OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police say a Russian tortoise has gone missing from the city's zoo. Authorities say the tortoise is about 8 to 10 inches in length. It was discovered missing Wednesday morning from the Menominee Park Zoo. Police say it was likely removed by someone and taken from the zoo. The tortoise is not a danger to the public. Authorities say it cannot swim and will drown […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will step down next month after seven years on the job. Gov. Scott Walker's office issued a news release Thursday saying Ben Brancel will retire from the agency on Aug. 13. Brancel sent a letter to Walker saying he wants to return full-time to his family's farm in Marquette County. Walker appointed Brancel as […]
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday afternoon for a Fond du Lac mural honoring local veterans. A Leadership Fond du Lac team commissioned local artist Bonnie Federman to paint the 10 foot by 40 foot mural on the north side of Dreher Collision Concepts at 290 North Main Street. The mural honors local veterans from each branch of the service. Veterans honored in the mural include: Private 1st […]
Two people were treated for minor injuries in a fire at Rosenow Elementary School in Fond du lac . Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says firefighters responded at about 11am Thursday for a report of a fire in the boiler room at Rosenow. Haase says there were two people working on the boiler when the fire started. "They said that a hose on the settling tank ruptured and […]
An airplane was forced to make an emergency landing at the Fond du Lac County airport . Fond du Lac county sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says at about 9:30pm Wednesday the dispatch center was notified of an airplane running low on fuel and attempting to land at the airport. Waldschmidt says the two men from Washington state said they encountered strong headwinds in Wisconsin forcing them to burn more […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Justice officials say they arrested dozens of people this spring as part of a national push to capture child sex predators. The agency announced Wednesday that it arrested about 60 people as part of Operation Broken Heart in April and May. The operation involved 62 task forces around the country and targeted offenders who traffic in chuild pornography, entice children online, engage in child […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican legislators are trying to convince a committee to approve their bill restricting conservation wardens' access to private land. Case law has established that evidence wardens collect in open fields without a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion of a crime is admissible in court. Sen. David Craig and Rep. Adam Jarchow's bill would prohibit wardens from entering private land without at least reasonable suspicion […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Republican Party has nearly 50-times as much cash on hand as the state Democratic Party through the first six months of the year. Reports filed this week with the state show Republicans ended June with more than $1.7 million in the bank. That compares with just $36,000 for Democrats. The Republican Party reported raising nearly $2.2 million over the first six months of the […]