DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Wisconsin father and daughter died after having to be rescued while swimming in Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, while a rip current warning was in effect. Rescuers responded to the scene Thursday afternoon after a report of two swimmers in distress. They pulled a 10-year-old girl from the water about an hour later. Her 38-year-old father was found shortly after 6 p.m. Both died later […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge in Waukesha County has ordered jurors be sequestered during the trials of two teens accused of stabbing a classmate to impress a fictitious character called Slender Man. Fifteen-year-olds Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier are charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the 2014 attack on Payton Leutner in Waukesha. Weier's trial is in September and Geyser's is in October.
Former Mayville Police Chief Christopher MacNeill waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Dodge County Court Thursday, entering pleas of “Not Guilty” to one felony count of Misconduct in Office and one misdemeanor count of Obstructing an Officer. A Dodge County judge found there is enough evidence that a felony crime has been committed, and bound MacNeill over for trial. However, a plea deal was presented to the court, and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show production costs for Wisconsin farmers remained steady in 2016. The average Wisconsin farm spent nearly $159,000 on feed, labor, machinery and fuel last year. That's just a fraction of 1 percent more than in 2015.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin cranberry growers are expected to continue leading the nation in cranberry production this fall. Projections released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture say Wisconsin is expected to harvest an estimated 5.6 million barrels of cranberries. That projection is part of the approximately 9 million barrels of cranberries expected nationwide. The cranberry industry has been facing a surplus for the past several years and is […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's top Republican has signaled that he's ready to act on an incentives bill for a Foxconn plant because he received assurances that state officials will know how quickly the company will create jobs. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has been saying he thinks legislators should finish work on the state budget before taking up the bill. But he said Thursday that he expects […]
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — A Green Bay area police officer has been released from a hospital 2 ½ weeks after being struck by a vehicle driven by a woman who allegedly was drunk. Ashwaubenon Officer Brian Murphy was listed in critical condition following the July 22 incident and required several surgeries. He went home Thursday. Murphy was struck while assisting at the scene of a car fire on Interstate 41.
A Mayville nursing home was evacuated Tuesday after a malfunction in the building’s heating and cooling system. 39 residents were safely evacuated from Crossroads Care Center on Clark Street Tuesday when the smoke alarms in the building were activated. The Mayville Fire Department says nobody was injured in the incident.
With a recent rise in severe weather around the area, Waupun is making a move to upgrade the siren system in the city. Fire Department officials say the system is overdue for an upgrade, and they already pay too much in repairs to keep it running. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, a bid of $66,000 was awarded to a contractor to upgrade to a new battery operated system, guaranteeing they […]