MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted on all charges in the fatal shooting of two men and wounding of a third during a night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. Among the counts the 18-year-old from nearby Antioch, Illinois, faced were one count of reckless homicide and one count of intentional homicide. He also was charged with one count of attempted intentional homicide. He was […]
A Fond du Lac Ethics Board ruling that Fond du Lac city councilmember Ben Giles violated a section of the Ethics Code has been dismissed. At a hearing Friday a Winnebago County circuit judge agreed with Ben Giles' claim that his right to due process was violated because he did not receive any advance notice at an Ethics Board hearing in February that he could be found in violation of the […]
One of two men convicted in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man across the street from the Press Box Tavern more than four years ago has been sentenced to prison. Fond du Lac judge Andrew Christenson sentenced 27 year old Jesse Schultz to 32 years in prison in the shooting death of Logan Foster. Schultz earlier pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide. Twenty six year old Devon Neuman was earlier convicted of first […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial has completed a third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Meanwhile, the judge has banned MSNBC from the courthouse after a network freelancer was accused of following the jurors' bus. Two mistrial requests from the defense are hanging over the politically and racially fraught case. Last week the defense asked for a mistrial after saying the prosecutor asked improper […]
An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend. The panel advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in setting vaccination recommendations for U.S. doctors and the general public. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says with plenty of vaccine available it would have been less confusing to […]
Wisconsin's unemployment rate was down slightly in October. The state Department of Workforce Development says the October unemployment rate was 3.2 percent, down two tenths of a percent from September. Wisconsin's total non-farm jobs decreased by 1,000 in October , while private sector jobs increased by 2,000.
Earlier this week marked the 20th anniversary of perhaps the most significant infrastructure project in the city of Fond du Lac's history. Twenty years ago this past Monday the Johnson Streeet Bridge opened to public traffic. Public Works director Paul DeVries arrived in Fond du Lac ten years after the bridge opened. DeVries says in addition to improving traffic flow the overpass also improved safety by allowing first responder vehicles to cross over […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has followed through on his promise to veto the Republican-drawn redistricting plans, calling the maps “gerrymandering 2.0.” Evers, who is up for reelection next year, had vowed to not sign the bills that only strengthen GOP majorities under maps that Republicans enacted a decade ago. There are lawsuits pending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and federal court. Now that Evers has […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request by Steven Avery to review his conviction for killing a young photographer in 2005, a case that became the focus of a popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” Avery has been fighting unsuccessfully for years to have his conviction overturned. His latest appeal asked the court to review several issues, including ineffective counsel. The court on Wednesday denied […]