Month: April 2024

A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 said she stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man remains a risk to the public and won't be released yet from a psychiatric hospital, a judge said Thursday.  Judge Michael Bohren ruled against Morgan Geyser, now 21, despite the testimony of two psychiatrists, including the medical director of Winnebago Mental Health Institute, who said she was ready […]

HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A 54-year-old Minnesota man has been convicted in the slaying of a 17-year-old high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river. Minnesota Public Radio reports that a Wisconsin circuit court jury on Thursday found Nicolae Miu guilty of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one count of battery. Isaac Schuman was stabbed […]

One of Fond du Lac's outdoor swimming pools has sprung a leak.  Fond du Lac Advisory Park Board member John Papenheim says the Taylor Park pool has a major leak that needs to be repaired.  Papenheim says the Advisory Park Board was made aware at their last  meeting  that the pool last summer was leaking 30,000 gallons of water a day.

The state Department of Health Services has submitted it's plan to the legislature's joint finance committee on how to use $36 million in opioid settlement funds.   The plan spreads out the money to prevent opioid use disorder, while continuing efforts for harm reduction, treatment and recovery.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Services supervisor Michelle Robbins says she hopes Fond du Lac County will receive some of that money.  Robbins says Fond du […]

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he does not plan to ask the Wisconsin National Guard to help with understaffing in state prisons.  The governor said this week that in order to dispatch the Guard, members would have to be appropriately trained — a process that takes time.  Prisons are receiving more applicants for guard positions,   thanks to an increase  in the pay rate that went into effect last year.   Waupun and Green Bay Correctional […]

For over a decade, Wisconsin Republicans have prioritized giving more money back to the hardworking people of our state. Since 2011, our tax cuts have totaled over $31 billion. That’s an accomplishment I am proud to be a part of—because it’s your money and you know best how to spend it. These cuts will save Wisconsin families $1,707 this year alone. Whether that helps buy groceries or gas; funds a […]

Jazz performers ranging in age from middle school to seasoned musicians will perform classic and improvisational jazz during the Fond du Lac Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 20 at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA), 51 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, Wis.   THELMA will present the annual Fond du Lac Jazz Festival as part of April’s Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), a monthlong, statewide celebration wherein Wisconsin joins communities, schools, artists, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight for control of the battleground state's highest court.  Bradley, who is part of the court's 4-3 liberal majority, said she felt confident she could win a fourth 10-year term but that it was time to “pass the torch.” Her term will end July 31, 2025.  “My decision has […]

SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital president Katherine Vergos is stepping down.   Vergos is leaving SSM Health in Fond du Lac in May after accepting a job as the market president for CommonSpirit Health in Las Vegas.   “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve this ministry and this community and am most grateful for all the love and support I have received over the years from SSM Health, the employees, the […]