MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marc Marotta, a former Marquette basketball star who became board chairman of the Milwaukee Bucks arena, has died. He was 52. The Milwaukee County medical examiner says an autopsy showed Marotta died Wednesday of a brain aneurysm. Marotta was a three-time Academic All-American and drafted by the New York Knicks after graduating in 1984. Instead, he chose Harvard Law School. He was secretary of the Wisconsin Department […]
A broad swath of the Midwest is preparing for hail, damaging winds and possibly tornadoes as a strong storm front continues to rumble east. The National Weather Service's "enhanced risk" area Thursday stretches from northeast Texas to the upper Midwest. Forecasters say Philadelphia, Washington and other parts of the Atlantic coast could see the same weather patterns Friday. National Weather Service meteorologist Justin Schultz tells WFDL news a tornado […]
The Fond du Lac Community Development director says an Art Board would enhance the city’s downtown Arts and Entertainment District. At their meeting Wednesday night the Fond du lac City council approved an ordinance creating an art board. Community Development director Diane Benson says after the Art Board has been established, staff would work on providing a list of candidates for appointment to the Board. The purpose of the Art […]
Construction on a new bike path to complete a city-wide bike loop in Fond du Lac is expected to begin sometime next year. The Fond du Lac city council is directing city staff to apply for a state grant to construct the path on the city’s south side. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says the new path addresses a significant gap in the city-wide bike loop in the Camelot Drive […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Owners of the Milwaukee Bucks are releasing their plan for a new $500 million arena that they say would anchor a much larger entertainment district in downtown Milwaukee. The Bucks owners on Wednesday talked about their plans for 30 acres of largely vacant land adjacent to the existing arena, the BMO Harris Bradley Center, which opened in 1988. The proposed plan by owners Wes Edens, Marc Lasry […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats are renewing their call for significant changes to Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal, including reducing a $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System and spending more money on public schools. The four Democrats on the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee sent a letter Wednesday to the Republican co-chairs of the committee asking for a series of changes in light of comments from the public […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson has filed a federal lawsuit to try to ensure she is not removed from her post. Abrahamson filed the lawsuit Wednesday, a day after voters approved a constitutional amendment changing the process for selecting the chief justice. For the past 126 years the position has gone to the most senior member of the court. The amendment lets the seven […]
A Ripon man has been charged in connection with a fatal car versus motorcycle accident in Fond du lac County last summer. Travis Hartman made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Tuesday on a charge of homicide by negligient operation of a motor vehicle. Hartman is free on a three thousand dollar signature bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 18th. According to a criminal complaint Hartman […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican legislator says he's considering crafting a bill that would increase state compensation for wrongful convictions. Currently, state compensation is limited to $5,000 per year of incarceration with a $25,000 maximum payout. Rep. Dale Kooyenga of Brookfield said Wednesday outside an informational hearing detailing the work of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, which works to clear the wrongfully convicted, that he hoped to introduce a bill […]