The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal two vehicle crash Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office says 17 year old Wilhelm Rist of Randolph died from injuries at a hospital after his car collided with a truck on Highway 73, north of Highway D in the town of Calamus.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin Republicans objected to certifying Joe Biden’s victories in a pair of states before his win was confirmed in a meeting of Congress that was interrupted by the storming of the Capitol by a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald, the state’s two newest members of Congress, objected to certifying votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Those were the […]
A Fond du Lac man charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a white motorcyclist has been committed to a psychiatric facility. Twenty-seven-year-old Daniel Navarro, of Fond du Lac, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide with a hate crime enhancer for the July 3 crash that killed Phillip Thiessen in Fond du Lac County. Prosecutors say Navarro struck Thiessen’s motorcycle […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation decried supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the halls of the U.S. Capitol during the hearing to certify the Electoral College votes. U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman called them “a bunch of social misfits” and Rep. Mike Gallagher called it “banana republic crap.” Democrats blamed Trump for inciting the violence, while the president’s staunchest supporters were more measured in their criticism […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin surpassed 5,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the total number of cases neared half a million. The state Department of Health Services reported 60 additional deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 5,039. There have been nearly 495,000 positive cases to date. The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin peaked in mid-November and had been declining since, but started to rise again in late December. […]
Partnering with SSM Health the Fond du Lac County Health Department has started COVID-19 vaccinations for Fond du Lac County first responders, including paramedics. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she anticipates being able to vaccinate about 400 emergency medical responders by the end of this week. Responding to criticism that the vaccine rollout in Wisconsin has been slower than other Midwestern states in distributing the vaccine, Mueller […]
The North Fond du Lac School District is starting the second half of the school year online, with plans to return to a blended learning model next week. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff starting next week the district will be in a blended model through January, but says the district continues to look at different variables. Sadoff says one of the biggest factors in being able to return to in-person learning is what is going […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An attorney with a Milwaukee-based law firm has resigned days after participating in a call in which President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s state secretary to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election. Foley & Lardner said Cleta Mitchell has resigned effective immediately. Mitchell was a senior partner based in Washington. Foley & Lardner made a decision in November not to take […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says the Kenosha County District attorney’s decision not to charge a police officer in the shooting of Jacob Blake shows why it’s important not to rush to conclusions before the investigation is completed. The DA said he decided not to issue charges because he couldn’t prove the officers weren’t acting in self-defense. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt has said from the beginning he did not believe the shooting incident […]