Good morning, Fond du Lac.

A $600,000 project to improve the Lakeside Park Carousel is delayed after poor soil conditions halted work near the train tracks.

City officials plan to redesign the foundation and finish the project this fall.

During the 2026 season, Dock Spiders recorded 104 stolen bases at Herr Baker Field, which led Silica For Your Home to donate $5,200 to support the Boys + Girls Club.

The four-year partnership benefits local youth as the team prepares for its 2027 season.

Verve announced Daniel Ruedinger's appointment to its board of directors on Monday, Aug.

17. The Oshkosh-based executive (a UW-Oshkosh graduate with 30 years of leadership experience) will help guide the credit union's strategic growth.

National Exchange Bank & Trust will install new interactive teller machines in Fond du Lac and Waupun starting Aug.

25 and Sept. 10 — the bank will host on-site events where staff assist customers and hand out candy bars and cheese.

An accidental spill of custard mix at Gilles Frozen Custard in Fond du Lac went viral — employee Carter Sampson later spoke with FOX6 about the mishap.

Over the weekend, Oshkosh’s 01 Vintage hosted local NBA star Tyrese Haliburton and Grammy-winning singer Ed Sheeran, who visited the downtown shop.

Haliburton—in town for his basketball camp—bought merch while Sheeran picked up a vintage soccer jersey.

The Universities of Wisconsin system requested a $730M funding increase for 2027-29 that includes a two-year tuition freeze, expanded dual enrollment and more research and AI support.

The board of regents will vote later this week in Madison while final funding awaits November elections.

ThedaCare pediatricians advised families on how to help kids cope with tornado trauma by keeping routines & offering calm reassurances, noting that simple, age-appropriate chats can help children feel safe as recovery efforts continue.

Today, SSM Health at Home Hospice in Fond du Lac is seeking volunteers to offer spiritual and meal support for patients and families, continuing a nearly 50-year tradition from the Hospice Home of Hope (which began in 1977 with help from local volunteers including Sisters of St. Agnes).

SSM Health presented a $30,000 gift to the Fond du Lac Family YMCA on Aug.

17 to expand wellness programs that help locals manage chronic conditions, recover and build good lives. The funding will support programs like LIVESTRONG + a Parkinson’s exercise series for about 556 participants in 2026.

Donte Johnson from Fond du Lac scored a first-round knockout in a UFC middleweight fight in Philadelphia Saturday night; the bout lasted 1 minute 38 seconds and improved his record to nine wins.

Marian University field hockey finished fourth in the CFHC preseason poll with 16 points as head coaches ranked the six teams on Aug.

17; the squad will play in conference play against Concordia Wisconsin on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. on the road.