Month: January 2023

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Kenosha man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for knocking a police officer unconscious during the protests in Kenosha over the shooting of Jacob Blake. The U.S. Attorney's Office says a federal judge also ordered 29-year-old Ashton Howard last week to three years on supervised release following his prison term and to pay over $29,000 in restitution. Howard pleaded guilty […]

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Racine police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who’s a suspect in a New Year’s shooting at a bar that left two people dead, including the owner. Authorities said Monday that 24-year-old Abdullah Rashada is wanted for first-degree intentional homicide in the Jan. 1 shooting at Rerun’s Lounge. The shooting killed the bar's owner, 66-year-old Avery T. Stewart, and 56-year-old Billy R. […]

The Fond du Lac  County Health Department and Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue are teaming up in an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths.  The Narcan-Leave-Behind program is designed to increase access to Narcan especially among at-risk populations.  Fire and Rescue paramedics will distribute Narcan kits for layperson use after incidents of suspected opioid overdoses.  The Health Department continues to offer Narcan training sessions throughout the community and on an individual […]

The late longtime Fond du Lac County executive Allen Buechel  is being recognized with an honorary street designation .   As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday an unveiling will be held of the honorary designation for the Allen J. Buechel Street.  The unveiling will take place at the intersection of  2nd and Macy Streets  where the two Honorary Streets of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Allen J. Buechel  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has appointed the deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to lead the troubled agency. James Bond is a disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran who has worked at the department for years. According to the Legislative Audit Bureau, he is the first openly LGBTQ person in state history to head a Cabinet agency. Bond said he served as a supply clerk […]

A Fond  du Lac child sex offender is being released back into the community.  The Fond du Lac Police Department says Jason Bunkert will be living at 358 Evergreen Avenue in Fond du Lac when he is released from prison January 10th.  Bunkert served seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a child.  Special conditions of  Bunkert’s supervised release include no contact with the victim and   no unsupervised contact with minors.  He will […]

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin college wrestling team escaped injury after their team bus caught fire on the way home from a meet in Minnesota. Milwaukee School of Engineering officials say the school's wrestling team was on its way from a meet in Itasca on Saturday when the bus caught fire. The bus was on U.S. Highway 53 near Cameron in Barron County when it caught fire around 8 […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Partisan-backed candidates running for a seat that will determine whether conservatives or liberals have majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court say they will not let party politics influence how they rule. But the two liberal candidates made clear where they stand on hot-button issues at a Monday forum hosted by WisPolitics.com. Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell and Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz spoke out against […]

Nominations are officially open for Downtown Businesses of the Year. Each year, two businesses are selected by the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership  based on nominations from the public. The first category, the "Legacy" Award, recognizes businesses who have been in the downtown for 50 years or more. There are currently 20 businesses that are eligible for this award. The second category recognizes the best new business to open in […]