Nobody was injured following an emergency plane landing Dodge County. The 28 year old pilot from Georgia landed the plane in a farm field in the town of Hubbard after the plane began losing power. A second plane traveling with the disabled plane also landed in the field to check on the pilot. Both planes were on their way back to Georgia from the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.
One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Fond du Lac County over the weekend. The crash happened Saturday afternoon on Highway G near Glen Road. A preliminary investigation shows a group of five motorcycles were northbound on G when the lead motorcyclist failed to signal a turn onto Glen Road causing another motorcycle to abruptly brake. The operator was flown by helicopter to Theda Care Regional Medical […]
A one vehicle crash in Dodge County has claimed the life of a Marshall woman. The crash happened shortly before 2am Sunday at Highways A and 151. A preliminary investigation shows an SUV was southbound on 151 when it veered across the median, vaulted over the northbound lane of Highway A , landing on the southbound lane striking a concrete barrier. The driver, a 62 year old woman, was pronounced dead […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy says it’s inevitable that Christian Yelich will have surgery at some point on his ailing back but remains optimistic the All-Star outfielder can return this season. “Obviously he’s going to need surgery,” Murphy said Friday before the Brewers played Miami. “Anything he does between now and then is a bonus. I think he wants to play very badly.” Yelich said Thursday at his annual charity […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams appears on the verge of making his season debut after missing four months with stress fractures in his back. Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold says that “we're hoping for Devin here in the next few days, if things go well.” Williams has struck out six and walked two without allowing a hit in three scoreless innings during a rehabilitation assignment. […]
ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. The Muir was a 130-foot (39.6 meters), three-masted schooner that was built in 1872. The ship was en route from Bay […]
Two people were injured, one seriously, in a motorcycle crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened Friday morning on southbound I-41 near Military Road when a rear tire burst. The operator lost control of the motorcycle and laid the bike down. He was flown by helicopter to Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah with serious injuries. He was not wearing a helmet. A female passenger, who was wearing a helmet, was treated […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal two vehicle head on collision in Fond du Lac County. The Sheriff's Office says 19 year old Victor Martinez of Pharr, Texas was killed when he lost control of his car on a curve on Highway D, overcorrected, and struck a northbound vehicle. The crash happened shortly after 7:30 am Thursday. Martinez was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to manage Wisconsin's sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council's 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area and hear presentations by a state bird ecologist and an International Crane Foundation director. The Joint Legislative Council is […]