Wisconsin's corn crop is still not maturing as fast as it should, due to relatively dry weather and cooler-than-normal temperatures. Officials say the percentages of corn in the silk-and-dough stages are below the averages for the past five years. It rained and hailed someplace in Wisconsin almost every day last week -- but the showers were spotty, and 33-percent of the state's farm fields are short to very short of […]
A Neenah man arrested for speeding the wrong way on Highway 41 in Fond du Lac County is bound over for trial. Twenty seven year old Adam Baurain waived his preliminary hearing on charges of first degree recklessly endangering safety and eluding an officer. Fond du Lac County sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says the incident happened early Saturday morning, July 20th when the Sheriff’s Office received several calls stating there was […]
On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at approximately 4:32 PM, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and Campbellsport Fire Department responded to N3647 Red Oak Dr. in the Town of Osceola for a house fire. The house was currently under construction and was vacant at the time of the fire. The house is considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Fond du […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Transportation officials say 39 people were killed in Wisconsin traffic crashes last month, the second-lowest figure for a month of July since 1937. The state Department of Transportation says last month's figure represents 18 fewer deaths than in July of last year, and 19 fewer than the five-year average for the month of July. The safest July was in 1943, with 34 traffic fatalities. As of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Civil right advocates are telling a federal appeals court that Wisconsin's gay marriage ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and serves no rational government purpose. The American Civil Liberties Union made the arguments in a brief filed with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. That court is weighing whether to uphold a June ruling from U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb that found the ban […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors leading a secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups are arguing they're immune from lawsuit seeking to halt the probe. Prosecutors are looking into whether Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups through a so-called John Doe probe, where information is tightly controlled. Wisconsin Club for Growth has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the probe. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says a district judge made several errors when he struck down a state law requiring that voters show photo identification at the polls. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman struck down the law in April. He says it violated the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection, in part because it imposes an unfair burden on low-income and minority voters. Van Hollen's […]
MADISON - A virus that is new to Wisconsin waters and affects common carp and koi is likely to blame for two carp die-offs in Dodge County in recent days. Department of Natural Resources officials say the koi herpes virus is not harmful to humans or other fish. However, caution is urged in handling affected carp because as they decompose, they become susceptible to multiple secondary bacterial infections that can […]
A lightning strike apparently started a fire that significantly damaged a Fond du Lac area home. Shortly before 4pm Friday The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and Van Dyne Fire Department were called to a residence at N8743 Lakeshore Drive in the town of Friendship for a report of a house fire. The house was vacant at the time of the fire and is believe have been started by […]