MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season starts Saturday. The season begins just before dawn and will run until just after sunset on Dec. 1. Hunters will be allowed to kill does in every county for the first time in a decade, a sign that the herd is robust across the state. The state Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to dispose of carcasses in landfills or in trash […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff says it turns out a deputy was injured while apprehending a high speed chase suspect over the weekend. The chase started on Interstate 41, with speeds in excess of 100 miles an hour , ending on Highway 67 in Lomira. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says following the chase, the driver fled on foot and then resisted as he was being taken into custody. The initial press release said […]
Fond du Lac police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects in the armed robbery of a Fond du Lac convenience store. Police have released a surveillance photo from the armed robbery incident at the Phillips 66 gas station on North Peters Avenue last week. In addition to the two individuals dressed all in black, investigators are also looking to identify the person in the white sweatshirt […]
Bottled water is being made available to village of St. Cloud residents as a boil water notice continues. The boil advisory was issued Monday due to low water pressure in the system, making tap water potentially unsafe for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth and food preparation. Bottled water was made available for village residents Monday night and again from 6pm to 9pm Tuesday night at the St. Cloud Fire Department. Village trustee Dan Dreifuerst […]
A driver was cited for hit and run after crashing his vehicle into a garage in Waupun over the weekend. The crash happened around 7pm Sunday on North Drummond Street. Police say the vehicle was located about an hour later and the driver was cited for failure to report an accident and hit and run. Police say roads were slippery at the time of the crash.
A proposal to allow use of ATVs and UTVs on Waupun city streets is on hold to give residents more time to comment. The Waupun Common Council last week had the first reading of the ordinance. Economic Development director Kathy Schlieve says a final reading is scheduled for the December 10 council meeting. Waupun could be connected to the nearby Wild Goose Trail which is open to ATV use when the ground is […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It doesn’t look like Gov. Tony Evers is going to call another special legislative session on gun control anytime soon. Evers told reporters at a news conference Monday that he has no immediate plans to call another special session but he’s keeping the option open for the future. Evers in October called a special session to pass universal background checks and a red-flag law that would allow family […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 200 soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Red Arrow Brigade are back in the United States after a stint in Afghanistan. The soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry returned to Fort Bliss in Texas on Sunday. They will demobilize at that base before returning to Wisconsin in coming weeks. Nearly 400 soldiers from the battalion were deployed to Afghanistan late last year, marking the first […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca is apologizing for an employee training slide show that joked former Republican Gov. Scott Walker had died. Barca sent an email to DOR workers on Oct. 18 apologizing for the slide and calling it an “unacceptable situation.” DOR employee Fred Bahr prepared a slide show for use at an annual retreat for DOR Compliance Bureau employees in October. The slide […]