MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The already large field of Democratic candidates for governor grew by one on Tuesday, while Milwaukee mayor and three-time former nominee Tom Barrett was also reportedly considering giving it a fourth try. Liberal talk radio host Mike Crute announced on his Devil's Advocates radio show that he intended to run, saying anyone who doesn't take him seriously does so "at their own peril." The Milwaukee Journal […]
A Fremont man is in custody following a high speed chase on Interstate 41 Monday evening. The incident started when a motorist dialed 911 to report a vehicle weaving all over the road on Interstate 41 near Military Road. A state patrol trooper chased the vehicle southbound on 41. The chase ended shortly after the suspect vehicle exited at State Highway 67. The driver, 27 year old Billy Laux, from […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of using fake credit cards to purchase items at Fond du lac convenience stores is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Richard Nuss sentenced R.L. Tate to three years in prison followed by three years of extended supervision. According to a criminal complaint during a search of Tate’s Martin Avenue residence investigators found several credit cards embossed with Tate’s name, his girlfriend’s name […]
The Waupun Police Department is investigating the death of a Waupun woman. Deputy police chief Jeremy Rasch says on Sunday police were called to a residence on South State St for a 28 year old woman who was not breathing. She was pronounced dead by the Dodge County Medical Examiner. Rasch says a preliminary investigation indicates the death is not suspicious. The death remains under investigation as autopsy and toxicology […]
A vehicle that had been stolen in Neenah has been recovered in Waupun. Police officers found the vehicle this week in the area of Carrington St at Bronson St. The vehicle was impounded and police and made contact with Neenah Police Department and the owner of the vehicle.
Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson isn’t directly responding to comments by former FBI director James Comey that Donald Trump is morally unfit to be president. Comey said in an ABC news interview that Trump is morally unfit and lies constantly about matters big and small. "I've never seen an administration, president, under the kind of assault that this one has been under since day one," Johnson said. "...with a resistance […]
Area law enforcement is breathing a sigh of relief the weekend snow and ice storm occurred when it did but another round of snow is in the forecast. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says between Friday and Monday morning deputies responded to seven disabled vehicles, 26 crashes with property damage, seven crashes with minor injuries, and 50 vehicle run-offs. In addition there were 11 calls for trees […]
The DNR says the ice and snowstorm will push back the start of prescribed burns on property in east central Wisconsin by about a month. DNR Wildlife Technician Andrew Bubolz told WFDL news the burns are planned for the Glacial Habitat Restoration Area in Winnebago and Fond du Lac Counties, the Eldorado Marsh in Fond du lac County and Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area in Green Lake and Marquette Counties. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill creating a $6.8 million ad campaign designed to lure young workers to Wisconsin. Walker signed the bill Monday that's targeting millennials who live in the Twin Cities and Detroit media markets. It will also attempt to target military veterans, highlighting programs Wisconsin has to entice them to locate in the state. Democrats have criticized the measure as not addressing […]