Milwaukee police say a driver shot and wounded two children who threw snowballs at a car. Police say the shooting happened Saturday night. Officers found the injured children and gave them first aid until they were taken to a hospital. The children are a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl with what police said were non-life-threatening wounds. Police are looking for the driver of a white Toyota who fired at […]
The Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin is offering New Year’s resolutions to help you avoid scams, prevent identity theft and generally be a smarter consumer in 2020. The Bureau’s Susan Bach says first on the list is implementing a credit freeze. Use technology to block robocalls and other telemarketing calls, and review your permissions and privacy settings on social media. Bach says you can warn others and stop fraudsters by […]
A person with direct knowledge of the agreement says the Dallas Cowboys and Mike McCarthy have reached a deal for the former Green Bay coach to succeed Jason Garrett. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the decision. McCarthy interviewed over the weekend before the Cowboys had officially announced that Garrett wasn’t returning. Garrett had an expiring contract coming off a […]
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in northern Wisconsin say two snowmobile riders are dead and a third survived after their machines plunged into a lake. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about snowmobiles and their riders in the water on Lake Nokomis around 3 a.m. Sunday. Authorities arrived and found that three snowmobiles and three riders had gone into the water. One rider was able to get […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says Wisconsin has seen 459 hospitalizations for influenza this season, more than three times as many than at this time last year. Admissions to intensive care units for respiratory illnesses are also on the rise. And already, 11 Wisconsinites have died due to complications from influenza. “These hospitalizations and deaths are a sober reminder that flu is not only dangerous; it can be deadly,” said […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A high-ranking New York City education official accused of arranging a sexual encounter in Wisconsin with someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy has been placed on electronic home monitoring. Thirty-nine-year-old David Hay made his first court appearance Friday in Green Bay on charges of child enticement and possession of child pornography. A federal judge placed him on electronic home monitoring. Hay's attorney, Jonathan Smith, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of Delta Air Lines employees have filed a pair of class action lawsuits against Wisconsin-based clothing manufacturer Lands' End. They claim that uniforms they are required to wear created by fashion designer Zac Posen are causing serious medical problems. The Wisconsin State Journal reported Friday that the first lawsuit against the Atlanta-based airline was filed in October, with a second on Tuesday in federal court […]
The city of Fond du Lac has received a state grant for new walking trails through McDermott Park. The $50,000 grant through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program will be used to build multi-use asphalt trails which will run from the southwest corner on Merrill Avenue, along the tennis courts, splitting into two branches near the center of the park. According to the group, Friends of McDermott Park, one path will take users to the shelter […]
The Fond du Lac Area United Way is making a last minute plea for donations as the annual fundraising campaign nears an end. United Way executive director Amber Kilawee says the fund drive is at 70 percent of the $770,000 goal. Kilawee says the donations are extremely important for all of the member agencies.