Fond du Lac Public Works says a portion of South Hickory Street between Forest Avenue and Division Street will be closed this week. The street will be closed completely starting at 7:00 AM Monday and remain closed until the end of the day Tuesday. The southbound lane of traffic only, will reopen to traffic Wednesday, April 19th and reopen to full traffic at the end of the day Friday, April 21st. […]
The Fond du Lac Public Works director says 148 homes will be required to have their lead water pipes replaced this year…but the cost is less than anticipated. Jordan Skiff told the city council this week that assements on all but seven of the homes have come in under $3000. Skiff says assessment estimates were mailed out on April 7 to property owners who are scheduled for lead pipe replacements […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin man suspected of stealing numerous weapons and sending an anti-government manifesto to the White House made his first federal court appearance following a nine-day manhunt. Joseph Jakubowski was wearing a dirty white T-shirt over a long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans during his court appearance Friday afternoon in Madison. He spoke quietly with his lawyer before the proceedings began. Jakubowski was arrested early Friday after a […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin chased nearly 800 leads before a fugitive they believed had a cache of stolen firearms was arrested while camping on a farmer's property. Thirty-two-year-old Joseph Jakubowski was arrested Friday morning on the farmland near Readstown, Wisconsin, about 125 miles northwest of Janesville. That's where the manhunt began after authorities say Jakubowski broke into a gun store last week and sent a threatening manifesto […]
Several area schools are among 178 schools statewide receiving Title One Schools of Recognition awards. The schools are being honored for success in educating students from low-income families. Area schools receiving awards include the Oakfield School District, Wilson Elementary In Beaver Dam, Waters and Chegwin Elementary Schools and Sabish Middle School in Fond du lac, Markesan Middle School, and the School for Ag and Environmental Studies in Fox Lake. All […]
The public is invited to join the Friends of the Kettle Moraine for the 28th annual Earth Day litter pick up along the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive through the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit and other forest locations. The event will be held on Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day), starting at 8:30 a.m. Participants are asked to meet at the Forest Headquarters to receive their road or area […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin license plates have featured six characters for more than 30 years. But, that's about to change. The state Department of Transportation expects to begin issuing plates with seven numbers and letters beginning later this month as the inventory of six-character plates dwindles. Department of Corrections prisoners are already making the plates. The six-character plates allowed for about 20 million different combinations. It will take quite […]
A Wisconsin man accused of stealing more than a dozen guns and sending a threatening manifesto to the White House has been arrested. Police caught Joseph Jacubowski in the southwestern Wisconsin village of Viola, Police say the 32 year old Jakubowski stole 18 guns from a store near Janesville on April 4. The anti-government manifesto bearing his name showed his hatred for religion and a desire to carry out unspecified […]
A rollover crash in Fond du lac caused a power outage in the surrounding area Friday morning. Shortly before 1:30am Friday the Fond du Lac Police Department responded to a rollover accident on E. Scott St. at Wettstein Ave. A 31 year old Fond du Lac area man was traveling westbound on E. Scott St. when the vehicle he was operating struck a parked car, a power pole and […]