If you watched the Fond du Lac Labor Day parade last week you may have noticed a city garbage truck with a sign reading, “The stuff in here is the stuff in meth.” Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein says the sign is designed to help draw people’s attention to the emerging problem of methamphetatime addiction. Klein says the sign points out that many of the dangerous chemicals used to make […]
VINLAND, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of an ultralight aircraft was killed when his plane crashed into a field in east-central Wisconsin. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office and the Vinland Fire Department were called to the crash around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found the ultralight in a field and the lone occupant dead at the scene. Authorities say the victim was a 68-year-old man from Appleton but […]
A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain says he’s not sure what impact a bill would have that would strip repeat drunken drivers of their licenses for at least a decade. The proposal calls for revoking licenses of anyone who commits four or more drunken driving offenses or anyone who commits two or more offenses and has at least two convictions for serious crimes involving a vehicle. Sheriff’s captain Ryan […]
The Waupun police chief says he is very thankful for a donation from a Madison couple that will help provide the department’s K9 with a new bulletproof vest. Police chief Scott Louden says Joel and Kathy Shittone donated $700 to the Vest a Dog program which helps fund bullet proof vests for police dogs. Louden says the vest was tailored to K9 Boomer’s measurements. "It was obviously a great donation for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The defense attorney for a Wisconsin girl accused of helping stab a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man says she was under the "command and control" of a delusional disorder. Joseph Smith told jurors Tuesday that Anissa Weier's "broken mind" caused her to lose touch with reality and participate in the stabbing of Payton Leutner at a Waukesha park in 2014. The defense […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers doesn't want the governor to have the power to appoint the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources. Evers announced Tuesday that he favors returning to having the Natural Resources Board make the appointment. Evers is the state superintendent and one of several Democrats running for the chance to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker next year. Evers announced his […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Longtime Wisconsin political activist Mike McCabe is joining the increasingly crowded Democratic field for governor. McCabe is launching his candidacy on Tuesday, casting himself as an outsider who would restore lost collective bargaining rights, push for a public option state-run health insurance program for all and advocate for a $15 minimum wage. McCabe scheduled events around the state to launch his campaign. He said in an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic assistant district attorney is challenging first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher for a northeast Wisconsin congressional seat. Beau Liegeois of Allouez launched his candidacy for the 8th Congressional District seat on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Liegeois is an assistant district attorney in Brown County where he focuses on prosecuting drug crimes. He is also a captain in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, serving as a […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee city planners are pushing forward with an idea to use tiny homes to help teens aging out of foster care. Up to 36 tiny homes would be built to give housing to young people ages 18 to 25, especially those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. The tiny homes would be between 300 to 350 square feet (27 to 32 square meters) and […]