The Fond du Lac County Board has approved the hiring of a part-time property and evidence control specialist in the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mick Fink says advances in technology have added to the number of potential pieces of digital and electronic evidence that law enforcement collect and save. "The more I looked into this and saw what goes through the evidence room, the physical pieces of […]
The state Assembly has approved a bill that would green light increasing the state speed limit to 70 mph on some highways and freeways. Rep. Paul Tittl, a Manitowoc Republican, says the bill allows the Department of Transportation to increase speed limits to 70 miles per hour in approved areas. The top speed limit in the state is currently 65 miles per hour. "We're in a different world today than […]
Fire crews have already responded to more than 30 wildfires that have burned more than 150 acres in Wisconsin…and its not even spring. DNR Forest Protection Director Trent Marty says the widespread risk of high to very high fire danger across the state is unusual this early. The Department of Natural Resources suspended burning permits in 22 counties this Week and Marty says the fire danger in Fond du Lac […]
Firefighters from seven area departments helped battle a fire fueled by strong winds that destroyed a vacant building in the town of Lomira Tuesday. Firefighters were called to a vacant structure behind ProBuild, a building materials business on Highway 49. Fire investigators say it appears the fire was started by high winds that stoked embers from a controlled burn on the property a day before.
A lengthy prison sentence for a man convicted of robbing a Beaver Dam bank in October of 2012. Dodge County Circuit Court Judge John Storck sentenced 45 year old Kenneth Asboth Jr. to 10 years of initial confinement and 10 years of extended superivsion. Asboth pleaded no contest in March of 2014 to a charge of armed robbery with threat of force. He was accused of entering the Associated Bank […]
A man that was rescued after breaking through the ice on a pond while attempting to save his dog has been identified. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says 56 year old Dale Bratz and his black labrador retriever were rescued after breaking through the ice on a private pond on County Highway Q near Ranch Road in the Town of Shields. At just after 6 p.m. Sunday, the Dodge County […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There would be no school report cards with results of tests taken by students this spring under a bill that has passed the Wisconsin state Senate. There is broad support for the proposal passed Tuesday because of concerns related to the troubled implementation of the test and fears that students could fare poorly on it. This year's test, known as the Badger Exam, is tied to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is joining the nationwide push to ban a key plastic exfoliant in soap, toothpaste and other personal care products out of fear it's leading to water pollution. The state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill banning the tiny bits of plastic known as microbeads. They are typically found in facial scrubs and toothpaste. Scientists recently discovered that the particles are flowing by the billions from […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Mini-shots of hard alcohol could be offered to sample at Wisconsin liquor and grocery stores under a bill headed to Gov. Scott Walker for his consideration. The state Senate passed it on a voice vote Tuesday without debate. The bill also easily cleared the Assembly last month on a voice vote. Retailers with liquor licenses could provide customers with one half-ounce of booze, the equivalent of […]