A Fond du lac police detective accuses the Fond du Lac County sheriff of not being truthful when it comes to the issue of deputy cards for police detectives, the sheriff says the comments are apparently part of his opponent’s strategy to run a smear campaign against him. Sheriff Mick Fink says he made the decision not to issue deputy cards to three detectives including his opponent Bill Ledger, […]
The challenger for Dodge County sheriff says he feels confident with the election two weeks out. Dale Schmidt is running against incumbent sheriff Pat Ninmann. "Its finally starting to wind down and we're getting the message out to the people that we need to have a change," Schmidt told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. Responding to critics who argue his candidacy is about a faction in the Department […]
The National Weather Service says cold air funnels captured on camera over Lake Winnebago this weekend posed no real danger to the public. Meterologist Marsha Cronce says most of the times cold air funnels never reach the ground and even if they do won’t pack much of a punch. "If a cold air funnel would hit the ground it could cause minor wind damage. You might get a gust of […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Members of the Experimental Aircraft Association gathered to remember the organization's founder in a service featuring his favorite accordion music. EAA founder Paul Poberezny passed away last August at age 91. EAA chairman Jack Pelton says Sunday night was the first opportunity for members to recognize his legacy and celebrate his life. Poberezny's favorite polka music was played. Pelton says without Poberezny's creation of the experimental […]
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) â Gov. Scott Walker says he would support a measure to ensure that tax credits and other economic development incentives do not go to companies that outsource jobs. Walker spoke Monday before a Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. meeting in Wauwatosa. Walker has been criticizing Democratic challenger Mary Burke for profiting from outsourcing done by her family's company, Trek Bicycle Corp. But campaign finance reports show Walker has […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker claims in his latest television ad in the governor's race that taxpayers could be out $25 million thanks to his Democratic challenger Mary Burke. But getting to that figure requires some creative math. The ad focuses on a $12.3 million award the state Commerce Department under Burke's leadership gave in 2006 to lure Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories north to Kenosha. The ad counts a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Jefferson County drug task force supervisor has been found guilty of misconduct in office after being accused of stealing money to be used in undercover operations. Former Jefferson County detective Timothy Madson was found guilty of misconduct in office on Friday following a jury trial. A criminal complaint says the 56-year-old Madsonclaimed more than $10,000 in questionable expenses from a fund he controlled to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An FBI expert testifying in the trial of a Colorado woman accused of kidnapping her newborn nephew in Wisconsin and abandoning him in freezing temperatures says visits to fake pregnancy belly websites were found on computers seized from the woman's home. Testimony began Monday in the federal kidnapping trial of Kristen Smith, of Aurora, Colorado. The Wisconsin State Journal reports FBI forensic computer examiner Kelly Kolecheck […]
The Department of Public Works would like to inform the public the partial closure of the Promen Drive Arch Bridge east of the Lakeside Park Pavilion. The partial closure will begin Tuesday, July 29th at 5:00 am and will remain closed approximately one week. Repairs to the bridge will be done between the hours of 5:00 am and 1:30 pm, to minimize traffic using the bridge. The north lane of […]