A Fond du Lac County jury has found a man guilty of his 7th OWI offense. Joseph Rogers was convicted of OWI 7th and operating after revocation and sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. His drivers license was revoked for three years, he was ordered to have an ignition interlock and ordered to pay more than $5000 in court costs. According to a criminal complaint Rogers blood […]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has rejected a plea deal that would've sent a woman to jail for six months for her ninth drunken-driving offense. The decision means Lisa M. Badciong will be tried on charges including driving while intoxicated ninth offense with a minor child in the vehicle. Court documents say Badciong was found unresponsive in her running vehicle on June 2 in a Burger King […]
The Fond du Lac Animal Shelter manager says she wonders if a cat that died after being kicked may have been tortured. Preston Buck told police he kicked the cat because it knocked over a lamp. The cat was brought to the animal shelter where it was euthanized. Animal Shelter manager Renee Webb says the cat has been sent to the state veterinary medical examiner. "They'll go through and not […]
A retired Ripon College political science professor says it will be interesting to see how hard Democrats go after Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. Republicans are standing behind Judge Neil Gorsuch while Democrats signaled they will challenge the choice. Political scientist Marty Farrel says he wouldn’t be surprised if Democrats try to filibuster the nomination. "They're (Democrats) hopping mad because Scalia died in February of 2016 and the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin are engaging in a public battle of words on Twitter. The spat Thursday centers on Baldwin's decision not to support President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Walker tweeted that Baldwin is "out of the mainstream" for not meeting with Gorsuch. Baldwin responds, "Your opportunity to weigh in on Gorsuch ended with your short-lived Pres […]
The League of Women Voters has joined opponents of the use of criminal background checks as part of the admissions process at University of Wisconsin campuses. University Chancellor Rebecca Blank said last week she would ask the university system's Board of Regents to consider adding criminal background checks to the application after it became known that a student working to organize a branch of the white nationalist American Freedom on […]
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — Fifteen teams of snow sculptors from 13 states have gathered in Wisconsin for the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship. The event began Wednesday in Lake Geneva, with judging set for Saturday morning. The team that won last year for "Door Master" has disbanded, but all its members are taking part again this year on other teams. One of them, David Andrews, has been on nine […]
A Super Bowl weekend tailgate party is being held in Fond du Lac Friday to promote 211. Fond du Lac United Way director Amber Kilawee says dialing 211 connects you with quick and easy access to community-based health and human services information. Kilawee says a tailgate party is being held from 11:30am to 1:30pm Friday at Society Insurance on Camelot Drive. The public is welcome.
Steve Koehler admits he is very excited but more than a little nervous about returning to perform in his hometown. His last performance was in 1983, a Goodrich High School production of Mousetrap directed by Jane Christiansen. He will be back February 11 and 12 when Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts and Go Fish Productions, along with sponsors Horicon […]