A quick thinking construction worker helped a fire from spreading in Fond du Lac. Firefighters were called to the scene Friday morning for a report of a commercial building fire at 1674 Fox Ridge Drive. Upon arrival the fire was extinguished. Nearby construction workers observed the fire from down the road, rushed over to the building, and extinguished the fire. The painting contractor had cardboard and painting supplies stored […]
Two teenage girls have been arrested for vandalizing the shelter area near the Fond du Lac Junior Football League practice field. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says it didn’t take long for detectives to identify the girls on the surveillance video seen smashing commemorative brick pavers. "In fairly short order we were able to quickly identify the individuals involved. Surveillance video before the actual vandalism took place showed two girls […]
Fond du Lac police are continuing to look for a suspect in connection with a home invasion this week and similar incident a couple of weeks before a homeowner in the area of Dewberry Drive and Primrose Lane chased a naked man out of his home early Wednesday morning. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says detectives are already following up on a couple of leads. "We have started getting […]
The director of the Marquette University Law School poll says the latest numbers show that with the election a little less than four months out the race for governor is a coin flip. Charles Franklin says for the first time since she announced, Democrat Mary Burke is a point ahead of Governor Walker…but within the margin of error. Franklin says the biggest news to come out of this new […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney general hopeful Ismael Ozanne failed to supply a reason for spending $33,000 in campaign cash on state reports. Ozanne is one of three Democrats vying for that party's nomination in an Aug. 12 primary. His campaign has been floundering financially; the latest finance reports filed Monday with state elections officials show he had only $3,405 on hand. A review of the reports shows Ozanne gave […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with police in two separate cases where cellphone data was used to track suspects. The court's rulings Thursday came in a pair of homicide cases in Milwaukee and Kenosha counties. Police in both cases used data from the suspects' cellphone providers to track them down. They arrested the suspect in the Milwaukee case, Bobby Tate, in his mother's apartment. They […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At least 20 friend of the court briefs have been filed in appeals of rulings overturning gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, including one by a group of churches and another by 10 states' attorneys general. The brief filed by the attorneys general argues that society should decide whether same-sex marriage is acceptable, not the courts. Another brief filed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man who provided the stun gun used in the theft of a $5 million violin has received a 3½-year prison sentence. Universal K. Allah pleaded guilty in May to being party to felony robbery. The nearly 300-year-old violin was missing for nine days before police recovered it in good condition.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin looks to increase the number of doctors at Veterans Affairs medical centers and reduce wait times. The Wisconsin Democrat says the bill would create 2,000 residency positions over five years at VA hospitals nationwide. The measure would also require the VA to allocate the residency positions based on doctor shortages at its facilities.