MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired shortstop Willy Adames and pitcher Trevor Richards from the Tampa Bay Rays for relievers J.P Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen. Adames is hitting .197 with five homers and 15 RBIs in 41 games. The 28-year-old Richards has a 4.50 ERA and one save in six relief appearances. Feyereisen had an 0-2 record with a 3.26 ERA in 21 appearances for Milwaukee this season. […]
Moraine Park Technical College held a limited access in-person commencement ceremony Saturday. The event was held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Fond du Lac. Typically, the College holds the ceremony at Fond du Lac High School, but with increased restrictions at the K-12 level, the College explored alternative venues. Only graduates and Moraine Park employees executing the event attended the ceremony in-person with more than 300 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — For the second time in just over a year, Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have allowed raffles using a paddlewheel device. Evers, in his veto message Friday, said that the type of gambling allowed under the bill was not permitted under the Wisconsin Constitution. He vetoed it in March 2020 as well. The measure, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan support, would […]
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is hosting walk-in hiring events for this summer’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 jobs beginning Saturday. EAA is looking to hire individuals to fill as many as 600 temporary positions in various areas including retail associate, security/event support, and camper registration. You are encouraged to apply online before the hiring events. Satureday the hiring event will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the EAA museum. EAA AirVenture will be […]
A Fond du Lac judge has denied a motion to dismiss a case to determine if the so-called Halloween killer Gerald Turner will be released or committed to a mental health facility. Attorneys for Turner argued that Turner does not meet the legal definition of a sexually violent person. The prosecuting attorney argued Turner was convicted of crimes deemed sexually violent. Judge Paul Czisny denied the motion. Turner was convicted of raping and murdering […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys say the November trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin last summer, could take up to two weeks. Rittenhouse's attorneys and prosecutors confirmed with Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder during a status conference Friday that the trial will begin Nov. 1. Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men and wounding a third during the […]
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — Fond du Lac defensive back and running back Braelon Allen has been named The Associated Press spring season player of the year by a panel of media across Wisconsin. Allen, a 6-foot-2, 240-pounder who will play for the Badgers, tied for the state lead with 21 touchdowns and ran for more than 1,000 yards. He also had 57 tackles on the other side of […]
Fond du Lac County officials are planning now for an expansion of the county jail that could still be five or ten years down the road. The county finance committee met in closed session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the possible purchase of land for a future jail expansion. County executive Al Buechel says architect and jail inspector recommendations say it may be easier to expand at another location instead of the existing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have voted to reject more than $70 million in funding to combat homelessness, a move that Democrats called a missed opportunity to address a problem that worsened due to the pandemic. Gov. Tony Evers had proposed spending around $73 million over two years on a variety of initiatives designed to help homeless people, including more affordable housing. The Republican-controlled budget committee voted 12-4 along […]