MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has signed off on two bills that would stiffen drunken driving penalties — and potentially generate millions of dollars in new prison costs. The first bill would establish a mandatory minimum five-year sentence for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. State prison officials estimate the change would cost them $525,100 in operating costs annually. The Senate passed the measure on a voice vote […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating if a high speed chase in the city this week is related to an assault and shooting incident last month. Police say a suspect vehicle was involved in a short chase Monday night in the area of Merrill and National Avenues with speeds up to 70 miles an hour before the chase was called off. Police say the vehicle matched the description of a vehicle seen leaving […]
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 250 AM CST Tue Nov 5 2019 ...Accumulating Snow Expected For Wednesday Morning Commute... .Snow will spread east through the area overnight tonight and linger into Wednesday morning. The wet, slushy snow will be heaviest during the Wednesday morning commute. The snow will transition to a rain and snow mix or all rain by Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures warm. WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-051700- Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Including […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Senate on Monday was preparing the extraordinary step of rejecting a governor-appointed Cabinet secretary, the latest flash point in a series of ongoing tensions that began even before Democratic Gov. Tony Evers took office in January. Senators have never rejected a governor's Cabinet appointee since at least before 1987, when the Legislative Reference Bureau began keeping records. But Republicans are targeting Agriculture Secretary Brad Pfaff […]
The Fond du Lac city council president says funding for a new Lakeside Park pavilion on the site of the existing pavilion should stay in the city budget. Council president Brian Kolstad made the comments following a council meeting earlier this month when fellow councilmember Ben Giles, and a handful of residents asked the council to delay action on the project. "At this point I don't think it would be appropriate to pull it […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is using rolling robots to deliver food. The school entered into a contact with Starship Technologies this summer to get access to a fleet of 30 robots that resemble coolers on wheels. The robots can navigate sidewalks autonomously although human controllers can take over at a moment's notice. Students and faculty can order food from several university restaurants through a Starship app on their […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A new forecast says Great Lakes levels are likely to remain unusually high and may set additional records. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Detroit on Monday released its outlook for the next six months. Hydrologist Keith Kompoltowicz says a wet October interrupted the usual fall drop-off of water levels. Storms over Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior caused beach erosion, flooding and damage to seawalls and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials say hunters killed slightly fewer bears in 2019 than last year. The Department of Natural Resources said Monday that preliminary data shows hunters took 3,648 bears. That's down slightly from 3,680 in 2018. Kills increased by 36% across the southern two-thirds of the state over 2018. Harvest in the north-central region was up 20%. More than 120,000 hunters applied for either a bear permit or a […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers cut $15 million in payroll for next season, trading right-hander Chase Anderson to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for prospect Chad Spanberger and declining a $7.5 million option on first baseman Eric Thames. Anderson was 8-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 27 starts and five relief appearances. Milwaukee had planned to decline his $8.5 million option, which would have made him eligible for salary […]