MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials estimate the number of elk in the state will grow to about 500 animals by July. The Department of Natural Resources began reintroducing elk to the state in 1995 by importing 25 animals to the Clam Lake region. The agency began another reintroduction effort in 2014 that called for importing up to 150 elk form Kentucky to bolster the Clam Lake herd and […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL draft will be coming to Green Bay in 2025. The league announced the 2025 draft's location on Monday during its spring meetings. The draft and related activities will take place inside and around Lambeau Field and Titletown, the collection of shops and restaurants surrounding the stadium. Next year's draft will take place from April 25-27 in Detroit. After being held at various New York locations from […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office will join law enforcement agencies across the country to step up patrols and remind drivers that buckling up can save a life. The Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign begins May 22 and runs through June 4, 2023. “Seat belts are proven to save lives in a crash, but many still don’t buckle up,” Sheriff Waldschmidt said. “We’re stepping up enforcement […]
Over 700,000 Wisconsinites are forecast to take a road trip for Memorial Day. Unfortunately, thousands of them will experience car trouble. Nationwide, AAA expects to rescue more than 483,000 stranded motorists, during the holiday weekend. The three most common reasons are flat tires, dead batteries, and lockouts. A recent AAA survey found that 47% of Wisconsinites plan to get a professional vehicle inspection before their summer road trips. Almost a quarter […]
St. Mary’s Springs Academy (SMSA) is pleased to announce the Valedictorian, Victoria Fabricius, and the Salutatorian, Matthew Padillo, for the graduating class of 2023! As valedictorian, Victoria obtained a cumulative GPA of 4.21. “This was no small feat,” she shared, as sacrifices were made to accomplish this long-held dream. While other students might have gone out on any given Friday night, Victoria often opted to stay home and put in extra […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fatal head-on collision that killed two people to determing if distracted driving with a cell phone was a factor. The crash Thursday afternoon happened on Highway 23 west of Fond du Lac near Eldorado. Sheriff's captain, Bill Tadych, says witnesses the car that crossed the center line, had veered into the oncoming lane of traffic earlier. Tadych says investigators are trying […]
MILAWAUKEE (AP) — The 20-year-old woman is facing several criminal charges in a Milwaukee crash last weekend that killed five people, including a 1-year-old girl and three teenagers. Her defense attorney says she wasn’t familiar with the minivan she was driving. A Milwaukee County court on Friday set a $500,000 bond for Anteyona Sandifer of Milwaukee on charges stemming from the May 14 crash. Prosecutors have filed felony counts against […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts. Court documents allege that 18-year-old Joseph Garrison and others stole roughly $600,000 from 1,600 accounts on an unnamed sports betting website. The U.S. Attorneys office says Garrison turned himself in to authorities in New York on Thursday. Garrison would face up to 57 years in prison if convicted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators have released documents suggesting the man who killed two police officers in a roadside shootout in northwestern Wisconsin last month was struggling with a divorce. Glenn Douglas Perry killed Chetek Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Officer Hunter Scheel during a traffic stop in Cameron on April 8. Perry later died from wounds suffered in the shootout. The state Department of Justice released nearly 1,000 pages […]