Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a minivan near Waupun Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the scene near Highways 26 and 151 to a report of a minivan on fire. The fire destroyed the vehicle. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin company can lay claim to having the best cheese in America. The Sartori company in Antigo won the title at this year's U.S. Championship Cheese Contest with its Sartori Reserve Black Pepper BellaVitano, by master cheesemaker Mike Matucheski. The U.S. championship is considered the largest technical cheese, butter and yogurt competition in the country. Sartori also won the title in 2009. Wisconsin […]
North Fondy Robotics High School Team 1032A - Technical Knockout has earned the title of Tournament Champion at the 2017 Wisconsin VEX High School State Championship, earning them an invitation to compete at the 2017 VEX Worlds Robotics Competition in Louisville, KY next month. Team members Matthew Miller, Austin Hamer, Michael Zagar and Andrew Schmitz were one of 48 teams competing at the State Championship held at the Milwaukee School […]
Two teenage boys were injured, one critically, in a rollover crash in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly after 7am Friday on Pond Road east of County Highway P, in the town of Rubicon. A preliminary investigation shows that a 16 year old boy was driving eastbound on Pond when the car drifted onto the shoulder, began to spin and then vaulted. A 14 year old male passenger was […]
A Fond du Lac man has been charged with reckless homicide in the heroin overdose death of a Fond du Lac woman. Forty one year old Joshua Asencio made this initial Fond du lac court appearance Thursday and is being held in the Fond du lac County Jail on $100,000 cash bond. Asencio is accused of supplying the heroin that led to the overdose death of a 33 year […]
An Illinois woman has been convicted of neglect in connection with the death of her infant son in Fond du Lac. Airrealle Smart entered what’s called an Alford plea to a charge of neglecting a child and neglecting a child causing death. Under the plea Smart is convicted of the crime but does not admit guilt. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 19th. Police say Smart and her boyfriend […]
The Fond du Lac Traffic Safety Commission is looking for ways to improve pedestrian safety at a crosswalk near the city-county government center. Fond du lac County Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says the concern is southbound traffic on Macy Street turning right onto Western Avenue. Waldschmidt says a potential solution is prohibiting right turns from Macy when the traffic light is red. He says many government center employees avoid the […]
A Horicon teenager has died from injuries suffered in a crash in Dodge County earlier this month. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says 19 year old Destiny Kogler died Thursday at a Madison hospital. The crash happened March 2nd on State Highway 33 near Fairfield Road, in the town of Oak Grove. A preliminary investigation shows that Kogler lost control of her car on snow covered Sth 33, crossed the […]
Governor Scott Walker highlighted his proposed K-12 budget during a stop in Oakfield Thursday. The governor is proposing $649 million in new state aids for public schools and an increase in per pupil aid by $509 million. The governor says the Oakfield School District is estimated to receive approximately $7.36 million in funding from the state under the proposed budget including an increase of $288,000 in per pupil aid and […]