A man and woman from Oshkosh have been charged in connection with a robbery at the Guaranty Bank in Fond du Lac last month. Twenty six year old Maranatha Henderson and 35 year old Shafia Jones made their initial Fond du lac court appearance Friday. Judge Dale English ordered $25,000 cash bail for both and a joint preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 10th. The Guaranty Bank inside the […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted in a nearly year long spree of burglaries and thefts in the Fond du Lac area is going to prison on a probation revocation. Charles Wals was initially placed on probation when he was convicted of burglary. Theft and criminal damage to property charges were dismissed and read into the record. Wals was back in court Thursday and judge Robert Wirtz lowered the boom. […]
Careless use of smoking materials are to blame for a basement fire in Fond du Lac. Firefighters were called to a report of smoke in the basement at a Chinese restaurant at 18 North Main Street. Investigators say a carelessly discarded cigarette fell along the foundation of the building causing debris to smolder. There were no injuries.
The Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce is a recipient of two state grants to develop or expand employer-driven training programs designed to prepare high school students for the workforce or post secondary education. The Association has received two grants totaling about $43,000 each. Statewide the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is awarding 45 grants totaling $2.5 million. Grant funding will train more than a thousand students and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban felons from owning vicious dogs. Rep. Andre Jacque, a De Pere Republican, says Green Bay police are seeing an increase in dog fighting cases and dogs attacking officers. Jacque says the bill doesn't target a certain breed of dog but instead calls for police to weigh the dog's behavior and determine if it's vicious. The bill […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Kaminsky, the 7-footer who anchored Wisconsin's run to a second straight Final Four, is the runaway choice as The Associated Press' player of the year. Kaminsky averaged 18.7 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 54.9 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from 3-point range as the Badgers ran up a 35-3 record and won the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. "Frank the Tank'" […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — If Wisconsin manages to stop Kentucky's win streak in their NCAA men's Final Four basketball game, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will win a basket of his own, filled with Kentucky bourbons from Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear. Beshear and Walker are wagering on their home teams, and Walker bet a basket of Wisconsin cheese, sausage and root beer. Beshear's office says the bourbons are from Lexington-area distillers […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Businesses across Wisconsin are preparing for a busy weekend with the University of Wisconsin once again in the men's basketball Final Four. Sports bars and grocery stores expect big business with the Wisconsin men's basketball team facing Kentucky on Saturday night. There's also Easter on Sunday and the Milwaukee Brewers' opening day on Monday, as well as the possibility that the Badgers could make the championship […]
Extremely dry conditions have prompted the Dodge County Fire Chiefs Association and Dodge County Emergency Management to issue a statement on the moderate fire danger in the area. Fire Chiefs Association President Matt Pieper says the dry conditions county-wide have raised concerns with open flames outdoors. The weeks of moderate winds and dry conditions have made conditions favorable for open flames to quickly become out of control. And Pieper says […]