Month: August 2019

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS. (AP) — Autopsy reports show the man who killed four people before taking his own life in northwestern Wisconsin last month fatally shot three of them, his family members, multiple times. Chippewa County Coroner Ron Patten says Ritchie German Jr. shot his 66-year-old mother, Bridget German, five times in the head at her Lafayette townhome on the night of July 26 or early the following morning. Patten says German's 32-year-old […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a missing Missouri woman. KRCG-TV reports 37-year-old Keith Comfort is being held in jail on a $1 million bond. Police in Columbia, Missouri say Comfort implicated himself in the death of his former wife, Megan Shultz, when speaking with police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on Sunday. Shultz was last seen in August 2006 […]

MADISON, WIS. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin reaction to mass shootings in Ohio and Texas(all times local): 1:25 p.m. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is calling on the Republican-controlled Legislature to take action following a pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. The Democratic Evers on Monday called for the Legislature to pass a universal background check bill and a measure making it easier to take guns away from people believed to be a danger […]

The City of Horicon is moving towards hiring a new Director of Public Works and Utilities. There are two special Common Council meetings scheduled to be held this week to address the open position, starting Tuesday, August 6, 2019. That meeting will immediately convene into closed session so the Council can interview and evaluate candidates for the position. A second meeting is scheduled to be held two days later on […]

Alcohol and speed appear to be factors into a car crashing into a home in Columbus over the weekend. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle was traveling north on Highway 89 and failed to navigate a turn in the road, sending the vehicle crashing into the victim’s home. A woman was home at the time and was trapped by the car. Her injuries are unknown at this time. […]

Local first responders will be hosting events across the country on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in an effort to get to know their communities a little better. In Fond du Lac, the Night Out event is being held at the Fairgrounds Park from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Fond du Lac police, fire and EMS responders will be there. The event will also feature the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s […]

Thousands of people will gather at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park  Friday evening for the 25th annual Fond du Lac Relay for Life.   The event raises money in the fight against cancer.  American Cancer Society’s Katie McCormick says last year’s Relay for Life raised more than $184,000.  "There's so much dedication from the community of Fond du lac in supporting this event and the American Cancer Society for the last 25 […]

Some of the best road car racers in the world are at Road America this weekend for  the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.   Tristan Nunez will be driving his Mazda RT24-P around the four-mile circuit.  He made a stop this week at Fond du Lac’s Holiday Mazda for a meet and greet with race fans, signing autographs and taking pictures next to his race car.  Nunez says he hopes to continue the momentum […]