Month: March 2017

The Fond du Lac Police Department has been notified of a change of address  for a convicted child sex offender.    John Nummerdor was released from prison in December 2016 after serving  time for First-Degree Sexual Assault of a Child.  Nummerdor was convicted of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old female relative acquaintance.    Nummerdor is on extended supervision until March 2020.  Special conditions of his supervised release include: 1)   No […]

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim who was struck and killed by a semi while walking along Highway 151 in Dodge County.   The victim has been identified as 19 year old Brandon B. Greatens of Beaver Dam.   Sheriff Dale Schmidt says Greatons was walking in the northbound, left traffic lane of 151 near Highway 33 when he was struck by a northbound semi-tractor with box trailer. Schmidt […]

The Fond du Lac Police Department is currently investigating a threatening note that was found late Tuesday afternoon in a bathroom of Fond du Lac High School.  The note made reference to the threat taking place on “Wednesday”.  School Officials in accordance with their emergency crisis plan, immediately notified police officials of the potential concern.  Both law enforcement and school administration Officials do not believe this is a credible threat. […]

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two students suspected of bringing a loaded gun and ammunition to a school in Manitowoc.  Police say the resource officer at Wilson Junior High School received tips from students that a gun was in school Tuesday.   Using the tips, school officials found .22-caliber ammunition inside a student's backpack. Officers also found a loaded revolver inside a second student's backpack.  The gun and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Elections Commission is getting ready to purge people who haven't gone to the polls in years from registration rolls.  State law requires elections officials to examine registration records, identify qualified voters who haven't voted in four years and mail them a notice warning they'll be removed from the rolls if they don't respond and have to re-register.  The commission estimates about 387,000 voters could […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Election Commission chairman blames Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign and undertrained poll workers for as many as 70 instances in which 17-year-olds illegally voted in Wisconsin's presidential primary. Many states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they will be 18 by Election Day, but Wisconsin doesn't. Commission officials blamed the confusion on social media, including posts from Sanders, though they didn't see any misinformation […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Recent Stanford University graduate Bob Harlow has returned to his native Wisconsin to mount a run for governor as a Democrat.  The 25-year-old tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that he's been traveling the state and raising money to spread the word about his candidacy. Harlow is the only declared candidate for governor, although many other Democrats are considering a bid.  Republican Gov. Scott Walker is […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he plans to talk with other Republican governors and the White House about possible changes to the GOP health care overhaul bill in Congress.  Walker said Tuesday the call with governors would happen later in the day. He did not offer specifics during or after a speech to the Rotary Club of Milwaukee about what changes he would like to see. The […]