The Fond du lac County Sheriff’s Office says a fatal rollover accident that claimed the lives of two Fond du Lac residents happened the night before the crash scene was discovered. The Sheriff’s Office says the driver, 19 year old Brandon Mans and passenger, 19 year old Ari Ebling-Hopf, both of Fond du lac died in a one vehicle rollover accident on Triple T Road just west of Log Tavern […]
A Fond du Lac man involved in an armed domestic standoff last month has been bound over for trial. Thirty one year old James Walsh waived his preliminary hearing Friday in Fond du Lac County Circuit court. Walsh is charged with first degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, misdemeanor battery-domestic abuse and disorderly conduct-domestic abuse. He is free after posting $16,000 cash bond. Nobody was injured […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's love of the Packers, beer and cheese is being used by Governor Scott Walker's job-creation agency as part of a nationwide advertising campaign. The effort launching this month also includes radio ads in Chicago and the Twin Cities, areas that were targeted earlier this year as well. The $1.6 million ad campaign is the third phase of a multi-year effort begun by the Wisconsin Economic […]
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts may be ready to hit the recreational trails in northern Wisconsin after all the snow this week. But, managers at the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest say the trails aren't quite ready. Lands and recreation program manager Jeff Mell says the ground underneath the snow isn't frozen yet, and that sets the base for the trails. With soft ground conditions, users could easily damage the trails. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin transportation officials say a little more than half of drunken drivers are complying with orders to install ignition interlock devices. State Division of Motor Vehicles data indicating 56 percent of the nearly 14,000 offenders ordered to install an interlock last year did so, up from 43 percent in 2012. A 2010 state law mandates that all repeat OWI offenders as well as first-timers with blood […]
ADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates have given the school $100 million, the largest gift from individual donors in the school's history. The university announced John and Tashia Morgridge's donation on the Camp Randall scoreboard after the first quarter of the Wisconsin-Nebraska game on Saturday. UW officials say the money will go to match donations for endowing professorships, chairs and distinguished chairs in an effort to help […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation wants to increase taxes and fees on drivers in the state by $751 million over the next two years. Its budget proposal submitted to Governor Scott Walker on Friday will raise gas taxes $27 a year for the owner of a typical late-model sedan. There would also be a fee on new vehicle purchases that would amount to $800 for a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State regulators have approved We Energies' plan to increase hundreds of thousands of electric customers' fixed monthly charges by nearly $7. We Energies had asked the state Public Service Commission for permission to raise its fixed monthly rates for residential and small business customers from $9.13 to $16. The utility contends the increase will ensure customers who use less energy and therefore pay less contribute their […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin residents can start shopping for coverage on the federally run health insurance exchange when its second open enrollment period begins Saturday. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance says about 166,000 people signed up for insurance during the open enrollment period that ended March 31. Health care experts say they expect about the same number this time. The online marketplace is meant for people who […]