MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Russ Feingold is proposing that Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson agree to a campaign pledge to keep third-party money out of their U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin. Feingold's campaign provided The Associated Press a copy of the pledge on Friday. The proposal is similar to the pledge that Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican Scott Brown agreed to in the 2012 Massachusetts Senate race. Feingold gave […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice quietly fired the Madison crime lab manager last summer for what agency officials called unsatisfactory work performance. Discipline letters The Associated Press obtained through an open records request show lab manager Amy Lautenbach was terminated on July 1. The agency didn't publicize the firing. Former Deputy Attorney General Kevin St. John wrote in Lautenbach's letter that a performance evaluation found unacceptable […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state veterinarian has some new guidelines for showing birds at a fair in Wisconsin this summer. Wisconsin hasn't reported a new case of avian influenza since May 4. But state veterinarian Paul McGraw says new cases of the bird flu are still popping up in neighboring states. McGraw says guidelines include a ban on birds moving to, or participating in any swap meets or shows […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An increase in crude oil traveling by rail through Wisconsin has prompted first responders to seek more firefighting foam so they're better prepared for the possibility of a major train derailment. The state's top emergency official says Wisconsin Emergency Management is working to stockpile the expensive material. He hopes to purchase 1,500 gallons of foam and store the firefighting material at several sites within two hours […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin wildlife official says the state's gray wolf population has gone up by about 13 percent in the past year. David MacFarland with the Department of Natural Resources tells the Wisconsin State Journal that a preliminary estimate says there are 746 gray wolves in the state. It's the first increase in the estimated population since hunting and trapping of gray wolves was legalized in 2012. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was a close call for an infant whose stroller was sent rolling downhill on a downtown Madison street where an SUV without a driver crashed into a tree. Police say the driver of the SUV turned into the path of a family crossing an intersection Wednesday. The father maneuvered his 3-year-old son out of the way. The mother fell and lost her grip on the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice quietly fired the Madison crime lab manager last summer for what agency officials called unsatisfactory work performance. Discipline letters The Associated Press obtained through an open records request show lab manager Amy Lautenbach was terminated on July 1. The agency didn't publicize the firing. Former Deputy Attorney General Kevin St. John wrote in Lautenbach's letter that a performance evaluation found unacceptable […]
A Fond du lac man has been convicted of a series of home invasions. At a plea and sentencing hearing Thursday afternoon Lucas Leffel pleaded no contest to three counts of attempted second degree sexual assault. Several other counts were dismissed and read into the record. Police say Leffel admitted to entering four homes in the southeast side of town while naked last year. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered.
Bail has been lowered for a Fond du Lac man accused of stealing more than $100,000 from Sadoff Iron and Metal company. Donald Krueger stood mute at his arraignment hearing Thursday afternoon and the court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Judge Dale English lowered bond from $100,000 to $2000 cash. Krueger and his alleged accomplice Daniel Christenson of Wild Rose waived their preliminary hearings last Friday on […]