Month: December 2014

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of protesters are marching in the streets of downtown Milwaukee.  They initially gathered Tuesday evening in the downtown Milwaukee park where a white police officer shot and killed a black man in April.  Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced Monday that Christopher Manney would face no criminal charges in 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton's death.  Hamilton's family has been leading mostly peaceful protests in response. Perhaps 75 […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 73-year-old Montana man and lifelong Green Bay Packers fan was among a dozen people who were injured when lightning struck outside Raymond James Stadium after the Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-3 on Sunday. The family of Gary Linse of Billings says the force of the strike knocked him into the air, causing him to land on his face and lose consciousness. Billings suffered […]

Riverside Elementary School’s Student Council conducted a toy drive for children who will be spending Christmas at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee.  Tim and Lisa Heinen's family holds an annual toy drive that honors their niece who was born premature and spent many months in the hospital. Student council members chose this drive as their December community service project. Pictured with Tim and Lisa Heinen are: Student Council representatives (kneeling L-R) Anika […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a theft conviction against a former aide of Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive.  The 1st District Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled against Tim Russell in his appeal of his 2012 conviction.  Russell was Walker's deputy chief of staff in 2009 and 2010 and was charged with stealing more than $21,000 from a nonprofit group benefiting […]

Through community support, Fond du Lac Firefighters donated over 150 coats. Nationally, Operation Warm has provided over 1.5 million coats.These students from Parkside Elementary School greeted firefighters who were delivering coats for Operation Warm: (L-R) Lyzett Stacker, Triniti Paavola, Jacob Stortz, Nevaeh Rousseau, and Ari-Leigh Keys. The firefighters assisting with delivery included: Paramedic Jake Vogds, Lieutenant Tom Kania, Firefighter Steve Pieper, and Paramedic Laura Ketelhut.

A professor of Latin American politics at Ripon College who visited Cuba two years ago as part of a higher education exchange program says he believes normalizing relations with Cuba is the right thing to do.  President Barack Obama announced last week the U.S. was re-etablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.    Professor Marty Farrell says he believes its time to change the isolation policy of the last 50 plus years.  Farrell […]

Local law enforcement hopes the reconstruction on a dangerous stretch of Highway 26 will help reduce serious injury and fatal accidents.  Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says construction will begin next spring on Highway 26 near Willow Creek Road.  Olig says that stretch of 26 has been the scene of several serious traffic crashes over the years.  "If you look at the thousands of cars that go through there, versus the […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Federal officials say they'll review the shooting of a black man by a white police officer in Milwaukee for a possible civil rights violation.  Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old man whose family said he was mentally ill, was shot to death last April in a downtown park after he struggled with Officer Christopher Manney. The Milwaukee County prosecutor announced Monday that Manney's use of force was justified self-defense, […]