Month: January 2016

The Chegwin Vocal Ensemble and the Chegwin Chorus visited U.S. Bank, their Partner in Education, for their annual holiday performance for bank personnel. These groups are shown here by the lobby Christmas tree which is decorated with handmade ornaments from the Chegwin students. The students are also modeling the homemade hats, scarves and mittens that have been given to the school courtesy of Betty Schneider (back right) and her mother, Helen […]

How much chocolate is too much chocolate? Trick question: No such thing. But no one can debate that 20 years of chocolate is a great milestone. Soroptimists of Fond du Lac will celebrate the 20th annual Chocolate Fantasy fundraiser on Sunday, January 31. Chocolate Fantasy is a whirlwind of chocolate tasting, a giant gift-basket silent auction and raffles held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Anticipation has turned to disappointment for thousands of people who purchased Powerball tickets ahead of Saturday night's drawing for the biggest U.S. lottery prize in history.  No one matched all six Powerball numbers — 16-19-32-34-57 and Powerball number of 13 — so the newly estimated $1.3 billion jackpot is still theirs for the taking.  It's all but certain to grow before the next drawing Wednesday […]

A number of livestock died, but fortunately no one was injured in a barn fire Saturday night near Mayville. At 10 p.m., the Dodge County Sheriff's Department was dispatched to the Dale Twardokous residence at N5952 Pierce Road in the Town of Herman, and Mayville. Upon arrival, the Iron Ridge Fire Department was on scene and the barn was fully engulfed in flames.  The Iron Ridge Fire Department confirmed no […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says terrorism-related arrests vindicate his stance against Syrian refugees.  Walker tweeted Friday asking if people still wonder why he raised concerns about ensuring that Syrian refugees coming into Wisconsin are safe. He included a link to a story about the arrests.  Authorities arrested two men with ties to the Islamic State in California and Texas on Thursday. One of them, Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Records show there are eight sites in Wisconsin where potentially dangerous cables that were once used to power U.S. Coast Guard lights could be buried underground.  Such a cable caused an explosion at a crowded Rhode Island beach last summer and injured a woman. Coast Guard records provided to The Associated Press show similar cables are buried under beaches, harbors and waterways at 48 sites in 12 […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A juror involved in the homicide case that spawned the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" says she stands by the verdict. The series covers the convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Avery was found guilty in the slaying of photographer Teresa Halbach. Juror Diane Free tells The Associated Press she's "comfortable with the verdict we reached."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Armchair detectives hoping for a different ending for two convicts featured in "Making a Murderer" will have to look beyond the president for help.  An online White House petition urging President Barack Obama to pardon Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey has nearly 130,000 signatures, assuring an official response. Avery and Dassey are serving time for a 2005 murder, but the petition-signers say the men were wrongfully convicted. […]

A North Fond du Lac man faces multiple charges after firing several rounds from two guns.  Police Chief Darren Pautsch says officers responded to the Gaslight Terrace Mobile Home Park late Thursday night to a report of shots fired.  Pautsch told WFDL news an estimated 12-18 rounds were fired from a rifle and handgun.  Pautsch says he’s relieved nobody was hurt.  Shannon Kavonius  faces charges of recklessly endangering safety and possession of THC.