TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — Police at the Tomah Veterans Administration Medical Center are investigating allegations that a mental health counselor sexually assaulted patients in the hospital's psychiatric unit. The 47-year-old man was arrested Monday by the Tomah VA police and booked into jail. He was released on a signature bond Tuesday and is expected to be charged next week.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has approved a bill that would allow young children to drive more powerful ATVs on state trails. The bill's authors, Sen. Sheila Harsdorf and Rep. Adam Jarchow, say the bill is designed to continue to allow small children to drive ATVs as manufacturers phase out smaller models. Under current state law, children under 12 can drive ATVs on private property with adult supervision. […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A hospital in Sheboygan is providing parents with a new option to connect with their newborns while the infants remain in the neonatal intensive care unit. The parents can see and talk to their babies through video-calling technology while they are away from Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. The hospital introduced the option for parents a month ago, after working through legal and security considerations. Oostburg […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison Police have identified the California man who sent officers coconut doughnuts after he was kicked out of a football game. Police initially refused to give out Eyal Binshtock's name but released it Wednesday in response to open records requests. Police said in November that Binshtock traveled from Los Angeles to see the Badgers play Northwestern at Camp Randall Stadium. Officers threw him out […]
NEW LISBON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say seven students were taken to the hospital after a school bus overturned in Juneau County. Thirty students were on the bus at the time of the crash Wednesday morning. New Lisbon Superintendent Dennis Birr says a school nurse and EMTs evaluated other students who were on the bus. Birr says most injuries were bumps and bruises. The seven students were taken to Hess Memorial […]
Students with an associate of applied science degree from Moraine Park Technical College will have a new, more flexible option to achieve a bachelor’s degree thanks to a partnership announced with Herzing University. DEGREE UP provides a student-centered, affordable educational opportunity for Moraine Park Technical College students. Following students’ completion of an associate of applied science degree and application to DEGREE UP, they can pursue credit from both institutions simultaneously […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in connection with a burglary at a Campbellsport business. Sheriff’s lieutenant Cameron McGee says the Ben Franklin True Value Hardware store was burglarized sometime on January 3rd. McGee told WFDL news investigators developed a suspect during an investigation of a suspicious vehicle complaint and tracked the vehicles’ owner to Jefferson County where they discovered some of the stolen items at his home…and a storage […]
A Fond du Lac man is in custody after he was stabbed during a domestic incident this week. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says officers were called to a Martin Avenue apartment complex for a report of a physical confrontation between a man and woman. Klein says during the fight the woman apparently stabbed the man in the chest with a steak knife. Klein says it appears the woman stabbed the man in […]
L-R (LeeAnn Lorrigan, Karen Merkel) There are uncontested races for Fond du Lac school board and City council in the spring election. Incumbents LeeAnn Lorrigan and Karen Merkel are running for re-election to the Fond du lac city council along with newcomers Kay Miller and Derek Terbeest. Incumbent Gary Miller is not able to run because of term limits and Brian Foster stepped down last fall. L-R (Elizabeth Hayes, Mark Jurgella, […]