
The signs are all around - literally. Highway 32 travelers between County Highway "V" and State Highway 28 at Sheboygan Falls are being advised via portable, lit road signs about the hard closure of t...
Aug 14, 2025 Road Closed Sign
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Begins Friday
With the approaching Labor Day holiday weekend, the Wisconsin State Patrol is gearing up for its own holiday tradition: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. The campaign, conducted during major travel holi...
Aug 14, 2025 lisafx / Depositphotos.com
Longtime Manitowoc Alder, County Board Supervisor, Treasurer Jim Brey Passes Away in Crash
A longtime alderman in the City of Manitowoc has passed away as the result of a traffic accident.. Jim Brey had served as District 4 Alderman since 1992. He eventually held the posts of Council Presid...
Aug 14, 2025 Jim Brey, courtesy of the City of Manitowoc
Be Wary of Buying Possibly Flooded Vehicles
With the recent spate of flooding in the US - including the Milwaukee area this past weekend - the risk of running into a flood-damaged vehicle for sale is increasing. The Triple-A is advising the pub...
Aug 13, 2025 welcomia / Depositphotos.com
Wisconsin DMV Prompted to Add Scam Warning Webpage
An increasing number of scams that impersonate the agency has prompted the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles to launch a webpage that warns people about the schemes. The DMV says that scammers ar...
Aug 13, 2025 Scam Samples, Courtesy of the Wisconsin DMV
Sheriff Called to Two I-43 Rollover Crashes on Tuesday
Two rollover crashes happened on I-43 within 18 hours on Tuesday, but according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office, there were no major injuries in either one. The first accident happened around...
Aug 13, 2025 Site of a Midnight Rollover Crash, image courtesy of Google Maps
