A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state's elections commission to immediately begin removing up to 209,000 names from the state's voter rolls or face hundreds of dollars in fines for every day they don't. Judge Paul Malloy said in his ruling Monday that “time is of the essence in this case" and cannot wait for the state Supreme Court to decide the case. Hours later, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court […]
Wisconsin Public Service Commission member Mike Huebsch is resigning next month and would not finish off his term that runs for another year. The Republican Huebsch is a former speaker of the state Assembly. Huebsch's departure announced Monday means that the three-person commission that regulates utilities companies will soon be controlled by appointees of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Huebsch is one of two members who were appointed by former Republican […]
An Oshkosh father has been convicted of causing his infant son's death. Twenty-nine-year-old Cory Lyons pleaded no contest Monday to first-degree reckless homicide in the Nov. 29, 2018, death of his 7-week-old son. A criminal complaint says Lyons admitted he was frustrated by the baby's crying and shook the child five or six times. The complaint says a CT scan at the hospital revealed the child suffered a brain injury […]
A Fond du Lac city councilmember who is leading the effort to change the course for developing Lakeside Park says he believes there is momentum for the plan supported by a group of Fond du Lac business and industry leaders. The plan to be unveiled at a public meeting next week will include what is described as an island amphitheater. "The amphitheater is going to have capacity for thousands of people. […]
The Fond du Lac Parks Department will be experimenting with an alternative to Roundup to kill weeds at Lakeside Park this summer. At the direction of the Fond du Lac city council, Parks director John Redmond, says crews will be using an organic, non-toxic compound. "It would be an organic product that we will use. We will trial a section of the park and use that exclusively for that area just to […]
A trial date has been scheduled for a Fond du Lac man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl. A five day jury trial for 53 year old Ronald Williams is scheduled to begin May 4 on charges of first degree sexual assault of a child. He was bound over for trial last summer. Before the trial another hearing is scheduled for April 27. Williams is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail […]
A Fond du Lac man has been ordered to pay restitution to the woman he was convicted of stalking. Fond du lac judge Dale English ordered 32 year old Aaron LeMay pay the victim $1734. Last fall LeMay was placed on probation for two years. A six month jail sentence was imposed and stayed after Lemay entered an Alford Plea to felony stalking. An Alford plea means the defendant does not admit guilt, but acknowledges […]
The Fond du Lac Pier 1 Imports store is among hundreds of Pier 1 stores closing across the country. The company announced last week that up to 450 locations, about half its total, would be closed to “better align its business with the current operating environment." The company has 12 locations in Wisconsin. The company plans to close certain distribution centers and lower its corporate spending, as well as lay off workers at […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has approved a member of the Georgia National Guard to serve as the Wisconsin National Guard's new sexual misconduct ombudsman. Evers' office said Friday that Lt. Col. Brian Bischoff's duties will include helping victims in sexual assault, sexual harassment and retaliation cases. He will provide a quarterly report to Evers. The governor created the ombudsman position with an executive order in December after […]