BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — A pastor who will conduct a funeral service for the Beaver Dam man killed in an apartment explosion says he had friends and family who loved him and was not a bomb maker. Rev. Jerry Marsden says Benjamin Morrow's death is a puzzle to all who knew him. Marsden will preside at Morrow's funeral service Thursday in Madison.
Waupun police are investigating the death of a Waupun man. Deputy police chief Jeremy Rasch says 27 year old Johnathon Werner was found dead over the weekend in an East Brown Street residence. Rasch says a preliminary investigation indicates that Werner died from a drug overdose. He says an official cause of death won’t be made until toxicology tests are completed.
A jury trial has been scheduled for a Fond du Lac man accused of several residential burglaries. A five day jury trial is scheduled to begin May 21st for 27 year old Maurice Holman on charges of burglary, theft and bail jumping. Police say Holman stole a number of guns in the break-ins last December. He is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail on $100,000 cash bond.
A Fond du Lac man arrested following a shooting incident last month has been bound over for trial. Probable cause was found at a preliminary hearing for 34 year old Timothy Williams on charges of recklessly endangering safety, felon in possession of a firearm, operating a firearm while intoxicated, and discharging a firearm within 100 feet of a building. He is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail […]
Two Fond du lac men are accused of selling crack cocaine. Isaiah and Xaver Potts, both 28 years old, made their initial court appearances this week on multiple counts of delivery of cocaine. The brothers are accused of selling cocaine to undercover officers with the Lake Winnebago Metropolitan Enforcement Group drug unit. A $50,000 cash bond was ordered for Xaver Potts and $10,000 cash for Isaiah Potts. A preliminary hearing […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Department is asking county residents to participagte in a community health assessment. Public Health nurse Joyce Mann says residents are asked to fill out a short survey to help local officials identify priority health issues. Mann says the Healthy Fond du Lac County Steering committee will review the survey results and reveal the priority health issues for the county in June. The survey […]
Fond du Lac High School students are planning to participate in a national student walkout Wednesday on the one month anniversary of the deadly Florida high school shooting. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says two female high school students are organizing the event. Sebert says the district needs to reach out to those students who may feel alone or even ostracized from the general student body. "Its really about trusting relationships […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday he would welcome a special legislative session to address school safety as students across the state prepared to walk out of their classes to demand tighter gun restrictions. Gov. Scott Walker has been collaborating with Republican lawmakers on a package of school safety bills. He has said he doesn't support arming teachers and has hinted at improving building security […]
A Canadian dairy farmer is visiting Wisconsin this week to share his perspective on the controversial Canada dairy supply management program. The Wisconsin Farmers Union has organized five forums around the state including one in Fond du Lac. Vernon County dairy farmer and Farmers Union president, Darin Von Ruden says the system in Canada is not perfect, but is a "heck of a lot better" than what is in place […]