MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New figures show a record number of campers visited Wisconsin state parks this year. More than 159,000 campsites were used according to registrations by the state Department of Natural Resources through the first weekend of October. DNR section chief Chris Pedretti says that includes more than 388,000 nights of camping in state parks. The numbers beat previous records set in 2012. The numbers don't include the […]
LAKE MILLS, Wis. (AP) — If you haven't trained your dog to fetch a beer from the refrigerator, this new product might be for you. A Lake Mills company has created a remote-controlled, motorized beverage cooler that comes in your favorite team colors. The cooler has working headlights, operates at a speed of about 6 mph and has an MP3 audio system. C3 Customer Cooler Creations says the cooler can […]
Roberts’ Student Council, comprised of third, fourth and fifth grade representatives, is shown here with the items the students, parents and staff collected for donating to the Solutions Center in recognition of Make a Difference Day on October 24. Hygiene items, paper products, and household cleaners were some of the items collected for the Solutions Center during the 3-day collection campaign. The Student Council organized the event then sent letters […]
Fond du lac police are investigating a motel robbery. On October 25, 2015 at 11:09 p.m. the Fond du Lac Police Department responded to a reported robbery at the Microtel Hotel (920 S. Military Rd). There was no weapon or threat of a weapon. An undisclosed sum of money was taken and the suspect fled the area. The investigation is continuing. If you have any information on this please call […]
A 34 year old Oshkosh man was killed in a one vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County. The victim has been identified as Joshua Francis Stuhr. The state patrol says shortly before 9pm Saturday a Nissan Maxima was reported to be traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on US 45 just south of Subway Road when the driver lost control, and the vehicle slid sideways and […]
A Lomira man was injured in a car versus tree crash over the weekend. The crash happened shortly before 10pm Friday on Timberlane Dr in the town of Ashford. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Campbellsport EMS and Fire, along with City of Fond du Lac Fire Department Paramedics responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation indicates a southbound vehicle failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and traveled […]
(L-R Pat Friedel, Holly Mode, Amber Kilawee, Kevin Soucie) CN Railroad is making a big donation to the Fond du Lac Area United Way. On AM 1170 WFDL’s Between the Lines program Friday CN director of Government Affairs Kevin Souci announced CN is presenting the United Way with a check totaling $19,980. United Way executive director Amber Kilawee says since 2002 CN has provided more than $270,000 in grant funding to […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flags are flying at half-staff across the state for a Wisconsin airman killed in Afghanistan. Twenty-one-year-old Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris was a 2012 graduate of Homestead High School in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon. Johnson-Harris was among 11 people killed October 2nd when an Air Force C-130 crashed at a base in Afghanistan. His memorial service was held Saturday at Christian Faith Fellowship in Milwaukee.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill that does away with secret John Doe investigations into political misconduct. Walker has been involved in two John Doe investigations, neither of which resulted in him being charged. The most recent probe involved Walker's recall campaign and conservative groups. The state Supreme Court ended the investigation in July, saying there was nothing unconstitutional about the campaign coordination. […]