MILWAUKEE (AP) — Animal control workers in Milwaukee have set non-lethal traps baited with human food in the hopes of capturing a lion-like animal that several people have reported seeing. The traps were placed in the area of the last confirmed sighting of the animal. Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission executive director Karen Sparapani says it's likely the animal is an escaped or released exotic pet and that it […]
Matthew J. Pflum Birthday: December 26, 1968 Race: White Height: 5’ 6” Weight: 219 Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue The Fond du Lac Police Department has been notified of a change of address for Matthew J. Pflum. Pflum was released from custody on October 8, 2012 after serving prison time for possession of Child Pornography. In addition, Pflum was convicted in the State of Colorado for Child Enticement. He has […]
OCONTO, Wis. (AP) — A tree from northeast Wisconsin will take center stage at the White House for the 2016 holiday season. Whispering Pines Tree Farm in Oconto says it has won the National Christmas Tree Association's competition. That means a tree from Whispering Pines will be on display in the Blue Room of the White House next year. White House staff members get final say on which tree […]
A nearly one thousand page report of the shootout that claimed the life of a state patrol trooper and bank robbery suspect in Fond du Lac has been released by the state Department of Justice. Trooper Trevor Casper and bank robbery suspect Steven Snyder were shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire. "Shots fired, shots fired, shots fired," came the call from one of the first officers who had […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says the bill passed by the Wisconsin Assembly committing $250 million in taxpayer money toward paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena is a "good deal all the way around." Walker made his comments Tuesday while speaking with reporters at Pat's King of Steaks, one of two Philadelphia cheesesteak institutions he was visiting. Walker says he is ready to sign the bill, which […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The president of the Green Bay Packers says the team won't sell the naming rights to Lambeau Field under his watch. Mark Murphy says it doesn't make sense to put a corporate tag to the name of the historic stadium. Murphy made his remarks during the franchise's annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday at Lambeau. Stadium naming rights have become a lucrative revenue stream for professional […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The governor of the nation's top cheese-producing state has finished up a presidential campaign stop in the capital of cheesesteaks without committing any dietary gaffes. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got his sandwich orders right as he made a swing through Philadelphia on Tuesday. Walker is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. He stopped at rival landmark cheesesteak joints Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's, ordering a sandwich from […]
Attendance at this year’s EAA AirVenture was up slightly from last year. Approximately 550,000, people attended this year’s event at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh an increase of approximately two percent from last year. More than 10,000 aircraft arrived in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin including Fond du lac.
BRISTOL, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified the two Kentucky men found dead in a plane crash in southeast Wisconsin over the weekend. The Kenosha County sheriff's office says 69-year-old William Lester Lanman of Louisville, Kentucky, was the pilot. Lanman was a U.S. Army veteran and a longtime pilot. The passenger was 43-year-old James Dan Arnold of Crestwood, Kentucky. Authorities say Arnold was a friend of Lanman and was studying […]