APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A judge set bail at $1.5 million cash for a teenager charged in a fatal shooting at a shopping mall in eastern Wisconsin. Dezman Ellis, of Oshkosh, made his first appearance Monday in Outagamie County Court on charges of first-degree intentional homicide and first degree recklessly endangering safety. He had been extradited on Friday from Iowa, where he fled after the Jan. 31 shooting. The 17-year-old […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman has been charged in federal court with trying to hire a hitman using bitcoin currency. According to documents filed Friday in the Western District of Wisconsin, 37-year-old Kelly Harper of Columbus used a murder-for-hire sites on the dark web to set up the death of a unnamed Sun Prairie man from late October through late December. Harper provided the man's height, weight, eye […]
Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt of Fond du Lac wonders why the state Supreme Court has not ruled on a case that could settle the issue over whether the governor has the authority to issue a statewide mask mandate. On Thursday Governor Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order an hour after the Republican controlled legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate. Republicans who voted to repeal the order say Evers has exceeded […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she was pleased governor Tony Evers issued a new state mask order shortly after the Republican-controlled legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says regardless of what happens in Madison, nothing should change in Fond du Lac County when it comes to wearing masks. Mueller says wearing masks is the biggest reason why the number of positive COVID-19 cases have […]
Six more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County. There have now been 83 deaths related to COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of new positive cases remains low. Thirty seven new cases were reported over the weekend, bringing to 11,583 the total number of confirmed cases in Fond du Lac County.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' administration is partnering with an international health care organization to set up community sites for COVID-19 vaccinations. Evers announced Monday that his administration will work with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare to establish six to 10 community vaccination sites. The first site is slated to open on Feb. 16 in Rock County and will be able to vaccinate up to 250 people daily with a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has appointed a Milwaukee investor who has given tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Evers said Monday he has appointed John Miller to replace Jose Delgado, who died of a stroke on Jan. 24 at age 74. Miller graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2006 and became president and […]
A Fond du Lac man who was transported to the hospital Friday with a gunshot wound to his leg has died from his injuries and two people are in custody. Police say 39 year old David Posey was pronounced dead at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah. A 30 year old Fond du lac man and 29 year old Fond du Lac woman have been taken into custody in connection with the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says his budget plan will include a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. The idea will likely be blocked by the Republican-controlled Legislature but could be a catalyst to allow the use of medical marijuana. Evers says the recreational marijuana measure could generate $166 million in revenue that would be used to help fund rural schools and programs for marginalized communities. Wisconsin is […]