MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin hunters killed far fewer deer this gun season than a year ago. The Department of Natural Resources says preliminary figures show 191,550 deer were taken, down 25 percent from last year. The overall buck harvest was a little over 90,000, down about 8 percent from a year ago. The DNR said the biggest drop-offs came in the far north, where tighter restrictions were in place […]
It’s been more than 30 months since planning first began for the new Ripon Medical Center on the city’s east side. Now it’s under 30 days and Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Kathryn Vergos says plans are now focusing on facilitating a smooth move from the existing Newbury Street facility to the new hospital at Parkside Street, off Highway 23. "We have built a brand new facility for the communities […]
The Green Lake County DNR conservation warden says he’s confident more than one person is responsible for a deer thrill kill incident over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Warden Nate Ackermann says authorities have now found more than ten deer that were shot and left in the field in central Green Lake County. Ackerman says he hasn’t seen a deer thrill kill incident to this magnitude during his law enforcement career. […]
A Fond du lac judge has denied a request to lower bond for a Campbellsport martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting one of his students. At a bail bond hearing Monday Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm denied a request by the attorney for 43 year old William Schellinger to lower his $100,000 cash bond to $10,000. At the request of the District attorney the judge also ordered that […]
The cause of a fire that destroyed a Fond du Lac home last month has been ruled undetermined. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says it appears the fire at 180 Ledgeview Avenue started in the kitchen and may have been caused by an appliance or electrical problem. The parents had dropped their kids off at school November 21st and returned home to find their house on fire. Nobody was injured. The Red […]
Another store has closed at the Fond du Lac Forest Mall. The Firestone tire store closed its doors Saturday after deciding not to renew its lease with the mall. Firestone has stores in Sheboygan, Neenah and Oshkosh.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Senate Democratic Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling has chosen Lena Taylor and Jon Erpenbach to serve on the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee. Shilling made the announcement Tuesday. Taylor represents a portion of Milwaukee. Erpenbach's district includes Middleton and Mount Horeb. The finance committee's main task is to revise the governor's executive budget. Their work on the 2015-17 budget is expected to start this spring. Twelve members […]
KING, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 3,500 wreaths will be laid on the graves of veterans at a King cemetery during the holiday season. The local effort at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is part of a national initiative that aims to honor members of the armed forces. Wreaths Across America began in 1992 at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. American Legion Riders Chapter 8 President Ray McSherry of […]
On December 1, U.S. Representative Tom Petri (WI-06) served as the presiding official at the promotion ceremony of Oshkosh-native and West Point graduate Major Andrew Lerch, U.S. Army, at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Lerch served as a congressional page in the U.S. House of Representatives while in high school from 1998-1999 and subsequently received a nomination from Congressman Petri to attend West Point in 2001. […]