Month: December 2014

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee County district attorney says he's confident the public will see he made a fair decision in not charging a white Milwaukee police officer in the shooting death of a black man. John Chisholm said the officer, Christopher Manney, was justified in using deadly force when his encounter with Dontre  Hamilton turned into a fight last April. Manney shot Hamilton 14 times after Hamilton got control […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin says it regrets a prosecutor's decision not to charge a former Milwaukee police officer who was involved in a fatal shooting in April. ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director Chris Ahmuty says the decision not to charge former Officer Christopher Manney leaves a cloud of uncertainty over the circumstances surrounding the April 30 death of 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton.  Ahmuty asks whether […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The brother of a black man killed by a white Milwaukee police officer is angry over a prosecutor's decision not to bring charges against the officer.  Dontre  Hamilton was shot in a downtown park last April after he struggled with an officer who was sent to check on his welfare. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced Monday that Officer Christopher Manney was justified in using deadly […]

The Moraine Park Technical College District Board announced Moraine Park President Dr. Sheila Ruhland has verbally accepted the presidency position at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Wash., and will be leaving the College to take on her new role March 9.  According to Moraine Park Board President Vernon Jung, interim leadership will be named early next year.  Dr. Ruhland joined Moraine Park in July 2011, and during this time helped […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A team of "Sweet Scientists" from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has become the latest winner of "The Amazing Race."  Amy DeJong and Maya Warren won $1 million and beat out three other teams in the last leg of the race from Manila in the Philippines to Los Angeles.  The finale of the CBS show's 25th season was broadcast Friday night. In the show, Warren jumped from […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Transportation officials say traffic fatalities are continuing to decline across Wisconsin and are on track to account for the lowest number of road deaths since 1943.  As of Wednesday, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Data showed there have been 480 fatalities so far this year, compared to 527 in 2013.  David Pabst, director of the department's bureau of safety, says officials are hopeful there will be less […]

Over 100 children from low-income families will be outfitted with brand-new winter coats thanks to Fond du Lac Firefighters.  Fond du Lac firefighters have partnered with Operation Warm, a national, non-profit organization that has provided new coats to 1.5 million children in need. Firefighters fundraise to personally fit each child, help select their favorite color, and write their name in the interior tag of their new coat, which reads, “Made […]

A town of Empire man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.  As part of a plea agreement Jeffrey MacMillan pleaded no contest to three counts of second degree sexual assault of a child.   Six other counts of sexual assault of a child,  exposing a child to harmful materials and administering a dangerous drug and a dozen counts of a felon in possession of a firearm were dismissed […]