There are no contested races in Waupun where mayor Kyle Clark is running for re-election. Incumbent aldermen, Julie Kaczmarski and Nancy Vanderkin are running for another term. Mike Matoushek is running for the district four seat after Steve Bastian filed a declaration of non candidacy. In the village of North Fond du Lac the filing deadline has been extended to Friday after incumbent Tammy Keller did not file non-candidacy papers even though she is not running. […]
A Fond du Lac County Republican party leader says turnout may be the key on whether Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is re-elected. Johnson is being challenged by the man he beat in the 2010 election, Russ Feingold. Recent polls have shown Feingold ahead of Johnson and Fond du Lac County Republican party treasurer, Rohn Bishop,says many political observers consider Johnson to be vulnerable. Bishop says Democrats get out and vote in presidential election […]
One person received serious, but non life-threatening injuries in a two vehicle crash in Fond du Lac county. State Patrol Captain Tony Burrell says a small SUV collided with an unoccupied dump truck on Highway C at Rose-Eld Road west of Fond du lac. Flight for Life helicopter was called to the scene on shortly before 9am Tuesday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Another legislative committee has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would prohibit people from bothering hunters in the woods. The Senate's sporting heritage committee approved the measure unanimously Tuesday. The vote clears the way for a full vote on the Senate floor. The measure's Republican authors say concerns about hunter harassment have grown since the Wolf Patrol, a group of animal rights activists, followed and filmed wolf […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The authors of a bill that would outlaw possession of dangerous exotic animals are telling a legislative committee the measure is a common sense proposal that will keep police safe. The bill includes a list of dangerous exotic animals that includes lions, apes and crocodilians. People who own one when the bill takes effect could continue to possess the creature if it's registered with the local […]
EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified the third man whose body was recovered from an icy southern Wisconsin lake. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that the body of 21-year-old Mori Weinstein was recovered Monday afternoon. The bodies of two other men were found in Mill Lake on Sunday, the day their friends reported them missing. The lake is in Walworth County, about 35 miles southwest […]
A Black Creek man has made his initial court appearance on charges that he burglarized a Mayville church in November. Eighteen year old Tristan Vandeneng is charged with burglary, theft, and criminal damage to property in Dodge County Circuit Court. On November 8th, Mayville Police responded to a report of an overnight burglary that occurred at Christian Life Fellowship Church. The suspect broke in and took valuable electronics, money and […]
The Waupun police chief says an incident last week involving a wayward drone may behoove city officials to look at placing some regulations on the flying objects. A Waupun man lost control of his drone last week when it landed inside the Waupun prison walls. Waupun police chief Dale Heeringa says while last week’s incident was an innocent mistake, it does raise serious questions about a potential security breach of the prison. "With the correctional […]
The Ripon Medical Center Foundation Board will decide soon how it plans to use one of the largest donations in the history of the Foundation. The gift of more than $246,000 comes from the estate of the late Ruth Birge who passed away last year at the age of 94. Ripon Medical Center Director Kathryn Vergos says the board will decide at their next meeting how the money will be used. "If we're […]