PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A woman charged with killing a Beaver Dam man in 2001 is out of jail on bond after her trial was postponed until October. Thirty-nine-year-old Leah Waldhart had been in the Columbia County Jail since February 2014. She's accused of causing the death of Curtis Wylesky through cocaine toxicity. His body was found in a ditch. As part of conditions for Waldhart's release, she's required to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed a bill that would make lying about serving in the military a crime. The Republican-authored bill would make falsely claiming military service or an award related to military service a misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in jail and $10,000 in fines. If someone makes those claims with the intent to commit or aid another crime he or she would […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Public workers covered under two unions would get a 1 percent raise under a pair of collective bargaining agreements the state Assembly has approved. The contracts up for approval Tuesday were negotiated by Gov. Scott Walker's administration and unions covering members of the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association and the Building Trades Negotiating Committee. The deals are for the current fiscal year only. The 1 percent negotiated […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Colored lights on motorcycles would be legal under a bill the state Assembly has passed. Current Wisconsin law prohibits operating a motor vehicle with lights other than white or amber in front and red in the rear. The bill's Assembly sponsor, Republican John Jagler of Watertown, says colored LED lights are becoming more popular on motorcycles. Under the bill, people could equip their motorcycles with any […]
Onlinemastersprograms.org has identified Marian University within the top 10 of its list of the top Catholic colleges with online programs. Marian ranks no. 8 on the list, and is the only school in Wisconsin selected. Marian was rated among the website’s database of more than 1,000 colleges and universities across the nation who offer online special education master’s degree programs. “According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is […]
The public is invited to groundbreaking ceremonies this month for a new St. Mary’s Springs Academy pre K - 12 campus. The ground breaking event will be held on Wednesday, April 22 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Mary's Springs Academy High School, 255 County Road K. SMSA interim president Kelly Norton says phase one includes building a 93,000 square foot grade school just south of the existing high […]
(L-R) Bailey Darling, Dominic Rosado, Kylee Thompson, and Allyson Balthazor. On Saturday April 11, members of the Fond du Lac High School Forensics Team attended the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches' Association State Tournament. Allyson Balthazor, senior, placed fourth in farrago out of 47 entries. Farrago is a mix of various literary works, fiction and nonfiction, under a theme. Ally's theme covered anxiety. Zoe McCartney placed as a semifinalist in prose. […]
The state Fire Marshal is investigating an early morning fire that destroyed a Fond du lac home. Firefighters were called to the scene at 410 Ellis Street early Tuesday morning for a report of the back of the house on fire. When firefighters arrived on the scene there was smoke and visible flames. Nearby residents were evacuated. Two pets perished in the blaze.
A Fond du Lac man has been convicted in a shooting last fall outside the Taco Bell restaurant. Twenty year old Dao Vang pleaded no contest to recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 26th. Charges of carrying a concealed weapon and obstructing an officer were dismissed and read into the record. According to a criminal complaint Vang fired a gun […]