MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have told jurors that a Wisconsin man intended to hurt people when he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade last year. Darrell Brooks faces six counts of homicide and 70 other counts. He would face mandatory life in prison if convicted of any of the homicide counts. Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper told jurors during closing arguments in Brooks' trial Tuesday that his […]
WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels says that he doesn’t want to pause all paroles, but he does want to appoint a chair of the Wisconsin Parole Commission who parole commission whose goal will not be reducing the prison population. Michels has made the parole process, and overall concerns about crime and public safety, a cornerstone of his campaign against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Michels […]
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) — Police say the six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide. The bodies of a couple and their four children were found early Friday after firefighters were called to their burning apartment in Hartland. Ten of the remaining tenants in the four-unit building made it out safely. Hartland Police Chief […]
Aaron Rodgers insists a playoff drive remains a realistic possibility for the Green Bay Packers. Nothing the Packers have done the past few weeks backs up Rodgers’ contention. The Packers have dropped three straight games and already have matched their highest loss total from any of coach Matt LaFleur’s previous three seasons. They’re 2½ games behind the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North. Next up is a trip to Buffalo […]
The Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue HazMat team helped clean up a hazardous material leak from a semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac. At 8:30pm Monday law enforcement pulled over the semi on southbound 41 just south of Highway 151 after noticing a substance leaking from the rear cargo doors. Fond du Lac Fire Rescue personnel used absorbent material to prevent the leak from spreading on the […]
Fond du Lac County District Attorney and Republican Attorney General candidate Eric Toney has charged another Fond du Lac resident with voter fraud. Edward Malnar is accused of double voting in Wisconsin and Michigan in the November 2020 election. Malnar is charged with election fraud and obstructing an officer. Toney said while this is not indicative of "a stolen election" he says he will "continue to defend our election laws and our democracy." […]
An Oshkosh man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac. The chase started shortly before 5:30pm Monday on Lakeshore Drive near Highway N, and was terminated as the vehicle neared the city of Fond du Lac. A Sheriff's deputy was able to obtain a license plate and the driver was found hiding inside a New Holstein residence.
A state grant will help assist in a downtown Beaver Dam redevelopment project. The more than $145,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will be used to assist in the clean up of a vacant car dealership and auto repair site with known soil contamination. Plans call for selling the property to a Madison developer to construct housing and commercial space.
The Fond du Lac Police Chief says a new co-response team aims to improve the outcomes of individuals in crisis through de-escalation, diversion from the criminal justice system and connection to appropriate behavioral health services. Collaborating with the Fond du Lac County Department of Community Programs, the Fond du Lac Police Department has embedded a social worker to respond to non-criminal calls for service involving individuals experiencing mental health crisis or substance use […]