Three people died in a one vehicle rollover accident Sunday night in Columbia County. The crash happened on County Highway P at Whitetail Drive in the Town of Pacific, which is about 3 miles south of Portage. Rescue personnel discovered that four individuals were trapped in the vehicle. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Department says the vehicle driver, an 18 year old female, died at the scene. Two male passengers also […]
A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold in Beaver Dam. The ticket from Saturday's drawing was sold at Rechek's Food Pride grocery store. As of Sunday evening, store owner Brett Rechek said the winner had not come forward yet. Saturday's numbers were 11, 12, 15, 16, 54, and the Powerball was 25.
WALDO, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin man on parole for possessing explosives may face more charges after an explosion at his home this weekend. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called about an explosion at the home in Waldo late Saturday afternoon. Officers recognized the home belonged to a man convicted in a 2008 case of possessing explosive devices. Deputies found broken glass and several blown-out […]
A group of Fond du Lac citizens is planning a voter registration drive in Fond du Lac for the April 5th primary election. Fond du Lac resident Donna Richards is leading the effort. Richards says a voter registration training session will be held at 10:30am Tuesday at the Fond du lac City clerk’s office for anyone interested in being certified as a Special Registration Deputy. Richards says a new online voter registration bill eliminates the […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says he believes a bill imposing tougher penalties on repeat drunken drivers is a step in the right direction. The Assembly passed a bill last week that would make a fourth offense a felony regardless of when the charge is filed. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says right now a fourth offense is a felony only if committed within five years of a third. Under the bill, the DOT would be required […]
A former music teacher at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam is facing charges of sexually assaulting a student. A charge of sexual assault of a child by a person who works or volunteers with children has been filed against 23 year old Adam Hechimovich of Mayville. In December, police were contacted by the victim, his family, and an assistant dean at Wayland, stating that a teacher identified as Hechimovich, had […]
The Waupun police chief says he thinks bills regulating drones is probably a good thing. The state assembly has approved a pair of bills that would impose fines for flying drones over prisons and enhance the penalty for crimes committed using drones. The bill’s authors removed a provision that would have allowed municipalities to establish no fly zones for drones after drone operators and technology advocates testified it would create a patchwork of regulations and […]
Six people were transported to the hospital, two of them critically injured, following a two vehicle crash in Fond du lac. Rescue personnel were called to the scene on North Main Street near Dutch’s Trading Post Saturday night. Police say two SUVs collided. A portion of North Main between Arndt and Follet Streets was closed for about an hour. Police are continuing their investigation.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of a bill suggested by a group of Wisconsin second-graders to limit the sale of novelty lighters are disappointed that the proposal has failed to pass. In 2009, students in Londa Kuehn's class at Pittsville Elementary School wanted to keep the lighters from being sold to children. Pittsville Fire Chief Jerry Minor has been taking the children's message to legislators for the last seven years. […]