BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — The ice caves in northwestern Wisconsin are proving very popular again this year. The caves on Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands attracted nearly 12,000 people this weekend. Julie Van Stappen, chief of planning and resource management for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, says more than 7,000 visited on opening day Saturday and nearly 4,900 on Sunday. Park service officials had warned visitors there is a […]
FOND DU LAC-DODGE-SHEBOYGAN ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... .TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT...NOT AS COLD. CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE AROUND 20. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. […]
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Officials say a teenager was seriously injured after he got caught in a piece of farm machinery in Sheboygan Falls. According to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department, the 17-year-old male was working on an auger in a silo late Sunday afternoon when he got caught in the equipment. Department officials arrived at the scene and were able to remove him from the machinery. The teen […]
A million dollar winner in Fond du Lac in the January 31st Powerball drawing has come forward and will be announced late this afternoon. A press conference has been scheduled for 4pm Monday at Korneli’s Prairie Express on East Johnson Street to reveal the winner.
The UW Fond du lac Dean says the university is re-evaluating its decision to hire an Iowa developer to build a new student housing facility on the UW Fond du lac campus. Dean John Short says all options are on the table after Bluffstone asked for a delay on the Fond du lac project following problems at similar projects at the Marshfield and Baraboo schools. The project was slated for […]
A Republican lawmaker from Fond du lac says he is working to prevent proposed state budget cuts that would eliminate third shift prison guards positioned in towers at the Waupun Correctional Institution. State Senator Rick Gudex met last week with Waupun officials who have expressed safety concerns if the positions were eliminated. Gudex says the Waupun prison is different than other correctional facilities across the state because it is located […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of Wisconsin union workers have rallied at the Capitol to protest a right-to-work bill set to be taken up again this week. A spokesman for the Department of Administration said between 2,500 and 3,000 people gathered at the Capitol Saturday. There were about 2,000 there for rallies Tuesday and Wednesday. Protesters wore construction helmets and Teamster jackets as they rallied against a right-to-work bill that […]
On Friday 27th, 2015 at 8:41 pm a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputy was investigated a report of a disorderly conduct between a male and female outside of a tavern in Johnsburg. While looking for the individuals, the Deputy’s squad was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection at CTH Q and CTH W. The male driver was arrested at the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The company looking to open an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin says it is closing its office in Hurley effective on Sunday, casting doubt on the future of the project that sparked fierce debate and opposition from environmentalists and tribal members near the site. Bill Williams, president of mining company Gogebic Taconite, released a statement Friday announcing the sudden move. He says the company will […]