Month: September 2015

SHIOCTON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are investigating an airplane crash in east-central Wisconsin.  The Outagamie County Sheriff's Department was called late Saturday about the crash just north of the Shiocton Airport.  The plane was flying to the airport when it turned over and crashed into a cornfield. No injuries were reported.  The sheriff's department has not released how many people were in the airplane.

A Fond du lac  man convicted of  a series of home invasions is going to prison for a long time.   Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe has sentenced Lucas Leffel  to 18 years in prison followed by 12 years of extended supervision.  Prosecuting attorney Dennis Krueger says he's satisfied with the sentence.  " Mr. Leffel had a sexual disorder that caused him to enter people's homes.  They were obviously unsuspecting, […]

The North Fond du Lac Police and Fire Commission is meeting Monday afternoon to officially accept the resignation of the Fire Chief.  Richard Zmuda submitted his resignation last week after he was arrested on theft charges out of the state of Pennsylvania.  Zmuda is accused of stealing more than $47,000 from an elderly aunt.  He waived extradition during a Fond du Lac court appearance this week.  The village police and […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether some common public records like traffic accident reports and tickets should be off-limits to journalists in a case that could affect long-standing state law.  Stories such as former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's 2004 drunken driving arrest, or other violations involving prominent drivers, might not be reported without access to names and addresses in such records.  The Supreme Court on Friday […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state of Wisconsin is introducing new driver's licenses and identification cards later this month that officials believe are more secure.  The state Department of Transportation says implementation of the new cards starts in late September, with plans to finish the rollout throughout the state by Nov. 1. Ann Perry, director of the Division of Motor Vehicles' Bureau of Driver Services, said in a news release […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A published report says a major donor to Gov. Scott Walker has reached an agreement with the Department of Natural Resources to buy some prime lakefront property in northern Wisconsin.  The agreement calls for the DNR to sell Elizabeth Uihlein  765 feet of frontage on Rest Lake in Vilas County for $275,000. Uihlein currently owns an adjacent condominium complex without lake access.  Uihlein and her husband, Richard, […]

Despite a summer long effort to ban alcohol on quadricycles/pedal pubs the Fond du Lac City Council at its Wednesday, September 9, 2015 meeting voted to allow alcohol consumption for this new alcohol venue.  The eight agencies, coalitions and organizations who advocated throughout the summer in favor of banning alcohol on quadricycles/pedal pubs will continue to work toward changing the culture of alcohol of Fond du Lac County.  We ask […]

Senator Gudex (R-Fond du Lac) announced a five-stop listening tour around the state. The Senate Economic Development and Commerce Committee will be hosting informational hearings to gather feedback from local business and economic development leaders. The focus will revolve around the ways we can improve our economy and things the legislature can do to assist job creators.  “This listening tour will provide legislators an opportunity to get outside of Madison […]