NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products. No deaths have been reported, but at least a few have come close. Some patients have likened onset of the illness to a heart attack, and others to the flu. Symptoms have included shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain and vomiting. Doctors […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers are proposing an expansion of background checks for gun sales in the state. Republicans who control the Legislature have said they are opposed to such efforts. But Evers and Democrats are pushing it in the wake of two mass shootings earlier this month, saying the public is behind the idea. The bill unveiled Thursday would require background checks for handgun purchases […]
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes is calling for sensible gun legislation n the wake of the most recent mass shootings across the country. Two mass shootings this month in the span of 14 hours in El Paso, Texas, and then in Dayton, Ohio, left more than 30 people dead. Sister Ruth Battaglia says the congregation will not accept mass shooting as the new normal and join the many voices demanding […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says she does not believe that local clerks are using outdated computers that could be open to cyberattacks. Wisconsin elections officials last week scaled back a plan to buy scores of new loaner computers for clerks using outdated systems, saying the proposal is too expensive when they don’t have a firm grasp on how many clerks really need new computers. Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate is up for the second month in a row. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin's unemployment rate for July was 3%. That is up from 2.9% in June after it spent two months matching a record low of 2.8%. The rate is the same as it was in July 2018. Wisconsin's rate remains below the national average of 3.7%, […]
Fond du lac police are investigating if a man apprehended by a resident may be responsible for a series of vehicle entries in the city over the last couple of weeks. Police received reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles on 12th and 15th Streets over the weekend. Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein says they appear to be crimes of opportunity. Klein says Monday evening there were reports of car break-ins in the […]
Fond du Lac police continues to ask for the public’s help following two hit and run incidents that resulted in minor injuries to bicyclists. Asisstant Police Chief Steve Klein says a woman was struck by a pickup while riding her bike near West Scott and Hickory Streets early last Saturday morning. Klein says a 16 year old boy was hit by a pickup at North Main and Merrill Avenue Saturday […]
A Fond du lac man who was the subject of a manhunt Thursday is in custody. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says shortly before 9pm Thursday information was received and 35 year old Richard Erdman was arrested. Erdman was wanted on several outstanding warrants. Shortly before 8:30am Thursday the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office attempted to make contact with Erdman at Royal Oaks Motel on State Highway 33 to take him […]
A Beaver Dam woman has been convicted in a drug overdose death. Forty year old Jackie Meyer pled guilty to First Degree Reckless Homicide for supplying the drugs that caused the overdose of Karen Sadowski. Meyer also pled guilty to Operating While Impaired with a Minor Child in the Vehicle. A sentencing hearing has been set for November 1, 2019.