Month: August 2015

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A Thrivent Financial adviser in Wisconsin faces charges after police say she stole $400 from a client.  Jean Walsh-Josephson of Oshkosh is charged with felony forgery and misdemeanor counts of theft and obstruction. She is free on a signature bond ahead of a court appearance Sept. 3.  Lt. Kevin Konrad says Oshkosh police arrested Walsh-Josephson on Aug. 13 after beginning an investigation. In an Oshkosh police […]

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) is accepting applications for fall internships in his Washington, D.C. and Fond du Lac offices. Intern applicants should submit a resume and references to Matt Furlow at matt.furlow@mail.house.gov.  “I encourage college students in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District to apply for an internship in my office,” said Congressman Grothman. “Internships provide opportunities to learn more about the way our laws are made and how the federal government […]

The Fond du Lac school superintendent says he’s hopeful that an expected increase in enrollment and property values will help reduce a tax rate in the proposed Fond du Lac School District budget.  The Fond du Lac School board has approved the preliminary budget  that includes a nearly five percent tax rate increase and staff reductions through attrition.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the district expects to see an increase […]

Fond du lac police say alcohol was found in the system of two twin toddlers who were severely beaten last month at a Fond du Lac apartment complex.   One of the infants died and a Chicago man, Daniel Griffin was arrested and charged last week with reckless homicide and child abuse.  Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein says standing on top of both infants putting his full weight on them.  "Obviously […]

The Department of Public Works is reminding motorists that an ongoing reconstruction project on 9th Street will impact traffic as kids head back to school next month and with football games at Fruth Field.  The  construction project affecting 9th Street between Main Street and Linden Street is expected to continue into the second week of October.  During the project, 9th Street remains closed to through traffic between Linden and Center […]

The director of the Marquette University Law School poll says the recent numbers  show governor Scott Walker’s favorability continuing to slide.  The poll released last week shows Walker still ahead of the other Republican candidates in Wisconsin…but down 15 points from April.  Poll director Charles Franklin says the latest poll also reflects the growing support for the so-called political outsiders in the race like Ben Carson, Donald Trump and Carly […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prison officials have quietly relaxed solitary confinement policies over the past year. According to a Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism report produced using documents obtained through an open records request and a lawsuit, the Department of Corrections no longer uses solitary confinement to punish prisoners who commit minor rule infractions. Prison officials also now negotiate with inmates over the proper punishment for such offenses.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A transgender Wisconsin prison inmate is suing officials, saying they are violating her rights by not allowing her to live as a woman. Dominique Gulley was sentenced to 11 years in prison after stealing a car in 2010. Gulley says officials won't allow her to continue the hormone treatments that she began six years before going to prison.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released nearly two dozen elk into the Jackson County woods in an effort to grow a second herd in the state. Wisconsin has had only one elk herd, which roams Ashland County. The DNR wants to bring in 150 Kentucky elk to bolster the northern herd and create a Jackson County herd.