The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office will join law enforcement agencies across the country to step up patrols and remind drivers that buckling up can save a life. The Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign begins May 22 and runs through June 4, 2023. “Seat belts are proven to save lives in a crash, but many still don’t buckle up,” Sheriff Waldschmidt said. “We’re stepping up enforcement […]
Over 700,000 Wisconsinites are forecast to take a road trip for Memorial Day. Unfortunately, thousands of them will experience car trouble. Nationwide, AAA expects to rescue more than 483,000 stranded motorists, during the holiday weekend. The three most common reasons are flat tires, dead batteries, and lockouts. A recent AAA survey found that 47% of Wisconsinites plan to get a professional vehicle inspection before their summer road trips. Almost a quarter […]
St. Mary’s Springs Academy (SMSA) is pleased to announce the Valedictorian, Victoria Fabricius, and the Salutatorian, Matthew Padillo, for the graduating class of 2023! As valedictorian, Victoria obtained a cumulative GPA of 4.21. “This was no small feat,” she shared, as sacrifices were made to accomplish this long-held dream. While other students might have gone out on any given Friday night, Victoria often opted to stay home and put in extra […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fatal head-on collision that killed two people to determing if distracted driving with a cell phone was a factor. The crash Thursday afternoon happened on Highway 23 west of Fond du Lac near Eldorado. Sheriff's captain, Bill Tadych, says witnesses the car that crossed the center line, had veered into the oncoming lane of traffic earlier. Tadych says investigators are trying […]
MILAWAUKEE (AP) — The 20-year-old woman is facing several criminal charges in a Milwaukee crash last weekend that killed five people, including a 1-year-old girl and three teenagers. Her defense attorney says she wasn’t familiar with the minivan she was driving. A Milwaukee County court on Friday set a $500,000 bond for Anteyona Sandifer of Milwaukee on charges stemming from the May 14 crash. Prosecutors have filed felony counts against […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts. Court documents allege that 18-year-old Joseph Garrison and others stole roughly $600,000 from 1,600 accounts on an unnamed sports betting website. The U.S. Attorneys office says Garrison turned himself in to authorities in New York on Thursday. Garrison would face up to 57 years in prison if convicted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators have released documents suggesting the man who killed two police officers in a roadside shootout in northwestern Wisconsin last month was struggling with a divorce. Glenn Douglas Perry killed Chetek Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Officer Hunter Scheel during a traffic stop in Cameron on April 8. Perry later died from wounds suffered in the shootout. The state Department of Justice released nearly 1,000 pages […]
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police officers fatally shot a person who they say fired shots at them after running away from a traffic stop. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says the confrontation happened about 12:30 a.m. Monday after Racine police officers tried to stop a vehicle regarding an investigation of shots fired late Sunday in the nearby community of Mount Pleasant. The driver ran from the vehicle and hid […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Lauer has joined the growing list of injured Milwaukee Brewers pitchers. The left-handed Lauer has gone on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. Lauer is 4-5 with a 5.48 ERA is season. Other Brewers starting pitchers already on the injured list are Brandon Woodruff, Wade Miley and Aaron Ashby. The Brewers recalled right-hander Tyson Miller from Triple-A Nashville to fill Lauer’s spot on the […]