Month: November 2021

AAA forecasts a strong rebound in holiday travelers this Thanksgiving.  State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says more than 53.4 million people are expected to travel, including nearly a million Wisconsinites, the highest single-year increase since 2005.  Jarmusz says in Wisconsin total travel figures are only eight percent below pre-pandemic levels.  Gas prices surged in October and are likely to remain elevated through the holiday season.  Thanksgiving gas prices haven't been this high […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election tells Wisconsin lawmakers that his probe is expanding and he claimed some were trying to obstruct his work. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman provided an update on his probe during testimony Wednesday before the Assembly Elections Committee. His testimony came hours after Senate Republicans subpoenaed Madison officials for absentee ballot certificates and other […]

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused in a fatal shooting at a suburban Appleton mall early this year has pleaded no contest to criminal charges. Eighteen-year-old Dezman Ellis entered the plea to second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless endangering safety in Outagamie County Circuit Court Wednesday. While visiting the mall on Jan. 31, Ellis, who was 17 at the time, shot and killed Jovanni Frausto during a dispute about […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family is suing Iowa, claiming he was pressured four years ago to plead guilty to crimes he did not commit. Eddie Tipton filed documents starting the lawsuit from prison in January 2020. He wants the court to halt all restitution he's been ordered to pay […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 20 Wisconsin has lost leading rusher Chez Mellusi for the rest of the season. He injured his left knee in last weekend's win over Rutgers. Coach Paul Chryst says the Clemson transfer won’t play again this season and likely wouldn’t be available for spring practice. Mellusi had rushed for 815 yards this season to rank fifth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin carries a five-game winning […]

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The defense has rested its case at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Closing arguments will be held Monday. The end of the defense side of the case Thursday came a day after the 18-year-old Rittenhouse told the jury he was defending himself from attack and had no choice when he shot three men on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a tumultuous night of protests […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial could ask the jury to consider less serious charges in a trade-off that could help get a conviction but would ensure that he wouldn't receive a life sentence. Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people, two fatally, during an August 2020 protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He faces multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, which is punishable by […]

SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region is offering its pediatric patients, ages 5-11 Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.  SSM Health ambulatory operations administrator Missy Tate says 20 young kids were vaccinated last week and more are scheduled to be vaccinated in the days ahead.   Tate tells parents it is safe for your child to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and influenza vaccine at the same time.  Tate says the dose for young […]

The Fond du Lac School District is addressing low-academic achievement and loss of learning from the pandemic with a new series of college readiness courses next school year.  Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says the Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID courses, will be offered  at Riverside Elementary,  Sabish Middle School and Fond  du Lac High School.  The percentage of  Fond du Lac students scoring proficient in reading and math dropped nearly ten percent last […]