Month: March 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge in Dane County has ordered a competency examination for the man charged with killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in 2008. Attorneys for David Kahl say he has had recent medical episodes which raise questions about whether he has the ability to assist in his defense. The nature of those episodes were not described in the defense attorneys’ letter to Judge Juan Colas. The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Transgender athletes would be banned from participating in girls’ and women's sports in Wisconsin from kindergarten through college under bills introduced by Republican lawmakers. The proposals unveiled Tuesday come as more than a dozen other states consider similar measures. The Wisconsin proposal faces an almost certain veto from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers should it pass the Republican-controlled Legislature. Republican sponsor Rep. Barb Dittrich says Evers would […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that significantly damaged a Fond du Lac home.  Shortly after 10:30pm Monday firefighters were called to 188 S. Park Avenue to extinguish the fire.  Three adults who lived in the home were able to get out safely and are being assisted by the Red Cross. The cause of the fire is under investigation. https://twitter.com/i/status/1366618553059803141

The City of Fond du Lac has announced it will host two public information sessions regarding the public safety referendum that will appear on Spring general election ballots on April 6, 2021. The meetings, both to be held in March, will be hosted virtually.   “The City of Fond du Lac has identified a need to increase public safety staffing, and voters will see a public safety referendum on their ballots […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill that will boost pay for state public defenders at a time when the office has lost dozens of employees in the face of stagnant wages. The bill Evers signed Monday allows for merit-based pay raises higher than the standard 10% increases. The public defender’s office will be able to offer raises higher than 10% only for […]