MILWAUKEE (AP) Two Wisconsin sausage companies are battling in court over who can use the term "backyard brat." Klement Sausage Co. is suing Johnsonville Sausage in federal court for trademark infringement. The Milwaukee company says it trademarked "backyard bratwurst" in 2009 and that Johnsonville's attempt to trademark "backyard grilled brat" was rejected by federal regulators. Klement claims the Sheboygan Falls company is violating federal and state law. The […]
Denise Tauscheck of Campbellsport is the lucky winner of the $126,000 jackpot from the Sunday, July 12 Badger 5 drawing. Badger 5 is a daily lotto game available only in Wisconsin. Tauscheck purchased her ticket at Kewaskum Mobil, which is on 1149 Fond Du Lac Avenue in Kewaskum. Tauscheck's winning ticket matched the winning numbers of 5, 6, 18, 24, and 31. Winners at all prize levels have 180 days […]
A man accused of running a marijuana grow operation in Green Lake County has been killed in Illinois. Sixty year old William Carlson of Green Lake county has been identified as the victim of a homicide Sunday in River Forest, Illinois. Nearly a week earlier Green Lake County authorities had seized marijuana from the garage of his home. Green Lake County Sheriff’s chief deputy Mark Putzke says the sheriff’s […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is calling for the dismantling of an independent state agency that oversees elections and that authorized an investigation into his 2012 recall campaign. Walker on Monday told reporters that he wanted to scrap the Government Accountability Board and replace it with "something completely new that is truly accountable to the people of the state of Wisconsin." His comments come a week into […]
Hundreds of aircraft from around the world have landed in Oshkosh for the annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says the Fond du lac airport is used as a Satellite airport when Whittman Regional Airport fills up. The Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture draws hundreds of thousands of people to Oshkosh for the 7-day convention. Daily airshows, military aircraft, the historic warbirds and the latest in aviation technology […]
A Dodge County judge has rescinded an earlier order that placed a convicted child sex offender at a home in the Dodge County town of Leroy. Following a hearing Monday Judge Joseph Sciascia rescinded the order that placed Robert Larson on supervised release and ordered his return to the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment facility. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt is pleased with the ruling. Schmidt says Monday’s hearing was held […]
Bail has been set at $500,000 for an Oshkosh man accused of sexually assaulting four children when he lived in Ripon in the 1990s. Chris Ziemer made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance on four counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of sexual assault of a child younger than 13. According to a criminal complaint two of the alleged victims are Ziemer’s nieces. All […]
A Fitchburg teen accused of shooting an employee at the Fleet Farm store in Beaver Dam has made his initial Dodge County Circuit Court appearance. Bail was set at 250 thousand dollars cash on Friday for 17 year old Jared Spencer. He’s facing charges that include attempted first degree intetentional homicide, first degree reckless injury, aggravated battery, first degree recklessly endangering safety- all with a use of a dangerous weapon […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The state's troubled job creation agency's board has approved hiring a national consultant to review its operations. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's board voted unanimously during a meeting Monday at Fox Valley Technical College in Oshkosh to hire The Council for Regional Economic Competitiveness to review the agency's mission, goals, structure and procedures. The vote authorized a $175,000 contract for the organization. According to WEDC, the […]