MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman has pleaded no contest to felony charges in the child abuse death of her son in Two Rivers. Twenty-seven-year-old Rena Santiago entered pleas to three amended charges including neglecting a child causing death in Manitowoc County court on Thursday. As part of a plea deal, the prosecutor said she recommends Santiago serve 20 years in state prison followed by 10 years of extended […]
Fond du Lac police have announced multiple arrests and the seizure of heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine in two separate drug busts in Fond du Lac. On February 5, Fond du Lac police and Lake Winnebago MEG Drug Unit arrested two people and confiscated more than a third pound of heroin and a half pound of crack cocaine from a vehicle in the 200 block of Linden Street in Fond du […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted in a pistol whipping incident is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced Desmond Hicks to seven years in prison and five years extended supervision. Hicks was earlier convicted of felon in possession of a firearm and batter with a dangerous weapon as a repeat offender. District Attorney Eric Toney stated that “violent gun crime remains a top priority of the District Attorney’s Office and […]
The Dodge County Legal Assistant has been honored as the Support Staff of the Year by the Dodge County Executive Law Enforcement Association. Patti Kittleson was cited for her work that resulted in a convicted in the Lavern Ware first degree intentional homicide case. Ware was convicted in the murder of Sesalie Dixon. Kittleson was nominated for the award by District Attorney Kurt Klomberg.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed a bill that would raise the smoking age from 18 to 21. The bipartisan proposal would bar anyone younger than 21 from buying cigarettes, tobacco, nicotine or vaping products. President Donald Trump signed a bill in December that raised the smoking age to 21 but local police can't enforce the restriction because it's a federal law. The bill would allow local […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A proposal that began as a bipartisan effort to prevent future delays in the testing of sexual assault evidence kits in Wisconsin but morphed into a partisan fight appears doomed in the Legislature. Advocates for sexual assault victims, members of law enforcement and others had worked for years on a measure to prevent backlogs in the testing of evidence kits. But once Democratic Attorney General Josh […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature has sent a $250 million income tax cut to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who appears likely to veto it. Both the Senate and Assembly voted to pass the tax cut Thursday on mostly party line votes. Evers has not said whether he will sign the measure. Republicans introduced it after new estimates projected the state would have a $620 million budget surplus by […]
Police are hoping for a safe outcome for a Mayville man who has been missing for several days. A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday after the family of 77 year old John Bachhuber reported him missing Monday night. Mayville police lieutenant Ryan Toellner says police received two tips from citizens who said they saw Bachhuber walking southbound on Highway 67 near Dunn Road late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, but a search of […]
The Division Chief of Fire Prevention with Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue says its fortunate that a couple of workers were not seriously injured or worse when a fire broke out at an auto repair shop earlier this week. The fire Sunday night at the Be Smart Auto Mall on Van Dyne Road destroyed the building and its contents and multiple cars parked near the front of the structure. Division Chief of […]