SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for repeatedly clogging women's toilets, including at places he worked. Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Beeman pleaded no contest to five counts of misdemeanor criminal damage to property. The state recommended a 30-day sentence for the crime, but Judge Kent Hoffmann on Monday gave Beeman 30 days for each count, to be served consecutively. The Sheboygan man also […]
WAUPUN, Wis. (AP) — One of six men convicted in the death of a co-worker at a Green Bay paper mill in 1992 has been released from prison. Seventy-two-year-old Rey Moore was released on parole Tuesday. Another defendant, Michael Johnson, has told family members he was granted parole that takes effect in July. That would leave just one defendant — Keith Kutska — imprisoned. Kutska is eligible for parole in 2021. Another defendant, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A three-judge panel has dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging Republican-drawn legislative boundaries in the wake of a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Democratic voters sued in 2015 alleging the boundaries unconstitutionally dilute Democrats' voting power. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 28 that partisan gerrymandering claims don't belong in federal court. Lawyers representing the voters, the state and Assembly Republicans all filed motions Friday seeking to dismiss […]
The director of a government watchdog group says now its up to Wisconsin residents if they want to end partisan gerrymandering. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that federal courts have no place in policing political boundaries, ending Wisconsin’s legal fight over political boundaries Republicans drew in 2011. Common Cause in Wisconsin director Jay Heck says Wisconsin’s maps will now have to be addressed by the legislature. "It was a cowardly […]
Saint Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac has a new president. The Academy Board has announced that Stacey Akey has been appointed president effective July 1. Akey has served as Interim President since February. Before that Akey was the vice president for enrollment management and marketing at Marian University. In addition, she previously served on the St. Mary’s Springs Academy Board of Directors for six years. Akey earned her Associates Degree in […]
CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (AP) — Officials say a state employee was killed in an accident at Volk Field Air National Guard Base near Camp Douglas. The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs said the department was "deeply saddened" to announce that the employee died while performing their duties at Volk Field on Monday. The department says it is working with local and state officials to review the accident. No details were […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Lottery says the owner of a winning Megabucks ticket has just two weeks to claim the nearly $6 million prize. The ticket was sold at a Kwik Trip in Sheboygan on January 16. The 180-day window to claim the $5.9 million closes July 15. It's the largest Megabucks jackpot won since 2015.
Holiday Automotive is being recognized for its strength in used vehicle sales volume; ranked 2nd in the USA among franchised dealers. The acknowledgment was featured in a story spotlighting the Top 100 Franchised Used Car Dealers by industry trade magazine—Auto Remarketing—in its June 2019 edition. The article was based on retail used vehicle unit sales during the 2018 calendar year, as reported by state DMV sales records. “Recognition of this […]
A Waupun man is accused of attempting to hide a woman wanted for reckless homicide in the drug overdose death of a 23-year-old Fond du Lac man. Sixty five year old Steven L. Bierman is charged with harboring or aiding a felon. The charge carries a maximum ten year prison sentence. Bierman is scheduled to appear in Dodge County Circuit Court on July 15. According to the criminal complaint Bierman did not tell […]