OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a 28-year-old Oshkosh man was fatally shot by police after he drove a car at an officer. Oshkosh Police Chief Dean Smith says Isaiah Tucker was pronounced dead at a hospital after he was shot early Monday. Authorities were called about someone trying to take a woman's vehicle. When two officers arrived, the car crashed through the garage door and got stuck in the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is at the White House for a hastily arranged meeting with President Donald Trump administration officials and other governors to discuss health care overhaul. The meeting comes after a Republican-sponsored effort in the U.S. Senate to repeal the current law failed last week. Walker spokesman Tom Evenson says that Walker was in Washington for a day of meetings and would return later […]
The Fond du Lac Police Department is hosting their annual National Night Out Tuesday night. The free community event promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie and is designed to make neighborhoods safer, better places to live. National Night Out takes place across thousands of communities from all 50 states, United States territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide. In Fond du Lac the event will take place at the Fond […]
Holiday Automotive has donated a Ford Transit to the Fond du Lac Police Department for use in transporting SWAT Team members and equipment to critical incidents. The department recognized a gap in transportation needs as many critical incidents require the department’s armored vehicle to deploy with patrol officers prior to the SWAT team’s arrival. Holiday Automotive offered the donation of the Ford Transit providing a vehicle spacious enough for transporting […]
A team of scientists led by a UW Oshkosh geologist has dug up a promising new hypothesis to explain the densest collection of dinosaur bones discovered to date. The new study, published in the journal Peer, uses fossil and chemical analysis to better understand the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in central Utah. UW Oshkosh geologist, Joseph Peterson says for decades scientists have studied the origin of the bones, hypothesizing the dinosaurs […]
State lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill addressing teen dating violence. Republican state representatives Joel Kleefisch and John Spiros and Democrat, Melissa Sargent are circulating the bill that would create teen dating curriculum in schools across the state. Sargent says the measure would also require training for school employees. Sargent says teen dating violence is a pervasive problem. Sargent says kids don’t know enough about relationships yet to know what […]
The Dodge County Fair is only a few days away and we once again are looking forward to another great year of entertainment and great food. Stop by the Rotary Booth and say hi to me and the other Rotarians as we once again raise money for the community at our food stand. From a law enforcement stand point, we are looking forward to the fair as well. It is […]
Cynthia Laubenstein of Fond du Lac was sworn in July 10 as the newest member of the Moraine Park Technical College District Board. She will serve as an additional member representative, with a term expiring in June 2020. Laubenstein is a Mayville High School graduate and raised her sons on a farm in Leroy, Wis., and currently serves as the Bank of Oakfield’s assistant vice president and administration officer. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year saying juvenile offenders sentenced to mandatory life without parole must be given a chance at release has had a small impact in Wisconsin. The high court in 2012 barred states from imposing mandatory life without parole on minors convicted of murder. In January 2016 the court made its ruling retroactive, saying offenders already serving such sentences must get a […]