MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The job of replacing David Clarke as sheriff in Milwaukee County will fall to Gov. Scott Walker. Clarke announced Wednesday that he intends to resign in June to take a job with the Department of Homeland Security as a liaison to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies. Walker spokesman Tom Evenson says once Clarke submits his resignation letter the process of appointing a successor can […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a beating near Kiekhaefer Parkway. Sheriff’s lieutenant Cameron McGee says a woman was transported to the hospital after she was severely beaten by a male acquaintance Friday afternoon. "Somebody reported a female running down the side of the road that was all beat up and bloody," McGee told WFDL news. McGee says the incident started earlier in the afternoon in […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of holding a gun to his head in the Walmart parking lot has been charged. Fifty seven year old Eric Golemgeski made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Tuesday on charges of recklessly endangering safety, mistreatment of animals, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $3500 cash. On May 11th police were called to a report of a […]
One person was killed and more than 25 people were injured Tuesday night following tornadoes that hit northwestern Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says a supercell tracked across Polk, Barron, and Rusk counties late Tuesday afternoon spanning one or more tornadoes. Barron County: One fatality, 25 injuries at the Prairie Lake Estate Mobile Park in Cameron. Approximately 40 trailer homes were destroyed by a tornado. A nearby turkey farm was […]
The transition director says he expects the boards of the Fond du lac Association of Commerce and Fond du lac County Economic Development Corporation to approve a proposal to combine the organizations. David Omachinski says he thinks a CEO can be hired and the new organization finalized before the end of summer. Omachinski says the biggest advantage in combining the organizations is one vision, one voice, one team. "So […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin counties would have more of a say in where violent sexual offenders live once they are placed on supervised release under a proposal added to the state budget. The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee approved the changes Tuesday. Under the plan, the offender would be released to the county where they lived at the time they committed the crime. Local communities would be given more of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin say it's not against state law to solicit sexually explicit photographs of children but clearly should be. Rep. Andre Jacque and Sen. Van Wanggaard announced Tuesday they're circulating a bill that would make it a misdemeanor for adults to solicit sexually explicit photos, recordings or other representations of minors. Jacque says current law allows sexual predators to groom children over an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Brad Schimel's spokesman says Schimel didn't understand the question when a member of his sexual assault response team asked how many sexual assault kits have been tested. A member of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Response Team asked Schimel during a meeting Tuesday whether it was true only 60 kits have been tested. Schimel said he didn't know where that number came from, even […]
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — There is a threat of strong thunderstorms with possible tornadoes in the nation's midsection. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in the Texas Panhandle Tuesday afternoon and a tornado watch from the Panhandle through western Oklahoma and into western Kansas in addition to much of northern Wisconsin. The weather service's Storm Prediction Center says the greatest risk of tornadoes is in western Oklahoma and […]