The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal industrial accident at Michels Corporation in Brownsville. The sheriff’s office says 20 year old Treston Isham of Fond du Lac was pronounced dead at the scene last Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says Isham was an employee of All Tools LLC of Fond du Lac and was cleaning pipes when a pipe fell off a jack sliding into […]
The victims of a serious injury head on collision south of Fond du Lac last week have been identified. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says a car driven by 23 year old Kevin Knippel from Merrill, Wisconsin crossed the center line on Highway 45 near Waucousta, striking a northbound vehicle. Knippel and a passenger, Amber Wiedmeyer from Merrill were flown by helicopter to the hospital. The driver of […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge in Waukesha County has heard defense arguments on why jurors should be sequestered during the trial of one of two teens accused of stabbing a classmate to impress a fictitious character called Slender Man. Lawyers for 15-year-old Morgan Geyser say a sequestered jury is needed because of the publicity surrounding the case. The judge said Monday he will issue a decision in a week […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Researchers at a Wisconsin university have been awarded a $1 million grant to develop a tool to find and fix algorithmic bias. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will use the National Science Foundation grant to work on a tool called FairSquare, which will be able to detect and automatically fix biases in software and algorithms. Computer software is increasingly being used by private companies and government […]
Agnesian HealthCare has announced a series of executive promotions. Katherine Vergos has been promoted to St. Agnes Hospital chief operating and nursing officer. She will be responsible for the daily operations at the Hospital. Holly Brenner will now serve as senior vice president of strategic development and marketing, and president of the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation. Bonnie Schmitz has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Schmitz […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A new study is raising concerns about the safety of eating fish from a lake in eastern Wisconsin. Research conducted by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Superior found that small pieces of plastic have skirted the wastewater treatment process and ended up in Lake Winnebago. The plastic can soak up toxins and are likely being consumed by fish. Lead researcher Lorena Rios Mendoza says she […]
For the first time since the FBI launched an investigation into allegations of inmate abuse at the hands of correctional officers at the Lincoln Hills juvenile prison, officers are speaking out. Youth counselors Kal Teske and Rita Lokemoen spoke exclusively on AM 1170’s Between the Lines program. Teske suffered a concussion when he was attacked by an inmate earlier this month. Testke says the incident happened in the kitchen area […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says a plan for changes in confinement at the state's juvenile prisons will give the department time to train staff on the new policies. The department promised in a court filing on Friday to curtail the use of solitary confinement, restraints such as shackles and use of pepper spray at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons. In a statement, […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a head on crash south of Fond du Lac that seriously injured three people. The crash happened Friday afternoon on Highway 45 near Waucousta. A preliminary investigation indicates a southbound vehicle driven by a 23-year-old Wauwatosa man had crossed the center line striking a northbound vehicle driven by a 66 year-old Eden man head-on. Both drivers and the female passenger […]