DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The nation's corn and soybean farmers will harvest by far the largest crops ever this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday in a new report. Bigger crops have been expected this year as adequate rain and cool temperatures made for favorable growing conditions, but the new estimates far surpass previous records. Corn farmers are expected to harvest nearly 14.4 billion bushels of corn, […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police say a middle school employee has been arrested and accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student. Police say they were notified by administrators at the Oshkosh Area School District Wednesday about a possible inappropriate relationship between an employee at Merrill Middle School and a student. After officers investigated and arrested a 26 year-old female paraprofessional employee. She's being held in the Winnebago County […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Waukesha County prosecutors are asking that next week's preliminary hearing be postponed for one of the two 12-year-old girls accused of stabbing and nearly killing a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Assistant prosecutor Ted Szczupakiewicz filed the request Wednesday. He was responding to a public defender's assertion that a forensic psychologist found his client mentally unfit for trial. The public defender, Joseph […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least two Dane County judges have granted adoptions by same-sex couples, thereby recognizing their marriages. In the latest case Wednesday, Kat Riley adopted the 2-year-old biological daughter of her partner, Teresa Riley. And, Teresa Riley adopted her spouse's 4-year-old biological son. The Rileys were married in Iowa last year. Now both children have two parents, instead of one parent and one legal guardian, and have […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Thousands of more documents collected during the first John Doe investigation into former aides and associates of Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive have been released. The 7 gigabytes of documents were released Thursday by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. They were collected during the now-closed investigation that resulted in six convictions on a variety of charges. Walker was never charged with wrongdoing. The […]
As summer turns to fall and winter the Fond du Lac Salvation Army is making a plea for assistance. Salvation Army social services director Ron Jacobson says there’s a great need for non perishable food items to stock the food pantry. Jacobson says there’s also a need for winter clothing and blankets.
Due to changing weather conditions the Johnson Street Bridge (STH 23) will have temporary lane restrictions between Military Road and Hickory Street on Thursday, September 11 during the daytime hours. The south lane for eastbound traffic will be closed at 8:00 am and will reopen to regular traffic in the afternoon. At 6:00 pm the north lane for westbound traffic will be closed until the early morning hours on Friday. […]
Five Fond du Lac men have been arrested in connection with a car vandalism spree this week. Fond du Lac police say the men were driving around in a pick-up truck and used baseball bats to smash out the windows of over 60 vehicles parked on city streets. Police captain Pat McKeough a majority of the incidents occurring in the South Marr Street area along Ellis Street. Two […]
Fond du lac police say nobody was injured after gunshots were fired apparently following an argument. Police captain Pat McKeough says the incident was reported about 11pm Tuesday. McKeough says the incident happened on South Street…and four people have been questioned as police piece together what happened. Police are still looking for the person who fired the shots. McKeough says at this point it doesn’t appear the shots were fired […]