Month: February 2015

An Appleton man was arrested for his eighth drunken driving offense early Monday morning near Lomira. At 7:30am a State Patrol trooper received a report of a reckless driver on Highway 41 and observed the vehicle as it passed him driving south at a high rate of speed. The vehicle exited 41 at the Highway 49 interchange and the officer pulled the vehicle over on Highway 49 just east of […]

Another big lottery winner in Fond du Lac.  Steve Korneli says a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at the Korneli Prairie Express gas station-convenience store on East Johnson Street.  Korneli says the winner has yet to step forward.  The winner matched all five numbers minus the powerball.  The winning numbers from Saturday’s drawing are 5, 11, 16, 26, 50 and the powerball is 34.  Korneli says anytime the Powerball […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he is open to sending U.S. troops to the Middle East to combat Islamic State fighters, but the potential Republican contender for 2016 presidential nomination isn't calling for them immediately.  Walker told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that he wouldn't rule out sending American forces abroad to confront threats to the United States or its allies. He also says President Barack Obama […]

Southeastern Wisconsin is digging out from more than a foot of snow.  Dozens of schools in Racine and Kenosha counties are closed Monday, including those in the public school districts. A blizzard warning for the region was canceled as the snow and strong winds came to an end overnight Sunday.  While Racine and Kenosha counties were among the hardest hit with the first significant storm of the season, counties to […]

Starting Monday Fond du Lac High School students are going to school for ten additional minutes each day…five minutes at the beginning and five minutes at the end.  New hours at Fondy high are 7:55am to 3:25 pm.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the move allows school staff to concentrate on administering the ACT tests to all juniors on Tuesday, March 3, and Wednesday, March 4, while the rest of […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Governor Scott Walker plans to rely on borrowing rather than a gasoline tax increase to fund transportation projects over the next two years.  The governor's plan calls for $1.3 billion in borrowing for transportation, but the state's overall borrowing would drop because Walker wants to delay construction of buildings that don't already have initial approval, including projects in the University of Wisconsin system.  The plan will let […]

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — The lead investigator in a Tomah VA probe says she would like to thank the whistleblower who raised allegations of opiates being overprescribed at the medical center.  Minutes before the press conference was set to begin Friday police escorted whistleblower Ryan Honl from the site.  Minutes later VA Under Secretary for Health Carolyn Clancy spoke about an ongoing investigation into allegations of widespread opiate overuse and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A team of students from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is conducting research on foxes and coyotes in hopes of learning how the animals and humans can peacefully coexist. Forest and wildlife associate professor David Drake and his students are humanely trapping the animals, running tests, then fitting them with tracking devices.  The goal is to learn about traveling patterns, diseases the animals might have, and […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has won his second Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in somewhat surprisingly easy fashion.  Rodgers, who also took the honor in 2011, received 31 votes for the 2014 award from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Houston's J.J. Watt, seeking to become the first defensive player to win MVP since 1986, got 13 votes.  Cowboys running back […]