An Oakfield man is in custody following a high speed chase. The chase started shortly after 8:30pm on Highway 151 near Highway 175 and continued southbound on 151 when the vehicle exited onto Highway D. The chase continued at a high rate of speed on numerous side streets in the village of Oakfield, and again southbound on D before the vehicle ran over stop sticks. The driver, a 28 year old […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — City officials in Waukesha have created a memorial within City Hall to the six people who were killed when an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade last November. City officials hung paintings of the six people by artist Joanne Bowring on the wall in City Hall. A commission plans to meet March 31 to discuss a permanent memorial. Prosecutors have accused Darrell Brooks Jr. of driving […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A defiant priest who was removed from his ministry in La Crosse last year is set to speak in Beloit this summer. The La Crosse Tribune reports the Rev. James Altman will speak at the Coalition for Canceled Priests' one-year anniversary event in Beloit in June. Bishop William Patrick Callahan removed Altman from his ministry at St. James the Less in La Crosse in July […]
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — A wildlife rehabilitation facility is raising three newborn bear cubs after their mother died during a research project. Researchers tranquilized the mother bear and an older cub in their den in February so they could replace batteries on a radio collar. The mother bear apparently died after the cub rolled onto her head. The researchers contacted Wild Instincts, a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Rhinelander, to take […]
Two college scholarships of $1,000.00 are available from Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club. The program encourages young adults to continue their education after high school graduation. Applicants must be seniors graduating from a high school in the Fond du Lac area (or have recently completed high school equivalency). The recipient must be planning to attend college in Fond du Lac in fall 2022 at Marian University, Moraine Park Technical […]
One person was killed in a one vehicle crash in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly after 6:30pm Sunday on County Highway C west of Highway I, in the town of Chester. An initial investigation showed that a car was traveling east on C when it failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off of the roadway and struck several trees in the south ditch area. The 87 year old male driver (sole occupant) […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — School officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, released surveillance footage that shows an off-duty police officer putting his knee on a 12-year-old girl’s neck to restrain her amid a lunchtime fight. The Kenosha Unified School District released redacted footage of the March 4 fight on Friday. It shows a Kenosha officer who was working as a security guard intervening in the fight and scuffling with the girl. He […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office stepped up enforcement this past weekend as part of a speed grant enforcement campaign. Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says its tied in with St. Patrick's Day celebrations which continued during the weekend. Tadych says to date there have already been four traffic fatalities in Fond du Lac County this year. "Three of the four fatalities were on (Highway) 151 and all four fatalities were alcohol-related," […]
Republican state representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam says it's time to get tough on repeat shoplifters. The state Assembly recently approved a bill that would create a mandatory minimum jail sentence of at least 180 days in jail for anyone convicted of a third or subsequent shoplifting offense within five years. Responding to opponents who say it will lead to overcrowded jails Born says they will have to make more […]