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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group with Midwest ties has been chosen to redevelop a massive site planned as the new home for Wisconsin's Department of Transportation.  The project would replace the existing 400,000-square-foot Hill Farms state office building in Madison with another that's 600,000 square feet. It would be Wisconsin's largest state-owned office building and could cost the state as much as $196 million.  A Department of Administration spokesman […]

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — A Beaver Dam police officer says he's quite certain he's never responded to a call like the one he handled recently at a McDonald's restaurant.  Officer Rich Dahl responded to an anonymous complaint about a woman who brought a kangaroo into McDonald's. Dahl said Tuesday the woman had the baby kangaroo wrapped in a blanket and tucked in an infant car seat.  Dahl says when […]

The Fond du Lac City Police Department’s K-9 dog helped track down a Green Lake County hit and run suspect over the weekend,.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein says K-9 Packo and his handler Officer Ben Hardgrove were called to help locate the suspect near the Lawsonia golf course.  Klein said the suspect, a 21 year old Ripon man was found hiding in a wooded area several miles from the […]

Often the Sheriff’s Office responds to a report of a vehicle in the ditch with substantial damage with no driver or other occupants in the area.  Our first concern is if the occupants are injured and where are they.   Most often it is found that the driver left the scene and did not report the accident to authorities as required.  It may be a situation where the driver was impaired […]

Mayville police are working with other law enforcement agencies and following up on tips following a police impersonation incident last week.   Police Chief Chris MacNeil says the incident happened Friday on Highway TW near Theiler Park.  MacNeil says the suspect was driving a Dodge Charger and activated red and blue lights on the vehicles dash to perform a traffic stop.  The victim says the suspect displayed a gun and […]

Wisconsin motorists are noticing something at the gas pump, they haven’t seen in quite some time…rising gas prices.  AAA Wisconsin spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular is again above $2 a gallon.  'The state average right now is about $2.06.  Its a little less than that as you go south and east of Fond du Lac.  If you go north and west it […]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2016 seeks a $50 million cut in a multi-year program to clean up the Great Lakes.  The president's spending plan released Monday requests $250 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, down from $300 million appropriated for this year.  The program focuses on the lakes' most serious long-term ecological challenges such as invasive species, toxic pollution, degraded fish and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's new treasurer has gotten rid of his staff and says he'll donate part of his salary as state Republicans continue to try to eliminate the office.   Treasurer Matt Adamczyk, a Republican, eliminated his three-member staff, amounting to a savings of about $168,000. He also says he will give 25 percent of his nearly $69,000 salary to the treasury.   Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature […]