The latest Wisconsin Farm Bureau marketbasket survey shows beefed up grocery prices in the state. Farm bureau spokesman Casey Langan says beef is the key ingredient to higher grocery prices in Wisconsin. Langan says the survey shows the total cost of 16 food items is $51.96 up nearly two dollars or about 3.8 percent compared to a year ago. The survey found the average price for a pound of ground […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The waist-expanding wager has been placed for the NCAA men's basketball championship as the governors of North Carolina and Wisconsin, and two of their congressmen, are putting their faith - and their food - behind their respective schools. Gov. Pat McCrory says that if Wisconsin downs Duke in the title game in Indianapolis Monday night, he'll send Gov. Scott Walker a package of barbecue, coleslaw, hushpuppies […]
The 2015 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony will be held in Fond du Lac on Monday, May 25, 2015. The parade will start at 10:00 am on the corner of Guindon Blvd and Main Street and will proceed north to Veterans Park. A Memorial Ceremony will be held immediately afterward. The Marine Corps League in Fond du Lac is this year’s sponsoring unit. ALL parade entries must only have a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser stepped down from a drunken driving case this year after he apparently went outside court proceedings and contacted a state lab. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the court was notified that someone claiming to be Prosser contacted the Laboratory of Hygiene on February 19th and asked questions that could related to the case. Judges are supposed to decide cases based […]
After responding to several grass fires over the last couple of weeks the Fond du Lac fire chief is asking residents to hold off on any controlled burns until things start to green up. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says a grass fire that scored a few acres in a ditch along Highway 41 last week shows how quickly it can spread.
Bail was set at $1000 cash for a Fond du Lac man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a bathroom at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Twenty one year old Edmund Banach is charged with having sex with a child 16 or older and obstructing an officer, both misdemeanors. According to a criminal complaint the girl told police that she was in the unisex bathroom on March […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A kitten that survived being tossed from a moving car in Milwaukee is now looking for a home. The 4-week-old kitten was brought to the Wisconsin Humane Society by a woman who said she saw it thrown from a moving car. Human Society spokeswoman Angela Speed says the woman, Julissa Rivera, named the kitten Buffy, but couldn't keep it because a tenant in her building has allergies. […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It's Wisconsin by a knockout in the Final Four. Frank "the Tank" Kaminsky and Sam Dekker led the charge. Nigel Hayes flanked the big guys up front. The Badgers will take on Duke for a shot at their first national title since 1941 after defeating unbeaten Kentucky 71-64 Saturday night. Next up is the national championship game on Monday night against the Blue Devils and freshman phenom […]
Effective April 1, 2015 the Department of Public Works Bulky Waste Drop Off Site, located at 530 Doty St. begins our Summer operating hours as follows: Hours of Operation: Hours (April 1 – November 30) Monday 9:00 to 3:15 Tuesday Closed Wednesday 10:00 to 6:00 Thursday 9:00 to 3:15 Friday 9:00 to 3:15 Saturday 8:00 to Noon Fee Structure: There is a charge $20 for a single […]