MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment designed to give crime victims more rights has passed the Wisconsin Legislature. The measure must pass the Legislature again next session before it goes to voters for approval. It would be added to the Wisconsin Constitution only if voters approve it. The amendment largely duplicates existing crime victim protections but goes further in several areas. In addition to privacy, victims would have the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It would be a crime to solicit nude or sexually explicit photos from a child in Wisconsin under a bill approved by the state Assembly. Under the bill passed Thursday, adults who try to coax children into supplying them with nude or sexually explicit photos would be guilty of a felony punishable by up to three-and-a-half years in prison. Adults between the ages of 18 and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Couples who get divorced would no longer have to wait six months before remarrying under a bill approved by the Wisconsin Assembly. Under state current law, a person who was a party to a divorce action in Wisconsin or any other state must wait six months after the divorce is granted before remarrying. The bipartisan bill approved Thursday would do away with the waiting period. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners pay for replacing lead pipes has cleared the state Assembly, but it now must go back to the Senate for another vote after Republicans lowered the benefit available. The measure passed Thursday would allow public water utilities and local governments to provide grants, loans or both to property owners to help them replace portions of water pipes going from […]
The Fond du Lac Professional Police Benevolent Association is proud to announce its recent donation to the Fond du Lac High School Marching Band program of $2,000. The money was donated to assist in funding the programs new uniforms. The band program is seeking to replace they’re 16 year old uniforms by fall of 2018. The marching band is a student volunteer program and they’re seeking local sponsors to meet […]
Fond du Lac police have released photos of two men they want to speak with regarding an unsolved murder in the city. On September 23 Logan Foster was found dead in a parking lot on Forest Avenue, across the street from the Press Box tavern. Investigators believe the incident leading up to Foster’s death took place in the area of 260 Forest Avenue across from the Press Box Tavern. Assistant […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating the death of an infant. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says police and rescue personnel responded to a 911 call Wednesday afternoon to a report of a baby that was pulseless and non-breathing at a residence in the 100 block of E. 2nd St. Klein says police and Fire Department paramedics arrived on the scene and immediately began CPR. The three-month- old female infant […]
Fire officials say a mother who ran into a burning apartment building in Plymouth to look for her children has not been found. The four-alarm fire broke out in the downtown building about 1 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say the woman who ran into the building didn't realize her two children had already made it out safely. There are about 15 apartments on the second and third floor of the building. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The legal drinking age would be only 19 in Wisconsin under a bill circulated by the former president of the Tavern League and two other Republican lawmakers. The proposal unveiled Wednesday calls for lowering the drinking age from the current minimum of 21 only if Wisconsin would not lose its federal highway funds. A federal law passed in 1984 penalized states with a reduction in federal […]