WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The parents of the Wisconsin girl who was stabbed by a classmate aiming to please the fictional horror character Slender Man say a plea deal sending one of the assailants to a mental hospital offers some closure. The parents of now 15-year-old Payton Leutner issued a statement Thursday after Morgan Geyser pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the 2014 attack. Prosecutors are seeking to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System regents have adopted sweeping changes to hiring policies for the system's top positions, including attracting private sector candidates. The regents approved the plan during a meeting Thursday at UW-Stout. State schools Superintendent Tony Evers was the only dissenting vote. Under the plan, job descriptions for system president, chancellors and vice chancellors must encourage non-academic applicants to apply and state that applicants […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police officers from across Wisconsin are supporting a bill that would set state policy for when body camera footage should be made public. A state Assembly committee held a hearing Thursday on a bill that would make it possible under state law to keep much of police video private. Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney says his concerns over protecting the privacy of people captured on policy […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice is honoring two Department of Natural Resources officers for rescuing a couple from a disabled boat during a raging storm on Lake Winnebago this summer. According to a DOJ news release issued Thursday, DNR Ranger Jeff Nieling and Warden Tom Sturdivant got a call on July 19 of a 17-foot boat stranded in the middle of the lake as a thunderstorm […]
A blown transformer is to blame for a power outage in Fond du Lac this morning. Fire chief Pete O’Leaary says a transformer on Western Avenue near the city county government center caught on fire shortly before 10am. Alliant Energy was called to fix the problem.
A motorcycle operator was killed when he was struck by a car and a dump truck after he first hit a deer on a Dodge County Highway. The crash happened shortly before 7:30pm Wednesday on County Highway P, just north of O’Neill Rd in the township of Ashippun. A northbound motorcycle struck a deer in the roadway and the operator was ejected and came to rest in the traffic lane. […]
This year’s annual Light Up the Night: Domestic Abuse Awareness Event starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 5 at the Essential Rock Church, 40 E. Division Street in Fond du Lac. Light Up the Night is held as part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is October. Door opens for the event at 6 p.m. with “Hear My Story” set at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., participants can […]
Fond du Lac based Mercury Marine is aiding humanitarian efforts in Cameroon, Africa. Brunswick Corporation and Merc are donating a new diveboat and several outboard engines to assist Africa Mercy. Mercy is the world’s largest private hospital ship that offers medical care and specialized training for doctors in some of the world’s poorest areas. Merc spokesman Lee Gordon says it’s a great feeling to know that boat motors made in […]
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he’s not sure any legislation regarding gun control or mental illness could have prevented this week’s shooting massacre in Las Vegas. A gunman opened fire with automatic weapons on a crowd of concert goers, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. "Its horrific," Grothman told WFDL news. Grothman says he’s thankful and somewhat surprised that an attack like this hasn’t happened before. "There's so many horrific things […]