DURAND, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say multiple fire crews spent seven hours Saturday putting out a fire in the northwestern Wisconsin town of Durand. When firefighters arrived around 11 a.m., two of three connected pole sheds were on fire. One of them was already burned to the ground, WEAU-TV reported. Crews were able to save one of the sheds and half of another one. One firefighter was taken to a […]
Nearly four years after a Fond du Lac man was shot and killed outside a Fond du Lac tavern one of the two men arrested in the killing is on trial this week. A seven day jury trial for Devon Neuman began Monday in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. Neuman is charged with party to the crime of first degree intentional homicide and party to the crime of robbery in the September 2017 shooting death […]
A Beaver Dam man was injured after an accidental shooting. Shortly before 11am Sunday the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and paramedics responded to the 8300 block of North Hickory Lane in Beaver Dam for a report of a 41 year old man who had been accidentally shot in the chest. The victim was transported by ambulance to the Marshfield Medical Center, Beaver Dam and later flown by MedFlight to UW Hospital in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has raised more money in the last three months than all of the announced Democratic candidates seeking to take him on, even though the two-term incumbent has yet to announce whether he’s seeking reelection in 2022. His latest campaign finance filings show Johnson raised $1.2 million between April and June and had $1.7 million cash on hand. Alex Lasry, on leave […]
Wisconsin Republican congressman Glenn Grothman has introduced a bill that would ban teaching critical race theory in D.C. public and charter schools. Critical Race Theory is an academic concept that defines racism as a social construct produced not just by individuals, but embedded into existing legal systems and policies. Grothman says he believes it pits Americans against Americans. Grothman says he does not believe there is a systemic racism problem in the United States. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Walmart has lost a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin, as a jury sided with a sales associate who has Down syndrome and alleged that schedule changes exacerbated attendance problems that led to her firing. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought the case and announced Friday that a jury in federal court in Green Bay awarded Marlo Spaeth more than $125 million in punitive damages. But Walmart spokesman […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Jrue Holiday’s steal and alley-oop pass to Giannis Antetounmpo for a dunk sealed a wild Game 5 and gave the Milwaukee Bucks a 123-119 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Antetokounmpo had 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Khris Middleton added 29 points and Holiday had 27 points and 13 assists. The Bucks shot their way out of an early 16-point hole but then won it by […]
The City of Fond du Lac’s Parks Departmentt along with the Fond du Lac Rec Department will be closing the Fairgrounds Aquatic Center Tuesday, July 20 through Thursday, July 22 due to the shortage of lifeguards. During this closure, Taylor Park Pool will be open for swim from 12:00 pm to 4:00pm. The Fairgrounds Aquatic Center will re-open on Friday, July 22.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review a Dane County judge's ruling that Republican legislative leaders illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in anticipation of legal challenges over redistricting. Judge Stephen Ehlke in April voided the GOP's contracts with two outside law firms. The deals allowed for spending more than $1 million for representation. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu asked the conservative-leaning […]