Often the Sheriff’s Office responds to a report of a vehicle in the ditch with substantial damage with no driver or other occupants in the area. Our first concern is if the occupants are injured and where are they. Most often it is found that the driver left the scene and did not report the accident to authorities as required. It may be a situation where the driver was impaired […]
Gregory L. Smack Birthday: January 28, 1973 Race: Black Height: 5’ 7” Weight: 163 Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Gregory L. Smack is being released from prison on February 2, 2015 after serving time for criminal damage to property for tampering with his GPS bracelet and also for resisting/obstructing arrest. Smack previously served 7 years in prison for 2-counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child. Smack’s victims were 13-year-old […]
Mayville police are working with other law enforcement agencies and following up on tips following a police impersonation incident last week. Police Chief Chris MacNeil says the incident happened Friday on Highway TW near Theiler Park. MacNeil says the suspect was driving a Dodge Charger and activated red and blue lights on the vehicles dash to perform a traffic stop. The victim says the suspect displayed a gun and […]
Wisconsin motorists are noticing something at the gas pump, they haven’t seen in quite some time…rising gas prices. AAA Wisconsin spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular is again above $2 a gallon. 'The state average right now is about $2.06. Its a little less than that as you go south and east of Fond du Lac. If you go north and west it […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2016 seeks a $50 million cut in a multi-year program to clean up the Great Lakes. The president's spending plan released Monday requests $250 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, down from $300 million appropriated for this year. The program focuses on the lakes' most serious long-term ecological challenges such as invasive species, toxic pollution, degraded fish and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's new treasurer has gotten rid of his staff and says he'll donate part of his salary as state Republicans continue to try to eliminate the office. Treasurer Matt Adamczyk, a Republican, eliminated his three-member staff, amounting to a savings of about $168,000. He also says he will give 25 percent of his nearly $69,000 salary to the treasury. Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats are speaking out against various parts of Gov. Scott Walker's budget the day before the Republican releases his entire plan to the Legislature. Democrats on Monday say what is known so far about Walker's plan would not create opportunities for people to succeed in Wisconsin. They say Walker is crafting his budget to appeal nationally as he looks ahead to a possible presidential run. Democrats […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered state election officials to post links to decisions striking down swaths of Wisconsin's campaign finance laws on its website. A federal appeals court in May struck down state laws banning independent political spending by corporations to support or oppose candidates and capping corporations' political donations. The court also struck down state Government Accountability Board rules that imposed reporting requirements for groups […]
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A mayor in Wisconsin has learned a valuable lesson about his city's weather-predicting critter: Don't get too close. Jimmy, the official groundhog in Sun Prairie, bit the mayor's ear during a Groundhog Day celebration on Monday. The groundhog's handler was holding the animal next to Mayor Jonathan Freund's face when it promptly bit down on his ear. Freund flinched, but he went on with his […]