A Fond du Lac man convicted of setting fire to his home is going to prison. Fond du lac judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 29 year old Colin Habram to 17 years in prison followed by ten years of extended supervision. Habram earlier pleaded no contest to arson. Habram was accused of setting fire to a residence at 410 Ellis Street April 14th to collect insurance money to buy heroin. His pet dog died […]
A 36-year-old Waupun woman is accused of stealing nearly $27,000 from her mother-in-law. Nicole Grauvogl of Waupun is charged with five felony counts of misappropriate ID info to obtain money. She faces up to 30 years in prison and $50,000 in fines if convicted of all charges. A criminal complaint says officers responded June 27 to a fraud complaint from a woman who had noticed unusual activity in her checking account. […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted of dealing heroin is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe sentenced Antwon Brown to 10 years in prison followed by eight years of extended supervision. Brown was convicted of first degree recklessly endangering safety, possession with intent to deliver heroin and cocaine and battery. According to a criminal complaint Brown attacked his ex-girlfriend at an Ellis Street residence December 23rd, 2014 accusing her of stealing drugs. According […]
A toy drone, apparently received as a Christmas present caused a security breach at the Waupun prison. Waupun police chief Dale Heeringa says a 32 year old Waupun man called police to report he lost his drone a block to the north of the Waupun Correctional Institution and that it might have gone into the prison over the walls. After a search of the property the drone was found inside the prison walls. […]
About a month after the historic Retlaw hotel in downtown Fond du lac closed its doors, city officials are hopeful a new buyer can be found soon. Downtown Partnership executive Director, Amy Hansen, says there has already been some interest expressed. "I was notified by four different parties shortly after that announcement (Retlaw closing) by people of interest doing the property and one development group has come forward as a very viable […]
Fond du lac County officials are concerned that further delays may jeopardize the planned opening of a new UW Fond du Lac student housing project next fall. County executive Al Buechel says the developer, Kaukauna based Keller Inc. , is still looking for someone to own and maintain the facility before coming back to the county with a final development proposal. Buechel says he’s very disappointed with the lack of progress on the project. He says […]
Underappreciated and undertrained is how some people refer to family caregivers, who make personal sacrifices every day for little or no compensation to provide care for a loved one. Helen Marks Dicks of AARP-Wisconsin calls family caregivers an “invisible arm”. Caregivers help with daily tasks such as giving baths, dispensing medications, preparing meals, providing transportation and an array of other activities. Dicks says the number of family caregivers in Wisconsin surprises most people. […]
The American Automobile Association is urging automakers to put consumer interests first and rethink eliminating spare tires from new vehicles. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says one third of new vehicles are now sold without a spare tire, replacing it with tire inflator kits. Jarmuscz says tire inflator kits are not a substitute for a spare tire. The kits cannot be used for example if the object that caused the flat is no longer odged in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says a Republican lawmaker used state resources to produce a Christmas video encouraging people to consider becoming Christians. Rep. Scott Allen of Waukesha posted a video on the Assembly GOP's YouTube Channel on Dec. 18 inviting non-Christians to "consider the hope offered by the Prince of Peace" and quoting Bible verses. Vos says Allen used the Assembly's studio in the state Capitol […]