MILWAUKEE (AP) — A convicted killer who's the subject of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has filed an appeal saying authorities used an illegal warrant and that a juror was out to get him. Steven Avery says evidence found on his property "is clearly 'FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE'" and that a juror improperly influenced others. Avery was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of photographer Teresa […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated a Madison lawyer for a long-vacant seat on a federal appeals court. Obama nominated Donald K. Schott to fill the vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. The seat is designated for a Wisconsin judge and has been vacant for more than five years. Schott is one of eight candidates who were chosen for interviews by a bipartisan nominating […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state elections board has shifted its position that Wisconsin's new campaign law doesn't require political parties and campaign committees to disclose contributions from corporations. The Government Accountability Board caused a stir last week after word broke the agency was telling anyone who asked that the law doesn't require reporting such contributions. The Legislative Reference Bureau responded with a memo saying the law said both the […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering a challenge to a Wisconsin law requiring lifetime GPS monitoring for some convicted sex offenders. The state is appealing a federal judge's ruling that the ankle bracelet requirement violates the constitutional rights of 72-year-old Michael Belleau, who spent 15 years in prison for child sexual assaults committed in the 1980s. He was then civilly committed to Sandridge Secure Treatment Center as […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill that makes repeated acts of child abuse a felony. The bipartisan bill passed Tuesday would require that a jury unanimously agrees that a person physically abused the same child at least three times in a specified period. The period of time would depend on the facts of each case. Penalties would range from 15 years in prison to life […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says a bill that would allow quarry owners to excavate Ho-Chunk Nation burial mounds to prove whether human remains are buried there is probably going nowhere. Wingra Stone and Redi-Mix want to mine a 3-acre plot at its quarry north of McFarland. But the plot contains Ho-Chunk mounds and is on the state's registry of protected burial sites. The company wants to […]
The Fond du Lac County Highway Commissioner says several major road reconstruction projects are slated for this year. Tom Janke says some of the projects will be a continuation of road projects that started last year including finishing up work on a five mile stretch of Highway I. Janke says work will also continue on Highway G. Janke says other projects will involve highways Y and AS and on the west Frontage Road in Fond […]
The Fond du Lac Area United Way is making a last minute plea for donations. United Way Executive Director Amber Kilawee says the fund drive is at 90 percent of the goal. Kilawee says a little more than $682,000 has been raised…about $73,000 short of the goal.
Snow, extreme cold and blizzard-like weather can create extremely dangerous driving conditions for motorists on most highways statewide. AAA Wisconsin advises motorists to prepare themselves and their car. Motorists are advised to monitor weather conditions and follow advice from authorities. If it is not safe to travel and you don’t have to travel, don’t drive. During severe winter weather AAA receives a high number of road service calls. AAA Wisconsin […]