MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin has asked Air Force investigators to look into allegations of sexual assault and harassment within a Wisconsin Air National Guard unit that were brushed aside by senior officers, according to a member of the unit. The Wisconsin Democrat sent a letter to the Air Force office that handles congressional inquiries in mid-November asking it to investigate the claims involving members of the 115th […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to preside over legal challenges to laws in California and Massachusetts requiring larger living areas for some farm animals. A total of 15 states led by Missouri and Indiana had asked the court to accept original jurisdiction over the lawsuits. President Donald Trump's administration had urged it not to do so. It said the dispute over interstate commerce […]
Nobody was injured and one person is in custody following a shooting incident in Fond du Lac. Shortly after 1pm Monday police were called to a report of possible gunshots being fired outside a residence in the 200 block of East 9th Street. Officers arriving on the scene found evidence that shots had been fired. A witness provided a description of a possible suspect and vehicle seen leaving the area […]
Fond du Lac County has a new sheriff and is extending well wishes to retiring veteran law enforcement officer. Fond du lac judge Peter Grimm administered the oath of office to Ryan Waldschmidt during a special ceremony on Western Avenue Monday afternoon. Waldschmidt replaces Mick Fink who retired after 38 years in law enforcement. Dozens of past and present law enforcement officers including former sheriffs Jim Gilmore and Gary Pucker […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly sworn-in Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called for a rejection of "the tired politics of the past" in his inauguration speech Monday, urging lawmakers to find bipartisan solutions to the biggest issues facing the state. Evers, the state superintendent of schools since 2009, took over for Republican Scott Walker and faces a Republican-controlled Legislature that will oppose many of his biggest priorities. Republican legislative leaders, also […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is using his first speech of the new legislative session to emphasize lawmakers are the most important branch of government. Republicans control both the Assembly and the Senate but look destined to lock horns with new Democratic Gov. Tony Evers heading into the session. Vos told the Assembly following inaugurations Monday that the Wisconsin Constitution lists the Legislature first among the three […]
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Barron, Wisconsin, are planning to provide an update on their investigation into the apparent abduction of a 13-year-old girl whose parents were killed. Jayme Closs has been missing since her parents, James and Denise Closs, were found fatally shot in their home on Oct. 15. Barron County Sheriff Christ Fitzgerald says next week will mark 90 days since authorities believe Jayme was abducted. He […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who pleaded guilty to stabbing a classmate 19 times and leaving her for dead to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man is appealing her case. An attorney for Morgan Geyser recently filed a court brief arguing that Geyser shouldn't have been prosecuted as an adult because the girl believed Slender Man would kill her family if she didn't stab […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A storm has swept away a navigational beacon on Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin. High waves took out the South Pier Light Navigational Beacon near the Manitowoc lighthouse early Monday. Witnesses told police they saw waves hitting the beacon until it collapsed. Chief Eric Olson of the U.S. Coast Guard in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, said that heavy rains and gusty winds took out the beacon's platform. […]