Fond du Lac Reporter Local Headlines

By almost every measure, one of the drivers for getting ahead in life involves education beyond a high school diploma. 

The 10th annual Fondue Fest returns to downtown Fond du Lac Sept. 10 and will include music and activities for all ages.

Degrees of Debt is a USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin series examining the cost of college and the high levels of debt students are acquiring in Wisconsin.

Crafters will make a festive wreath by rolling upcycled book pages and adding an embellishment or two at the 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, Crafternoon program at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Idea Studio.

Talk about cracking a cold case: Nearly 3.2 million years ago, Lucy died. Now we may know how.

Waupun Police Department is holding a fundraising brat fry and toy dog sale for a new K9

Players from St. Norbert recall playing the only college football games at Lambeau Field, the last in 1983.

Many of the layoffs will be at Harley's assembly plant in York, Pa.

Leaders of the Legislature's Audit Committee said they would support an audit of vets home

The Campbellsport Public Library’s fourth annual silent auction fundraiser will begin on Monday, Sept. 12.

Matthew Starks of Boy Scout Troop 777 recently finished his Eagle Scout Project for the City of Fond du Lac.

Report: Girl drove vehicle about 75 miles before trooper stopped her in Marquette County.

Governor claimed the veterans care facility in King was a five-star property

Macy Street between Johnson Street and Merrill Avenue will be closed for maintenance.

Steven Avery's attorney wants a bevy of items tested by scientists.

In the wake of the recent violence in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore stated on MSNBC that Milwaukee has “the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country.”

Gov. Scott Walker denied allegations that a veterans home in northeast Wisconsin is underperforming or neglecting veterans in its care.

Election officials raised concerns that some voters won’t be able to get IDs by election day.

Wealthy Democrats and liberal organizations have plowed $134 million into super PACs.