Summer is officially underway, but for a lot of Wisconsin communities the lingering effects of a brutally cold winter are still being felt. National Weather Service meteorologist Gene Brusky says the extremely rare near total freeze over of the Great Lakes this winter has left Lake Michigan ten degrees colder than it usually is this time of year. Brusky says its still having an impact on out weather. "With an easterly flow over […]
After missing for almost nine months, Ronald McDonald is back in Ripon. Ripon Police say over the weekend they worked with the Green Lake County Sheriff’s office after a Ripon resident reported seeing a six foot tall Ronald McDonald statute at a campground in Green Lake County. Green Lake County Officers found the statute at a campsite and questioned the individuals present. They stated they found him abandoned in some […]
The Campbellsport Village Board president says revenue needs to be generated to reduce a water utility deficit…and a large rate increase seems to be the only option. Board president Patrick Twohig says the board is expected to make a decision at their August meeting. Twohig says a 30 percent increase would cover the more than $200,000 deficit. The village would have to apply with the state Public Service Commission for any rate increase. "We […]
A Milwaukee man accused of supplying the heroin that led to the death of a Fond du lac man has been denied a request to die in a hospice center. At a hearing in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court this week the attorney for 56 year old Reginald Dorsey said Dorsey has terminal cancer and requested bail be modified so he can be moved to Hospice. The attorney also made a motion to dismiss […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of attempting to kill his girlfriend in Portage County has been convicted of his 5th OWI in Fond du Lac County. Following a one day trial this week a Fond du Lac jury found Jason Hyatt guilty of OWI 5th offense and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content. Before the trial Hyatt pleaded guilty to operating after revocation. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm […]
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Newly released records show that a former Wisconsin police officer charged with dumping two bodies stuffed into suitcases along a highway had a lengthy disciplinary record, including three suspensions and four reprimands. Fifty-two-year-old Steven Zelich is charged with two counts of hiding a corpse in Walworth County. Authorities say he's also a suspect in the women's deaths, although no homicide charges have been filed. Zelich […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of church congregations has launched a four-month campaign to demand reforms within the state Department of Corrections. WISDOM, an umbrella organization of congregations from around Wisconsin, kicked off its Reform Now campaign Wednesday with a news conference at the state Capitol. The group's leaders said DOC is failing to parole inmates the group feels should be released. The group cited data from the state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge will not speed up the briefing schedule in the American Civil Liberties Union request that she lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb on Wednesday said she would stick to the current schedule, which gives Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen until Thursday to file a response to the request. The ACLU argued the stay should be lifted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least two companies that received money from Gov. Scott Walker's chief economic development agency later outsourced jobs to foreign countries. One of the companies received a second award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation after the fact. Both Eaton Corporation and Plexus Corporation received millions of dollars in financial awards from WEDC, only to later lay off workers whose jobs were taken by employees at […]