TOWN OF WILSON, Wis. (AP) — A pilot has survived an emergency plane landing in eastern Wisconsin after his engine lost power. The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Sheboygan County sheriff's office just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday that a plane had crashed in southern Sheboygan County. Shortly afterward, the pilot, identified as a man from Cleveland, Wisconsin, called to say his Mooney airplane had lost engine power and he had […]
REDGRANITE, Wis. (AP) — An 18-year-old Appleton woman has drowned in Redgranite Quarry in Waushara County of central Wisconsin. Redgranite Police Chief Kyle Tarr says authorities got a call just after 6 p.m. Friday of a swimmer who hadn't surfaced. Divers recovered the body of Alaya HuaChee Lo about an hour later. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the quarry is a six-acre lake that's up to 163 feet […]
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will return to perform at the Buttermilk Festival concert series in Fond du Lac on Wednesday, July 1. The 7:15 p.m. concert will be at Buttermilk Creek Park on South Park Avenue, and will be moved to the County Fairgrounds Recreation Building in the event of unsuitable weather. The program of light classics and patriotic selections will feature MSO Executive Director Mark Niehaus narrating Aaron […]
A Fond du Lac woman was killed in a two vehicle traffic crash on the Highway 151 Bypass. The Sheriff’s Office says a car operated by 80 year old Michael Butterfield of Fond du Lac was attempting to turn from the northbound lanes of the Bypass to travel west on Rienzi Road and turned his vehicle into the path of a southbound pick-up truck. A passenger, 86 year old Susan […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Stepping closer to an all-but-inevitable White House bid, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has created a "testing the waters" committee that allows him to raise money for a presidential campaign. The two-term Republican governor has already been raising unlimited political donations through a tax-exempt group since January. And in April, former senior aides created a super PAC to bring in even more. The new committee allows Walker […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The outspoken founder of the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has died. The foundation wrote on its website Monday that 88-year-old Anne Nicol Gaylor died just before midnight Sunday following complications from a May 30 fall in her apartment. Gaylor co-founded the atheist and agnostic awareness group in 1976 along with her daughter Annie Laurie Gaylor. The elder Gaylor served as president until 2004. The group […]
A Chicago man convicted of dealing cocaine in Fond du Lac while on probation is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced LaTroy Allen Jr. to 10 years in prison and five years extended supervision. The sentence runs consecutive to a two year prison sentence Allen is serving. Prosecuting attorney Dennis Krueger says Allen was one of the major drug dealers in Fond du Lac before […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health officer says a Fond du Lac toddler is expected to fully recover as he continues treatment for lead poisoning. Public Health officer Kim Mueller says the one year old boy became sick after eating lead paint chips that had peeled off the windowsill in his home. The family is staying temporarily at a motel until a lead abatement project in their home is […]
BOONE, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker is all decked out in his Harley-Davidson gear — jacket, boots, gloves, even down to his wallet. The Wisconsin governor and 2016 Republican president hopeful joined Iowa Senator Joni Ernst for a 40-mile motorcycle ride to kick off her "Roast and Ride" fundraiser. Saturday's ride was from Des Moines to Boone, where Walker and some other White House contenders gave speeches. Walker and lots […]