A man described as a major drug dealer in Fond du lac will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. At a hearing Thursday afternoon Fond du lac judge Gary Sharpe sentenced 49 year old Allen Ferguson to 30 years in prison followed by 15 years of extended supervision. Last fall Ferguson pleaded guilty to six counts of manufacture deliver of heroin and six counts were dismissed and […]
A Colorado man has been sentenced to prison for a serious injury crash in Dodge County. Judge Brian Pfitzinger sentenced 28 year old Steven Cummings of Loveland, Colorado, to six years in prison with an additional four years of extended supervision and ordered Cummings to pay nearly $19,000 in restitution to the victim. Authorities say on August 13, 2017, Cummings was operating a vehicle involved in a rollover crash that […]
A Beaver Dam man has been sentenced to prison in a shaken baby case. Dodge County judge Steve Bauer sentenced 24 year old Raymond Keyser to eight years in prison and five years of extended supervision. Keyser was convicted in November of physical abuse of a child/recklessly causing great bodily harm. Investigators say Keyser violently shook an eight month old girl in his care, resulting in permanent brain damage to […]
The Fond du Lac City Council has given the city manager a favorable performance evaluation. Council president Karen Merkel says following a review city manager Joe Moore has received a 4.75 out of five rating, measuring 15 different elements of performance and leadership; one being poor and five being outstanding. The Council found the City Manager's fiscal management, communication skills, cooperation, professional attitude and professional conduct to be outstanding. “The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul says he is asking Gov. Tony Evers for more crime lab analysts in the governor's executive budget. A review of Wisconsin crime lab operations that Florida International University's National Forensic Science Technology Center released in September found the labs suffer from multiple problems, including poor morale, below-market pay, constant turnover and accepting too much evidence from police. Kaul said in an interview […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul says he's working on legislation to prevent untested sexual assault evidence kits from piling up. Thousands of untested kits dating back to the 1980s sat on police and hospital shelves for years in Wisconsin because suspects were already identified, prosecutors felt cases were too weak or victims didn't cooperate. Kaul's predecessor, Republican Brad Schimel, got federal grants in 2015 to test […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Potential 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for a meet and greet with students and faculty. The former congressman from Texas is scheduled to be on campus for a two-hour event early Friday evening. UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said Thursday the event is not open to the press, public or anyone not affiliated with the university. The campus Political […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn's campaign says questions about his work for a private school that prohibits gay teachers or students is part of a "smear" to attack his faith. Hagedorn helped found the Augustine Academy in Waukesha County and serves on its board of directors. The school's code of conduct covering employees, board members, parents and students prohibits "immoral sexual activity" defined as anything […]
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Labor officials say nearly 600 Wisconsin workers will lose their jobs when Shopko Stores closes another 11 stores statewide in May. Shopko announced last year it planned to close stores nationwide and have been adding to the list of closures since then. The Green Bay area company filed for bankruptcy in January. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says the latest closures are in Monona, Beloit, […]