Month: June 2019

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin officers were justified when they shot and killed a man who got in a gunfight with police that left a city firefighter dead in the crossfire last month, a prosecutor said Thursday.  Outagamie County District Attorney Melinda Tempelis said that Officer Paul Christensen and Sgt. Christopher Biese won't face criminal charges.  Christensen and Biese exchanged shots with 47-year-old Ruben Houston of Wausau on May 15 outside […]

The Fond du Lac County Clerk says Fond du Lac County got an early jump regarding voter registration for voters who appear to have moved.  In 2018, when postcards were first sent,  more than 300,000 voters had their registrations deactivated within a month.   Many showed up to vote only to be told they had to register again.  County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says Fond du Lac County contacted those voters to see if they […]

WESTFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Izzle, Timon, Batman, River and Mars spent years confined to inside of a lab, their lives devoted to being tested for the benefit of human health.  But these rhesus macaques have paid their dues and have settled into retirement. The monkeys can now amble around in larger enclosures that let them venture outside, eat lettuce and carrots, paint and hang from pipes and tires.  Researchers say that […]

A Baraboo woman has died in a head on crash in Dodge County.  The crash happened shortly before 8:30pm  Wednesday  on State Highway 60 west of County Highway P in the Town of Rubicon.  The initial investigation shows an SUV was traveling eastbound on 60, crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on.  The driver of the vehicle that crossed the center line, a 65 year old Baraboo woman, was transported […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has re-created Wisconsin's state pardons board, fulfilling a campaign promise the Democrat made to once again consider granting pardons after Republican Scott Walker halted the process eight years ago. The move doesn't require approval from the Republican-controlled Legislature that has mostly thwarted Evers' agenda since he defeated Walker.

The Fond du Lac city council has approved an ordinance covering the new manned security checkpoint at the city-county government center.   The ordinance sets out how the screening process, entry and weapons will be handled .   If someone would violate the security ordinance,  city police officers would be able to  issue a citation.  Generally, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office will  handle security and enforcement.  City police would only be involved on the […]

The Fond du Lac city council has approved a new contract for the Fond du Lac Fire Supervisory Association.  The agreement for three fire captains includes a 2.25 percent wage increase this year,  a 2.5 percent increase next year and 2.75 percent increase in 2021.  The contract also includes increased  employee premium contributions for health insurance.

A Fond du Lac man involved in an armed standoff with police at a Johnson Street residence this month has been charged.  Twenty seven year old Takarie Cook faces multiple charges including  false imprisonment, attempted false imprisonment, and lewd and lascivious behavior.   Bail was set at $15,000 cash.  A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 20.

A former Waldo man faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in  prison if convicted of sexually assaulting a child.  A plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 7 for 27  year old David Duarte Alvarez  on  eight counts of  first degree child sex assault and three counts of child enticement.  He is accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 multiple times at a  Fond du Lac residence.  […]