Month: September 2015

Area school superintendents say a proposal to make the state superintendent  an appointed position rather than an elected office would be a mistake.  Rosendale Brandon school district administrator Gary Hansen says making the position a partisan appointment would have a negative impact on education in Wisconsin. "He's a Republican representative from New Berlin and my first reaction  would be I wonder if this proposal would be coming in front of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of every four female undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who responded to a survey last spring said they've been sexually assaulted.  The Association of American Universities administered the survey across 27 institutions. UW-Madison officials say about 9,000 students, or about 22 percent of the school's students, responded to it. The results of the survey were released Monday.  Nearly 28 percent of UW-Madison female […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police have released the name of a 42-year-old woman who was fatally shot in an apartment.  Authorities on Monday identified the victim as Stacey Strange. Autopsy results show Strange died of multiple gunshots.  Police were called on a report of gunshots just after 1 a.m. Sunday. Officers found Strange dead in an upper apartment.  A 30-year-old man sought in the killing was later arrested in […]

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has suspended the case involving two 13-year-old girls accused of trying to kill a classmate while an appeals court decides whether to review the case's placement in adult court.   The two girls are charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide in Waukesha County. Investigators allege they stabbed Payton Leutner 19 times in an effort to appease the online fictional character Slender Man.  Defense […]

Local law enforcement agencies are asking residents to zip through their medicine cabinets and zip down to their local drug drop box and empty pill bottles into a zip-lock bag and deposit the drugs for disposal on or before September 30, 2015.   Fond du Lac County residents are fortunate to have a way to properly dispose of medications.  Fond du Lac County has six drug drop boxes, three alone […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers' youth movement is carrying over to the front office.  Milwaukee hired 30-year-old David Stearns on Monday to take over as general manager. Stearns replaces Doug Melvin, a baseball lifer who announced last month that he was stepping down following a 13-year tenure.  Stearns had been with the Houston Astros, where he was in his third season as an assistant to GM Jeff Luhnow. Stearns' responsibilities […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state employees would have to work two more years before they could qualify for early retirement under a bill Republicans in the Legislature are circulating. The proposal would raise the minimum retirement age for most workers from 55 to 57. Another measure would use a state worker's highest five years of salary, rather than three, to set their pension payout. Neither bill has been officially […]

UNDATE (AP) — The Department of Justice awarded $19.3 million in grants today to dozens of police departments that want to start using body cameras. Grants go to 73 agencies in 42 states. More than 200 others applied but were passed over. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says an additional $1.9 million will support research in Milwaukee, Miami and Phoenix into the impact of body cameras on community relations.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected in the killing of a woman in an apartment. Police say the man was arrested without incident just before noon Sunday. A 911 caller had reported the man was walking in an area of Oshkosh.  The man was wanted in the killing of a 42-year-old woman that was reported early Sunday.  Police were called on a report of […]