MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly released records show a longtime aide to Governor Scott Walker helped interview the two finalists for the job at the state public defender's office she landed. Records related to the hiring of Cindy Archer were released today. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that during the interview process State Public Defender Kelli Thompson determined Archer was the best person for the IT manager job.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol spent $5.7 million to protect Governor Scott Walker, first lady Tonette Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch from 2011 through 2013. The governor's office released spending records today for the patrol's Dignitary Protection Unit. The unit spent more than $1.2 million in 2009 and 2010 to protect Governor Jim Doyle.
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who dumped a puppy at a truck stop. An employee at Planeview Truck Stop found the dog behind a trash bin yesterday morning. Police say the puppy has a broken pelvis and will need surgery.
The City of Fond du Lac Police Department has identified the suspect responsible for the July 03, 2014, bomb threat at the Mills Fleet Farm Store at 629 Rogersville Road. A seventeen year old male subject of Fond du Lac was identified as the suspect and has admitted to leaving the bomb threat note. The investigation has confirmed that the threat did not involve any type of explosive device or […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge says civil rights advocates' request to lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin is moot. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled last month that the state's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional in an American Civil Liberties lawsuit. More than 500 same-sex couples got married before Crabb put her ruling on hold a week later pending an expected appeal from Republican Attorney General […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's lakes will be more heavily stocked with walleyes this year thanks to extra funding from the state and private sector. Hundreds of thousands of walleye will be stocked this year. In 2012, the state Department of Natural Resources raised 40,000 growth fingerlings for the year. During the first year of a three-year initiative to bolster walleye numbers in 2013, they raised and released more than […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials say someone either stomped to death or crushed 25 chicks that belong to an endangered species. The endangered common terns were killed on an island in Lake Butte des Morts near Oshkosh. DNR spokeswoman Joanne Haas says the chicks were discovered Tuesday night. She estimates they were between 2 and 21 days old. Haas says the agency would like anyone with information about […]
A controversy is brewing in a Fond du lac County township where a bar owner and town supervisor are leading a recall effort against the town chairman. Town of Calumet resident Ted Schrage runs the Talk of the Town Sandwich and Pizza Pub in Calumetville. Schrage says he started circulating petitions in April to recall town chairman Mike Endries because he says Endries has been doing town business without getting board approval. "He (Endries) […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities used chain saws to clear brush and reach the victim of a car crash along the Sheboygan River. Authorities say the driver struck several trees and a power pole in the crash early Friday in Sheboygan's Kiwanis Park. He was found outside the vehicle along the river bank. Divers searched the river for a possible second victim, but found no one. The driver was airlifted […]