The Fond du Lac Water Utility will be closing south bound Military Road between Morris and Grove Streets on Tuesday morning at 7:00 AM to repair a leaking valve. We will also close Brooke Street south of Western Avenue to prevent traffic from entering Military Road. A temporary pavement patch will be made after completing the utility repair, and the street will reopen on Thursday morning. North bound traffic will be […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some experts are concerned that a plan to allow boats to bypass a lock on the Fox River will further the spread of invasive species. The Fox River Navigational System Authority has proposed a $3.8 million transfer station that will remove invasive species that attach to boats and allow them to move around a lock between Lake Michigan and Lake Winnebago. Although state law currently requires a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on electric and hybrid vehicles if the proposed $50 annual charge put forward by the Department of Transportation becomes law. The proposal must win approval in the Legislature and be signed by Gov. Scott Walker before becoming law. The new fee would take effect in 2016. Steve Hiniker, executive director of the environmental group 1000 Friends […]
On Monday November 17th, 2014 at approximately 10:10 AM the Dodge County Central Communications Center received a 911 call from a clerk employed at the BP Gas Station located at 868 Main St. in the Village of Brownsville. The clerk advised that a person, wearing a ski mask and hooded sweatshirt, had asked for a carton of cigarettes. When the clerk asked for an ID, to confirm age, the subject […]
Wisconsin home sales rose significantly last month and median prices continued to grow at a solid rate. That according to the latest figures released by the Wisconsin Realtors Association. Wisconsin Realtors Association economist, David Clark, says existing home sales in October were 9.6 percent higher than October 2013 while median prices were up 4.2 percent over that same period. "If you look at Fond du lac County their sales really […]
The Fond du lac County Sheriff’s Office says a fatal rollover accident that claimed the lives of two Fond du Lac residents happened the night before the crash scene was discovered. The Sheriff’s Office says the driver, 19 year old Brandon Mans and passenger, 19 year old Ari Ebling-Hopf, both of Fond du lac died in a one vehicle rollover accident on Triple T Road just west of Log Tavern […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Manitowoc County sheriff's officials have identified the victims of a weekend highway crash. Authorities say 21-year-old Andrew Preston, of Whitelaw, and 23-year-old Casey Schamburek, of Reedsville, died when their vehicle left county Highway K in the Town of Maple Grove early Saturday and struck a tree. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Sheriff's officials say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the […]
MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) — Taylor County sheriff's officials say human remains have been found in the rubble of a tree stand fire. The sheriff's department was notified about a missing person after a 52-year-old Medford man failed to meet two others to go hunting. Medford police officers and sheriff's deputies began a search for the man and found his ATV on his rural property near a wooden, elevated box-like hunting […]
RICE LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A 24-year-old who served on the Rice Lake City Council and as mayor when he was only a teen is now joining the Wisconsin Legislature. Romaine Quinn says he believes his age is an advantage because he can relate to younger voters in ways many others cannot. He says he can better understand paying for college, buying a home and grappling with minimum wage. Quinn, […]