MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack has presided as chief justice for the first time after being elected by her colleagues to replace longtime Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Roggensack took the center spot in the Supreme Court chamber as chief justice Monday at a swearing-in ceremony for Marquette University Law School graduates. Abrahamson was scheduled to administer the oath, but she was not present. Abrahamson has […]
A Washington County man was severely burned when he attempted to light a camp fire with gasoline. On Sunday night, the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a 43 year old Town of Trenton man that had suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his hands and legs after using used motor oil and gas to start a camp fire in his back yard. The Sheriff’s Department says as the mixture […]
Fond du Lac County is being recognized for its child care program. The county Human Services Department was presented with a certificate of excellence for meeting all performance standards in the administration of the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program. Fond du Lac County earned the certificate of excellence by maintaining short phone call wait times and improving document processing for parents in need of child care services. The county […]
A jury trial for a Fond du Lac woman charged in the murder of her husband has been postponed. The trial for 38 year old Eve Nance ws scheduled to begin June 1st. The trial was delayed after the defense attorney said an expert witness needed more time to evaluate Nance and review the case. The 38 year old Nance is accused of shooting Timothy Nance in their Fond du […]
The Fond du Lac Animal Shelter manager says construction on an expansion project at the shelter is expected to begin late this summer. Renee Webb says more than a half million dollars has been raised toward the project. Webb says the expansion will provide much needed room for an increasing number of cats and dogs and will allow the shelter to isolate animals that are sick.
Public fundraising to pay the balance of a new entry at Fruth Memorial Athletic Field has hit a standstill…but the superintendent says the effort is ongoing to raise the money. The district borrowed from its fund balance to help pay for the $1.1 million project promising to pay the money back through fundraising. To date nearly $710,000 has been raised, but the district has been stuck on that number […]
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies will mobilize along with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin to enforce the mandatory seatbelt law. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says the annual Click it or Ticket campaign runs May 18th through the 31st. Olig says too many drivers and passengers are needlessly killed or injured because they were not wearing a seatbelt. Although the state’s seatbelt use […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Scott Walker says in four-plus years as governor he has transformed Wisconsin through the passage of numerous conservative priorities, including defunding Planned Parenthood, legalizing the carrying of concealed weapons and weakening public union power. Walker spoke at the state Republican Party convention Saturday in La Crosse. Breaking with tradition, Walker spoke to about 1,000 people at the center of the convention floor, rather than from […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold is a career politician addicted to holding office. Johnson spoke Saturday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention in La Crosse. He says he was initially surprised that Feingold announced on Thursday that he was running against Johnson in 2016. But Johnson says Feingold is running because he's addicted to being a politician and "he just can't […]