Several people have been arrested in separate drug busts in Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Dodge counties. Fond du Lac County District attorney Eric Toney says 11 people face charges for allegedly delivering heroin in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. Toney says investigators believe more than 15 pounds of heroin, with a street value of more than a million dollars were distributed over the last two years. Toney says […]
"We’re living in mad times," says the founder of the nonpartisan grassroots group Blue Jeans Nation, and the group is holding an event in Waupun Saturday it calls “March Forth on March Fourth,” to help people think aloud about how to respond. Blue Jeans Nation founder Mike McCabe says we’ve been through the most tumultuous, unpredictable and stressful election of our times, with more uncertainty and political turmoil in […]
TOWM OF LIMA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say bad weather may have been a factor in a crash that killed an 85-year-old woman in Sheboygan County of eastern Wisconsin. The sheriff's office says it was snowing heavily when the crash happened on Highway 32 in the Town of Lima around 9 a.m. Wednesday. A car, driven by the 85-year-old woman from Cedar Grove, was northbound when it crossed the center […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says a Beaver Dam man may still be alive today if he had stayed with his vehicle following a crash. Twenty seven year old Timothy Price was seriously injured when the car he was driving slammed into a utility pole near Beaver Dam Sunday night. Investigators say the crash was alcohol-related, and Sheriff Dale Schmidt says instead of calling 911 and waiting for paramedics to arrive, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers can take blood samples from unconscious drivers without a warrant under certain circumstances. The court ruled Wednesday that an officer can be justified in taking a blood sample without a warrant when delaying would lead to the destruction of evidence, namely falling levels of alcohol in the drunken driver's bloodstream. The ruling concerned the case of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources plans to present final revisions to the state's long-term chronic wasting disease plan to its board in December. A stakeholder committee has developed more than 60 tweaks to the existing 15-year plan. Their seven top priorities including informing the public on deer carcass transportation restrictions, improving public understanding of the disease and collaborating with outside researchers. Lower-priority recommendations include double-fending […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Janesville on Friday. Walker told reporters after an appearance at a Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce convention in Madison on Wednesday that he probably won't be able to attend Pence's visit. The White House has yet to announce the stop. Walker says he had hoped to attend but he'll be in Washington, D.C., on Thursday […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Harley-Davidson got a mention in President Donald Trump's first joint address to Congress on Tuesday. Trump said executives from the Wisconsin-based motorcycle maker told him they have trouble selling motorcycles outside of the United States because of high taxes. Trump argued that while other countries heavily tax on American products, the United States doesn't do the same when importing other countries' products. He called for free, […]
Silica For Your Home recently distributed over 50 checks to local charity organizations, resulting from their Pay It Forward Event. During that event, Silica’s customers were given a discount as well as the opportunity to choose a local charity to whom Silica would forward a percentage of their sale too. Some of the charities include: ARC of Fond du Lac, Beaver Dam Hillside Hospice, Campbellsport Fire Department, Dodge County Humane […]