MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Senate committee has given unanimous support to a bipartisan bill to dramatically increase payouts for people wrongly convicted of crimes in Wisconsin. Such payouts are now capped at $5,000 per year behind bars, with a maximum of $25,000. The bill would raise that to as much as $50,000 per year in prison, with an overall limit of $1 million. Those figures would be adjusted for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg has more cash on hand heading into the Feb. 16 primary than her rival Joe Donald as they both seek to knock off incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Kloppenburg and Donald released summaries of their fundraising for the year on Wednesday. Bradley's spokeswoman says she will release her numbers Thursday. The deadline is Friday. Kloppenburg is a judge on the 4th […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin high school athletics association blew its whistle on fans' unsportsmanlike taunts and negative chants — such as "air ball" and "season's over" — and directed school administrators in an email last month to be ready to call such fouls. Weeks later, the association's executive director has apologized for the distractions from widespread ridicule that followed the note. Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association Executive Director David Anderson […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A judge has rejected a new trial for one of the five men still incarcerated for killing a Wisconsin paper mill co-worker in 1992. Retired Judge James Bayorgeon on Wednesday denied Keith Kutska's bid for a new trial. Kutska's attorneys argued that the theory that the victim, Tom Monfils, killed himself was not properly argued at the original trial. Bayorgeon, who presided over the trial, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The primary investment fund for Wisconsin state employees and retirees lost money in 2015, but that is unlikely to translate into a drop in pension payments for most. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board reported Wednesday that based on preliminary numbers the $85 billion Core Fund dropped 0.4 percent for the year. However, because its five-year return is 6.7 percent, the board says the roughly 184,000 […]
The Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership in conjunction with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation, the City of Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac County University of Wisconsin-Extension are embarking on a project to complete a market analysis for downtown Fond du Lac. This is an opportunity to provide your valuable input to help guide the future of downtown Fond du Lac. Two information […]
Fond du lac County Corporation Counsel Meggin McNamara Horn, representing Soroptimist International of Fond du Lac, presents a check for $500 to Sgt. Paul Rottscholl of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office for their December 2015 Shop With a Cop program. The annual program provides local children with the funds to shop for presents for their families, and pairs the children with law enforcement officers for a fun afternoon. […]
The Fond du Lac Solutions Center warming shelter has been busy during this latest cold snap. "We have been at or near capacity every night," Solutions Center program Director Karen O’Rourke told WFDL news. "We're averaging between 17 and 20 indivduals a night." O'Rourke says she wants to make it clear that the shelter is open this week. O’Rourke says there was some confusion because the shelter was short staffed. "We did not have […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A convicted killer who's the subject of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has filed an appeal saying authorities used an illegal warrant and that a juror was out to get him. Steven Avery says evidence found on his property "is clearly 'FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE'" and that a juror improperly influenced others. Avery was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of photographer Teresa […]