A Burnett woman will spend some time in jail for her role in the robbery of a Beaver Dam convenience store, as well as dealing heroin. At a plea and sentencing hearing this week, 21 year old Kellie Diels pleaded no contest to charges of harboring or aiding a felon and manufacturing or delivering heroin. Dodge County Circuit Court Judge John Storck imposed and stayed a five year prison sentence and five […]
An Appleton attorney from Fond du Lac is charged with contempt for allegedly misrepresenting his client in a robbery case. Michael Petersen pleaded not guilty at his initial Outagamie County Court appearance this week. A trial is set for October. Investigators say Peterson lied when he told his client that if he pled guilty the charges would later be amended making him eligible for prison treatment programs. Petersen is accused […]
A 22 year old Fond du Lac man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of the Microtel Inn Sunday. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says police officers arrested the suspect without incident Tuesday afternoon at an East Second Street residence. Klein says it appears there may have been other people involved and additional arrests are anticipated. Police say evidence from the crime was found during the investigation. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's bear hunting season is set to begin next week. The season is slated to begin on Sept. 9 and run through Oct. 13. State Department of Natural Resources officials say they've issued a record 10,690 permits. The old record was 10,340 permits, set last year. DNR Large Carnivore Specialist Dave McFarland says that the hunter success rate is typically about 44 percent, which should equate […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About $7.5 million in federal funding for Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin would be cut off under a pair of Republican-backed bills being considered by a state Assembly Committee. The Assembly's Health Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the measures. Supporters defend the proposals as reasonable steps to take to prevent taxpayer money going toward a group that provides abortions. But opponents say cutting off the federal […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says the value of Wisconsin farmland in its district fell about 2 percent from April through June. The survey also showed the value of "good" farmland dropped 2 percent for the second quarter of 2015 from a year earlier. That's the first such decline in nine quarters. The bank's Seventh District includes most of Wisconsin. The newspaper says […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court will hear arguments this month on whether police can redact information gleaned from driver data from reports released to the public. A federal appeals court ruled in 2012 that the village of Palatine, Illinois violated the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act by leaving a parking ticket on a resident's car listing his personal information.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two UW-Madison alumni will give $10 million to the university to fund scholarships and attract faculty. The university says the gift from Tom and Karen Falk, who graduated in 1980, will pay for two scholarships and two endowed faculty chairs in the schools of education and business. Tom Falk is CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corp. As the oldest of nine children, he was able to attend the […]
Sgt. Ryan Croft, a Legislative Assistant in Congressman Glenn Grothman’s office (R-Glenbeulah), will deploy to the Middle East this month. Croft is taking a leave of absence to serve his country as a Sgt. in the Virginia Army National Guard 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. “Ryan is an essential part of our team, and we are sad to see him leave our office for a […]