Fond du Lac police used pepper spray and a Taser to take a Fond du Lac man into custody following a drunk driving crash. The incident happened December 8th in the area of Military Road and Western Avenue. Police say the car sped through a red light at the intersection of Western and South Main, before veering off the road striking a tree near the intersection of 4th and Marr […]
The Fond du Lac city council has voted in favor of a final resolution declaring the downtown A.C Nielson building a blighted property. The blight declaration allows for $4.2 million in redevelopment revenue bonds for the purchase and rehabilitation of the property. Marian University has purchased the property and is relocating its School of Nursing to the building. Community Development director Diane Benson says the property qualifies as blighted because […]
The Department of Natural Resources is investigating a liquid manure spill at the Meyer Farms dairy, located at the corner of St. Charles Road and County Highway G near the town of Brothertown. Containment and cleanup are currently underway, road culverts have been blocked to hold manure on site and vacuum trucks called in to collect spilled manure. The department, Calumet County Resource Management Department and Meyer Farms are working […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources' board has approved public hearings on permanent rules implementing recommendations from Gov. Scott Walker's deer trustee. Walker hired Texas deer researcher James Kroll in 2011 to review the DNR's deer management tactics. The agency implemented his suggestions for the 2014 seasons through temporary rules. The changes included starting electronic registration, establishing county deer advisory councils and offering cheaper antlerless tags […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials are telling the agency's board that the 2014 nine-day gun deer hunt was a rebuilding year. Preliminary numbers from last month's hunt show hunters killed 191,550 deer, down 15 percent from last year. DNR data shows about 25,000 fewer hunters bought licenses this year. DNR Wildlife Management Bureau Director Tom Hauge presented the numbers to the DNR's board on Wednesday. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials say wolf hunters trapped 80 percent of their kills and used dogs to take six animals. DNR carnivore specialist Dave MacFarland told the agency's board Wednesday that hunters killed 154 wolves during the season that ended last week. That's four more wolves than the statewide limit for nontribal hunters. MacFarland said 123 wolves were trapped. Of the remaining 31, 3 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are planning to seek public input on four wolf population options next month. The Department of Natural Resources' current wolf management plan calls for a population of 350 wolves. DNR carnivore specialist Dave MacFarland says the agency is getting ready to release a draft of a new plan to the public in January. The draft will contain four population options, including stabilizing the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local Wisconsin governments are making their case to get more money to pay for roads. A coalition of groups representing Wisconsin towns, villages, cities and counties presented a report Wednesday spelling out how funding has decreased for local roads needs over the past decade, and offers ideas on how to address the problem. Some solutions include making vehicles subject to the personal property tax and allowing […]
RUDOLPH, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of Christmas cards are pouring into a small Wisconsin village that shares its name with the most famous reindeer. The Rudolph Post Office receives more than 10,000 Christmas cards annually from all over the world to be stamped with festive markings during the holiday season. This year, the local effort coincides with the Postal Service issuing stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the popular television […]