Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 18th of April.
Good morning, Fond du Lac.
The Fond du Lac Police Department partners with the Dock Spiders and TDS Telecom for the You’ve Been Ticketed program, awarding kids free game tickets for safe actions (like wearing bike helmets) during Dock Spiders’ 2026 regular season home games.
Fond du Lac’s Gratitude Club invites residents to visit Phoenix Nest (a sober living home for women in recovery) at an open house on Saturday, May 2 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM featuring a ‘Run for the Roses’ cash raffle drawing with prizes of $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000.
Insight on Business will honor 24 fast-growing companies from Northeast Wisconsin at an awards event on June 24 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
The event begins with a networking breakfast at 7 a.m. and reveals rankings and special honors at 8:30 a.m.
A tornado hit late Friday near the intersection of Abt + Mole Brook roads in Ringle, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging a home and barn while neighbors helped clear debris.
The National Weather Service will survey damage Saturday morning.
On Friday, Apr. 17 the National Weather Service put a flood watch in place from 1 p.m. until 7 a.m. Saturday as showers and storms added more rain to soggy ground.
The Fond du Lac area stayed dry — towns to the north began evacuating due to swollen rivers.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warns private well owners in Fond du Lac that heavy rain may harm water quality and urges testing if water tastes, looks or smells different — owners should use safe water until a licensed expert disinfects and retests the well.
The ThedaCare Family of Foundations will host a comedy event featuring improv by Brad Sherwood and Jonathan Mangum on Friday, May 29 at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (400 W.
College Ave.) to support health care innovation in our community. Ticket sales start at $45 to fund patient care research.
Marian University softball swept Concordia in two games with scores of 9-7 and 4-3.
Junior Savanna Knuth hit a grand slam in game two as the Sabres improved their conference play record to 8-2 before the season concludes.
Bones for Life/ATM® Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership / or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to enhance balance, posture, and self-awareness.
Bones for Life/ATM® Class
10:30 – 11:30 AM — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership /or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to enhance movement, balance, and posture.
22 No More - 9th Annual Veteran Suicide Awareness Walk
A 2.2-mile ruck march/walk hosted by Moraine Park Technical College and Marian University to raise awareness of veteran suicide and honor those who have lost their lives too soon. Free and Open to the public.
22 No More - 9th Annual Veteran Suicide Awareness Walk
A 2.2-mile ruck march/walk hosted by Moraine Park Technical College and Marian University to raise awareness of veteran suicide and honor those who have lost their lives too soon. Free and Open to the public.
Bones for Life/ATM® Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to enhance balance, posture, and control.
Bones for Life/ATM® Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership / or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to enhance balance, posture, and overall bodily awareness.
The Fond du Lac Bead Show
10 AM – 4 PM — Radisson Hotel and Conference Center Fond du Lac — Free entry — Discover dazzling beads and interact with local artists at the inaugural bead show in Fond du Lac.
Bones for Life/ATM(R) Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership /or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to enhance movement, balance, and posture.
Bones for Life/ATM® Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership/or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to enhance balance, posture, and control.
Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
6 PM - 8 PM — Thelma Sadoff Center For the Arts — Tickets required — Experience a chilling cocktail journey through the literary world of Edgar Allan Poe.
Bones for Life/ATM® Class
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Fond du Lac Family YMCA — YMCA Membership / or daily fee — Engage in gentle movements to improve balance, posture, and overall awareness.
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