Month: March 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a Republican-authored bill that would force the state's parole commission to meet in public and post its decisions online. Republicans have heaped criticism on the commission after it decided to parole Douglas Balsewicz last May. He was convicted of fatally stabbing his wife. Her family insisted they weren't notified of the decision until only a few days before he would've […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anyone who encourages a riot or participates in violence during a riot would face felony charges under a bill Wisconsin's Assembly has approved. The Republican-backed measure would make urging, promoting and encouraging a riot a felony. That would be punishable by up to three years and six months in prison. Engaging in violence during a riot could bring up to six years in prison. The bill […]

The Department of Workforce Development reports  Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted  unemployment rate in February dropped to a record low of 2.7%.   In addition, the state added 7,500 jobs over the month and 50,300 year-over-year to hit a new record high of 2,997,400.   The total jobs number puts the state 3,400 jobs above pre-COVID-19 peaks.  Wisconsin's record low unemployment rate of 2.7% for February is down 0.2 percentage points from January's rate of 2.9% […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is warning people to stay off the ice after a Fond du Lac area man was rescued after falling through thin ice on a pond.  The incident happened Monday evening on a pond along Deadwood Point Road near Lake Winnebago.  Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says the 21 year old man fell through the ice while trying to rescue a pet dog, but was able to get back to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has taken the final step needed to stop Gov. Tony Evers’ administration from enacting a ban on the discredited practice known as conversion therapy. Republicans who control the state Senate voted over the objections of Democrats Wednesday to effectively allow therapists and others to attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Republicans used a procedural move to freeze any future […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is moving to clarify when a proposed constitutional amendment to make it harder for people to go free on bail before trial would apply. The proposed amendment on the April ballot would let judges consider the criminal histories of people accused of violent crimes when setting bail. Both chambers of the Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would define more than […]

An ad hoc committee is making a number of recommendations designed to improve the longterm financial outlook at the Fond du Lac County-owned Rolling Meadows Golf Course.   The committee was formed last year after concerns that the course had been losing money over several years, and presented it's report and recommendations at Tuesday night's county board meeting.   County executive Sam Kaufman says the committee recommends the county continue to run the course, with […]

SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Police say a man who fled from officers during a pursuit that reached speeds of about 100 mph died early Wednesday after his car crashed into a ravine near Milwaukee. The Cudahy Police Department initiated the pursuit around 3 a.m. after a vehicle with an improperly displayed registration was spotted speeding and deviating from its lane. Police said the pursuit went on for about 3.4 […]

An Oshkosh man is in custody following a 24 mile long high speed chase in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. The chase started shortly after 6pm Tuesday when a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for multiple equipment violations on Highway 151 near Cataraugus Road. The vehicle ran over a tire deflation device on Highway 26 in the village of Rosendale but continued north into Winnebago County . The […]