MONTELLO, Wis. (AP) — Two hunters have been found dead in Marquette County during opening day of the gun-deer season. Authorities say a 57-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound in his ground blind in the Town of Newton Saturday. The Marquette County man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 62-year-old Shawano County man was found dead in his tree stand Saturday on private property in the Town […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three hunters shot and wounded themselves on the opening day of Wisconsin's gun deer season. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Recreational Safety Warden Mark Little says the first happened in Brown County about 5:30 a.m. Saturday. A 49-year-old man was working on his firearm when it discharged into his right ankle. The second happened after 9 a.m. in Forest County. A 49-year-old Crandon man was sitting […]
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes has officially signed an agreement to sell Fond du lac’s Agnesian Healthcare to SSM Health. Back in July the CSA and SSM Health signed a letter of intent to sell Agnesian and Monroe Clinic to SSM Health. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year pending regulatory approval. SSM Health is based in St. Louis with health […]
A man involved in a gun incident over the weekend is in custody. Police say Antino Jones turned himself in at the Fond du Lac Police Department lobby shortly before 5pm Sunday. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says Jones is a suspect in the shooting of a 31 year old Fond du lac man early Sunday morning. Klein says police surrounded a residence at the corner of Western Avenue and […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating a fatal alcohol-related vehicle vs pedestrian crash. Police say shortly after 1:30am Saturday a Fond du lac man was killed after being struck by a pick-up truck on South Park Avenue at East Second Street. The victim has been identified as 54 year old Jeffrey Koenigs. A preliminary investigation indicates that Koenigs was walking east bound on East 2nd Street and was in a […]
Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season could look a lot different this year. The season began Saturday and runs through Nov. 26. The biggest potential wrinkle could be a bill Gov. Scott Walker signed eliminating the minimum hunting age. The measure allows anyone of any age to hunt with a mentor. DNR Chief Warden Todd Schaller says it's unclear how many young hunters the new law will push into the woods. "What impact […]
Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputies rescued a pet dog running loose along Interstate 41 Friday morning. A deputy spotted the Pit Bull and took him to the Fond du Lac Animal Shelter. Shelter manager Renee Webb says the shelter was able to contact the owner because of a microchip on the dog.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin milling company is disputing federal labor officials' decision to levy a $1.8 million fine in connection with a fatal plant explosion. The Didion Milling Co. plant in Cambria exploded on May 31. Five workers died. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Friday that a preventable accumulation of grain dust probably caused the explosion and proposed fining the company $1.8 million. Didion has 15 […]
Thanks to generous donations from students, staff and community members, Moraine Park Technical College’s “Christmas in a Shoebox” donation drive exceeded its 2017 goal and set a new record. The donated items will be shipped to area military members this holiday season. Organizers had a goal of 100 boxes. This year’s event ended up 175 boxes– up from last year’s record total of 150.