Month: September 2014

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A 68-year-old Dorchester farmer faces felony animal mistreatment charges for allegedly killing eight puppies with a sledgehammer.  Terrence Seubert was charged in Marathon County with eight felony counts of mistreatment of animals causing death.  According to the complaint, Seubert told investigators the price to sterilize the dogs' mother was "too high" and he did not want any more puppies running around on the farm.  The complaint […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have set up a new process to help people get state identification cards without paying for a birth certificate.  The announcement Wednesday comes after the state Supreme Court last month upheld a law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The court said, however, that the state can't require someone seeking ID to vote to pay fees for supporting documents.  The voter […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's campaign spokeswoman says the fact that the nation's largest public sector union is making his ouster their top priority shows that they are bitter.  Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees told the Washington Post in a story published Wednesday that defeating Walker was the union's top priority.  Saunders says, "We have a score to settle with […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group has accused Madison school officials of illegally negotiating new contracts with the local teachers union.  The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court on Wednesday alleging the Madison school board, the school district and Madison Teachers, Inc., all violated Republican Gov. Scott Walker's signature law that prohibits public employers from negotiating with their workers on anything […]

Fond du lac police say nobody was injured after gunshots were fired apparently following an argument.  Police captain Pat McKeough says the incident was reported about 11pm Tuesday.  McKeough says the incident happened on South Street…and four people have been questioned as police piece together what happened.  McKeough says at this point it doesn’t appear the shots were fired at anyone.   Earlier reports of additional shots fired in the […]

One person was killed in a three vehicle accident on Highway 41 in Washington County near Kewaskum.  The accident happened at about 5:30pm Tuesday.  The state patrol says a passenger vehicle was travelling north on 41 when the driver lost control, crossed the median and went into the southbound lanes of 41 striking a flatbed tow truck. The vehicle which crossed over the highway was then struck by a southbound semi […]

COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — One person has been injured in a fire at a historic apartment building in Columbus.   Fire broke out Tuesday night at the three-story brick Tremont which was built in 1892. Columbus Fire Lt. Jerodd Fox says that 18 of 22 apartments in the building were occupied and residents were evacuated. Fox says one resident was taken to Columbus Community Hospital.  Apartment manager Bill Keeley says smoke […]

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The Director of a Fond du Lac organization that serves domestic abuse victims says she hopes the NFL uses the Ray Rice incident to further educate their players and the public at large about the problem of domestic violence.  Rice was released by the Baltimore Ravenues and suspended indefinately by the NFL after a video released this week shows Rice punching his then fiance'e in an elevator.   Fond du […]