HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there. That's according to authorities who spoke Wednesday. Robert Crimo III turned back to Illinois, where he was later arrested after deciding […]
An Appleton man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by ten years extended supervision for a fatal rollover crash on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County. Samuel Coppersmith was also placed on three years probation. Investigators say Coppersmith was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana when he lost control of his car on 41 just south of Townline Road. Two passengers in the vehicle were killed.
A dog rescued from Lake Winnebago on the Fourth of July has been reunited with it's owner. The Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center received a call Monday morning of a yellow lab mix wandering near Harbor View Drive and Mohawk Avenue. Sheriff's captain, Bill Tadych, says the dog had earlier run away from home apparently scared by the sound of fireworks. When officers approached the dog jumped in the lake. With the […]
The victim of a fatal dump truck crash in Dodge County last week has been identified. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says 67 year old William Vollmer from Iron Ridge was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened last Tuesday afternoon when a dump truck failed to stop at a stop sign on Dodge County Highway S and Highway WS entered a driveway, crossed over railroad tracks, and overturned. The crash remains under investigation […]
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Brandon Brown wanted a way to change the narrative behind the “Let’s go, Brandon” message after his first career NASCAR victory inadvertently fostered a chant that has been used to insult President Joe Biden. Brown found that new message thanks to the family of an 8-year-old boy with autism. Brandon Brundidge of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, believed the “Let’s go, Brandon” signs he saw were cheering […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say five people were shot, including one person who died, at a residence in Kenosha Monday night. Officers have a house surrounded with crime scene tape as the investigation into the July Fourth shooting continues. Authorities say they do not have a suspect in custody and have not commented on a possible motive. Police arrived at the house about 10:20 p.m. where they found the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ordered that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman not delete any records his office has compiled, even if they are not subject to an open records request. The Tuesday order from Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost came a week after the liberal government watchdog group American Oversight filed its fourth open records lawsuit related to Gableman’s investigation. The most recent lawsuit […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Kevin Nicholson, a business consultant whose campaign for governor in battleground Wisconsin failed to catch on with conservative voters, is dropping out of the race five weeks before the Aug. 9 primary. Nicholson announced the decision in a statement Tuesday. He decided to run for governor after Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson decided to seek a third term. Nicholson has consistently trailed in the polls […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office Boat Patrol helped rescue a dog from Lake Winnebago. The Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center received a call Mo0nday morning of a yellow lab mix wandering in the area of Harbor View Drive and Mohawk Avenue. When police officers arrived the dog jumped into the lake and swam away from shore. The dog was rescued approximately ¾ mile north of Lakeside Park Marina […]