Agnesian HealthCare has added a third secured drug drop location at Ripon Medical Center. The drug drop locations help to ensure the proper disposal of expired or no longer needed medications. To date, the sites at Ripon and Waupun Memorial Hospital have received more than 841 pounds of medications – nearly half a ton. A recent study has shown that nearly six in 10 Americans have leftover narcotics at home […]
The Dodge County Law Enforcement Explorer Post recently brought home eight awards at a state competition. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the local Explorer Post was competing against more than 40 teams in a variety of law enforcement categories. Schmidt says the explorer post is comprised of young people age 14 to 21 who have an interest in pursuing a law enforcement career. Explorers Easton Meier and Scott Anderson were […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled in the city of Oshkosh's favor in an on-going battle with the organizer of a pub crawl. Joseph Kubiak declined to pay for an event permit for a pub crawl in 2014 after several years of doing so. The city sued, saying Kubiak didn't comply with the ordinance requiring a permit. A circuit judge dismissed the suit, ruling that […]
A Juneau man is one of three men indicted by a federal grand jury on drug charges. Forty six year old Michael Marks was arrested Wednesday in Beaver Dam on a charge of possession and of methamphetamine. His cousin, 44 year old William Marks of Columbus and an Eau Claire woman are charged with distributing methamphetamine. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. The charges […]
Nobody was seriously injured and a Milwaukee man is in custody following a short high speed chase in Fond du Lac. It all happened in a matter of a few minutes around 4pm Wednesday. A Fond du Lac police officer was chasing a suspect in a quiet residential neighborhood when the suspect lost control of the vehicle crashing into two parked vehicles and the front porch of a house at 275 […]
The Mayville police chief is under investigation. Police chief Chris MacNeill has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal investigation. Mayville mayor Rob Boelk says MacNeill was placed on leave this week after the city became aware of an allegation involving MacNeill that occurred in 2011. Boelk did not say what the nature of the allegations are. The Watertown Police Department is conducting the investigation. […]
Nobody was injured and a Berlin man was arrested following a standoff with police. Berlin police responded Monday evening to a report of a man barricading himself inside an apartment with a child. The Green Lake County Combined Tactical Unit was called and forced entry into the apartment. Police say the subject, identified as Joseph Campshure failed to obey orders to put his hands up. Officers used a Taser before […]
Fond du Lac St. Agnes Hospital officials say the hospital is at bed capacity due to an increase volume of patients over the last few weeks. "We assess our bed capacity continuously," hospital vice president and chief nursing officer Katherine Vergos told WFDL news. "We have patients accessing us from multiple different venues. Its pretty rare for us at St. Agnes Hospital that it gets this busy." Vergos says she […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he supports a measure that would legalize possession of a marijuana extract used to treat seizures. Walker told reporters Wednesday that he's mainly concerned about opening the door to full-fledged legalization of marijuana but the bill appears to be crafted narrowly enough to avoid that. The bill legalizes possession of cannabidiol oil with a doctor's certification. The oil doesn't produce a high. […]