MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of protesters is accusing Wisconsin wildlife officials of mismanaging the state's wolf hunt. About a dozen protesters affiliated with the Wolf and Wildlife Action Group converged on the Capitol's steps Monday holding rusty leg traps and photos of injured wolves. They complained the Department of Natural Resources allowed hunters to go above the statewide kill limit this year. They also insisted trapping wolves and […]
Fond du lac High School presents A Winter Concert Featuring the FDL High School Concert Band and Symphony Band and director Matt McVeigh at the Fond du lac High School Performing Arts Center
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fewer than one in five adults smokes in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Monday that the adult smoking rate is 18 percent, a 2 percentage point drop from 2012. It is consistent with the national smoking rate of 17.8 percent. The 18 percent rate in Wisconsin is the lowest on record. Information from the Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey shows that […]
CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (AP) — About 160 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers return to Camp Douglas following their service in Afghanistan. The 829th Engineer Company will be welcomed home during a Monday afternoon ceremony at a Volk Field hangar. The unit is headquartered in Chippewa Falls and has detachment armories in Ashland and Richmond Center. The soldiers spent six months in Afghanistan where they dismantled coalition structures and facilities. The […]
Culver’s of Fond du Lac located at 969 E. Johnson Street is a national finalist in the nationwide Culver’s Crew Challenge contest where Culver’s restaurants compete in the areas of quality, service, cleanliness, hospitality and community outreach. Culver’s of Fond du Lac is one of four restaurants out of over 500 to advance. The national champion will be announced at Culver’s annual convention in February 2015. “The best part of this competition […]
On Sunday, December 07, 2014, at approximately 11:29 am, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call for help from 5 ice fishermen who were stranded on Lake Winnebago approximately one-half mile out from the Village of Pipe in Fond du Lac County. The subjects, who ranged from 16 years of age to 20 years of age, advised they became stranded when the wind switched and opened up […]
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — The Beloit College community is grappling with news that a 2008 graduate was slain in Yemen. Luke Somers was killed Saturday as U.S. forces tried to rescue him from al-Qaida captors. He had been working as a freelance photographer in Yemen when he was kidnapped in September 2013. Beloit College released a statement Saturday offering condolences to Somers' family, classmates and friends, and "to the people […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — At least 24 residents of assisted living homes in Wisconsin's 15 largest counties have died after mistakes or mistreatment by caregivers in a two-year period. A review of data from 2012 and 2013 also found that 94 residents were hospitalized or treated in emergency rooms for broken bones, debilitating bed sores and other injuries. Assisted living providers say accidental deaths and injuries are rare, […]
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (AP) — Police say a food elevator at a Fountain City restaurant where a college student was found dead was functioning properly. Fountain City Police Chief Jason Mork says in a news release that the elevator system at WingDam Saloon and Grill was not damaged in Monday's incident that left Brooke Baures dead. Mork says he and state elevator inspectors tested the food elevator's speed, electrical system […]