KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse says he was unintentionally pointing his own gun at the rifle-toting Rittenhouse when the young man shot him in the arm. Gaige Grosskreutz, the third and final man shot by Rittenhouse during a night of turbulent racial-justice protests in the summer of 2020, took the stand at Rittenhouse’s murder trial Monday. He […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House. The president praised team members not just for their achievements on the court, but also for their efforts to promote coronavirus vaccinations and for speaking out after the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake sparked protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Bucks are the first NBA champions to visit the White House in nearly […]
America's employers stepped up their hiring in October, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says its a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession may be overcoming a virus-induced slowdown. Schoofs says there's a strong correlation between a reduction in the COVID-19 delta variant surge and the added jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent last month from 4.8 percent in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker from suburban Milwaukee is running for lieutenant governor, setting up a primary with a longtime state senator from Milwaukee. State Rep. Sara Rodriguez, of Brookfield, announced plans Monday to run for lieutenant governor. She will face state Sen. Lena Taylor, who has been in the Senate for 18 years. The winner of the Aug. 9 primary will be paired with Democratic Gov. […]
Six people were injured at least one seriously in a two vehicle crash in the city of Fond du Lac. The crash happened shortly before 11:30pm Sunday at the intersec tion of East Johnson and North Main Streets. According to the police log a vehicle was west bound on Johnson when it was struck in the intersection of a vehicle traveling north on Main Street. A 17 year old female passenger in the westbound […]
A lost hunter made his way out of the Eldorado Marsh in Fond du Lac County with the help of a Sheriff's Office drone. Shortly after 5:30m Sunday evening the 41 year old Fond du Lac man called the Sheriff's Office to report he was lost. Using GPS coordinates the Sheriff's Office used a drone to locate the man who then followed the drone out of the marsh.
Speed and alcohol are being blamed for a fatal two vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened shortly after 7:30pm Saturday on Highway T at Townline Road. A preliminary investigation shows that two vehicles were westbound on CTH T when one of the cars attempted to pass, lost control, went across the highway and struck a parked vehicle on the south shoulder. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and […]
Two people escaped serious injury in a two vehicle crash in the town of Taycheeda Friday night. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office a pickup truck was northbound on Highway 151, south of Kiekhaefer Parkway when it struck the rear of a tractor with a disc and manure boom, pushing the tractor into the ditch. The pickup driver, a 31 year old Green Bay man, and a male passenger received minor […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin health care company has ended a nine-year partnership with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. A statement posted on Twitter by Prevea Health said the company and Rodgers mutually agreed to end their partnership. The move comes a day after Rodgers told “The Pat McAfee Show” he had sought alternative treatments to COVID-19 vaccination because he is allergic to an ingredient in two […]