Two people were injured in a motorcycle versus car accident Saturday evening in Washington County. The crash happened on Highway 28 just east of the Village of Kewaskum. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department says an eastbound car driven by a 31-year old Town of Kewaskum woman was turning into a driveway and turned directly into the path of the westbound motorcycle, which was operated by a 53-year old Town of […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Some students at Lakeland College are being placed in new housing after their dorm was damaged in a fire. The fire at Hill House happened Sunday. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says authorities arrived to find a roof collapsed and smoke and flames billowing from windows. Lakeland College officials say the fire was accidental and started when a resident was cooking. The student was treated for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's administration and the state troopers' union have negotiated a new contract that calls for 3 percent raises. The Legislature's Joint Committee on Employee Relations rejected a plan in March that called for a 17 percent pay raise. The deal released Monday calls for a 3 percent raise for the year that ended in June 2014 with a lump sum payment for all hours […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to donate money he received in campaign donations from the leader of a white supremacist group cited by the Charleston church murder suspect. Walker received $3,500 from Earl P. Holt, leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens, since 2011. Spokeswoman AshLee Strong said Monday that Walker will donate the money to a charity benefiting the victims. The Guardian newspaper says three […]
LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) — A thunderstorm with high winds has knocked down several trees in southern Wisconsin, and also knocked out power to some areas. Numerous trees were downed in Lancaster. There were also reports of damage to sheds and outbuildings in other parts of Grant County. Grant County Emergency Management director Steve Braun says that several homes were also damaged and the power was out in some areas. Trees […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Construction on one of the largest skate parks in Wisconsin is progressing swiftly in Madison. Backers of the 20,000-square-foot park in the city's Central Park say they expect it to draw skateboarders from around the Midwest. Construction on the $1 million skate park began in April and is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 19. A date for the park's grand opening has yet to be […]
TOWN OF WILSON, Wis. (AP) — A pilot has survived an emergency plane landing in eastern Wisconsin after his engine lost power. The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Sheboygan County sheriff's office just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday that a plane had crashed in southern Sheboygan County. Shortly afterward, the pilot, identified as a man from Cleveland, Wisconsin, called to say his Mooney airplane had lost engine power and he had […]
One person was seriously injured in a truck vs. motorcycle accident in Fond du Lac. The accident happened shortly before 12:30pm Sunday at the intersection of West Johnson Street and Pioneer Road. The motorcycle operator was unconscious when rescue personnel arrived on the scene. He was flown by helicopter to the hospital. The accident closed traffic lanes around the accident scene for about three hours.
An engineering report says the cost to save an historic bridge at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park would be significantly more than replacing the bridge. Community Development Director Diane Benson says the report found that saving the bridge would cost at least $140,000 more than replacing it. Community Development director Diane Benson says the report indicates the bridge is in need of repair or replacement. "Initial cost for replacement is […]