MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Deer hunters got the snow they wanted in southern Wisconsin on opening day of the state's nine-day gun season. The National Weather Service reports 10 to 20 inches of snow had fallen in Janesville as of Saturday's opener. Snow typically makes deer stand out and makes them easier to track. The Wisconsin Department of Natura l Resources says the number of licenses sold for the gun […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that caused significant damage to a home in Waupun. Firefighters were called to the Arif Topalovski home at 201 Fond du lac Street Saturday to find flames shooting out of the roof on the back side of the home. Firefighters made entry but were pushed back as conditions in the home deteriorated. It took firefighters a couple of hours to extinguish the fire. They […]
Authorities say a hunter with a history of heart problems has died after helping drag a deer to a vehicle on opening day of Wisconsin's gun deer season. The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office says it happened shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday in the Grand River Marsh Public Wildlife Area in the Town of Kingston. Paramedics tried to help the hunter, but the hunter died later at a hospital. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar. The university announced late Saturday evening that Colin Higgins of Middleton has been picked to receive the Rhodes Scholarship, which funds study at England's Oxford University. Higgins completed his undergraduate studies at UW-Madison in May after triple majoring with honors in environmental studies, geography and history. He's currently a graduate student in the university's […]
Christopher R. Hensler […]
VILLAGE OF KOHLER, Wis. (AP) — Striking union workers at the Kohler Company have greeted holiday shoppers in Wisconsin with pickets. At least 1,000 striking Kohler workers and their supporters were outside Saturday along the street that separates the company's huge kitchen and bath ware factory from its upscale hotel, The American Club. Members of United Auto Workers Local 833 held the rally to marshal support for their week-old […]
Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue is partnering with Fond du Lac Firefighters Local 400 in offering Child Identification Kits to all students, K-12. The kits are available for all students throughout Fond du Lac County including all homeschooled children. The kits are for you to keep and no other person or agency will have access to your child’s personal information. We ask that you complete the kits as soon as you […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a student hit by a school bus in Manitowoc is in a medically induced coma. Fifteen-year-old Jacklynn Gienke was hit while walking to Wilson Junior High School about 7 a.m. Thursday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows the state fund that insures local government property finished the last fiscal year in the red. The Legislative Audit Bureau's review Friday found the fund's financial position has deteriorated since the state insurance commissioner's office issued a $12 million dividend in fiscal year 2009-2010. As of June 30, 2014, the fund had a $703,000 deficit.