MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Industrial hemp is an option for Wisconsin farmers for the first time since lawmakers lifted a ban on the crop this fall. The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has until March to create regulations for the hemp industry. Allison Pratt-Szeliga is researcher from the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. She says the state will likely form an application process and require farmers to obtain […]
Authorities say a woman found dead on the shores of an eastern Wisconsin lake likely died of exposure to frigid temperatures. Fond du Lac County sheriff's officials say 27-year-old Lindsey Klima was last seen leaving an ice shanty on Lake Winnebago approximately 100 yards from shore about 1:30 a.m. Monday. The Fond du Lac woman was reported missing about 4:40 p.m. Her body was discovered on shore about 6:30 p.m. Authorities believe […]
The Dodge County Sherff’s Office has released the names of two people killed in a wrong way crash on New Year’s Eve. The crash happened on Highway R near County Highway EM. The Sheriff’s Office says an SUV driven by 60 year old Gloria Batzler of Watertown was traveling eastbound on Highway R in the westbound lane striking a pickup driven by 62 year old Curtis Wolter of Hustisford. Both […]
One person was treated for smoke inhalation following a chimney fire that destroyed a home in Fond du Lac County. On New Year’s Eve day volunteer firefighters from Campbellsport and several other area fire departments were called to the John Bischoff residence on Woodland Drive in the town of Ashford for a report of a house engulfed in flames. The occupants and their pets were able to escape the residence […]
Paul Soglin had already completed three terms as mayor of Madison before Kelda Roys was born in 1979. Now they're both running for governor, illustrating a generational divide among Democratic candidates. Soglin, at 72, and Roys, 38, are the oldest and youngest of the nine best-known candidates. Seven of the Democrats are Baby Boomers, while Roys and union firefighter head Mahlon Mitchell, 40, come from the tail end of Generation X.
Authorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire at a Mondovi business. A passer-by alerted authorities after seeing smoke coming from a barn at Loomis Lazy L Tack and Trailer Sales early Sunday afternoon. The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department says the building was destroyed. No injuries to people were reported. It's not known if any livestock died. A nearby highway was shut down for about two hours while firefighters […]
A Milwaukee man is dead after falling out of a tree stand while hunting in Sauk County on Sunday. The sheriff's office says 50-year-old Jacob Herr was wearing a safety harness, but it had not been attached to the tree. A hunting companion found Herr's body at the base of the tree.
Authorities are investigating two suspected cold weather-related deaths in Milwaukee amid subzero temperatures and wind chills. Officials with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office say the body of a man in his 50s was found Sunday morning in the alley behind his residence. The body of a 34-year-old man was found in another location in the city Sunday afternoon.