WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Police in the Washington County community of West Bend are investigating the discovery of two bodies. Authorities say an officer on foot patrol found the bodies about 6 p.m. Thursday near a building in Lac Lawrann Park. Police say the man and woman had apparent gunshot wounds and a firearm was found at the scene. An investigation is ongoing.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved raises for the system president and campus chancellors. The regents approved the new pay plan Thursday. The move gives the president and chancellors a 2% raise. Interim President Tommy Thompson's salary will increase to $499,121 until he leaves office on March 18. He said he will donate his raise to charity. Incoming permanent President Jay Rothman […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied a request from the state elections commission to keep absentee ballot drop boxes in place through the April 5 election for local offices. The court's 4-3 ruling Friday means that after Tuesday’s primary, drop boxes located outside of local election clerks’ offices will be illegal. No one other than the voter will be allowed to return an absentee ballot. […]
A Fond du Lac man has been charged with possession of child pornography. Forty three year old Rudy Oropeza made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance this week on three counts of possession of child pornography. Bail was set at $20,000 cash. Oropeza was arrested after police executed a search warrant at a Seventh Street residence after receiving a Cybertip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children alleging possession and or […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed bills passed by the Legislature enacting new contracts for state troopers, carpenters, bricklayers, electricians and plumbers. The deals Evers signed Friday for workers other than the state troopers cover the previous and current fiscal years. They call for raises ranging from 1.23% to 1.8%. The University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW System also negotiated deals calling for the same raises for […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove an SUV through a suburban Christmas parade is pleading not guilty to multiple criminal charges. Thirty-nine-year-old Darrell Brooks Jr. entered the pleas Friday to 77 charges, including six counts of homicide and multiple counts of reckless endangerment. Last month, court Commissioner Kevin Costello said prosecutors had presented “ample” evidence to show […]
With the sturgeon spearing season getting underway this weekend the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is warning people to check ice conditions before heading out on Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac County Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says the Sheriff's office will be out on the lake this weekend with an amphibious rescue craft. The warning comes after a Fond du Lac man escaped injury last weekend when his pickup truck broke through […]
Thousands of anglers will be on the Lake Winnebago system starting this weekend for the annual sturgeon spearing season. DNR Senior Fisheries biologist Aaron O'Connell says nearly 12,700 licenses were purchased this year. O'Connell says lower water quality could result in a full 16 day season. O'Connell says strong winds, open water and light snow cover are all factors in lower water quality. O'Connell says it remains to be seen […]
Fond du Lac's premier winter tourism festival is gets underway this weekend. Paired with the annual sturgeon spearing season, Sturgeon Spectacular, returns for its seventh year in Fond du Lac Friday through Sunday. Fond du Lac Festivals executive director Peter Wilke says Sturgeon Spectacular is a perfect way for you and your family to embrace winter and enjoy the outdoors. Wilke says one of the more popular events is the Wisconsin […]