MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State attorneys are asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's right-to-work law. The Wisconsin AFL-CIO, Machinists Local Lodge 1061 in Milwaukee and United Steelworkers District 2 in Menasha filed a lawsuit last month in Dane County Circuit Court alleging that the law amounts to an unconstitutional seizure of union property since unions now must extend benefits to workers who don't pay dues. Attorneys […]
Nobody was seriously injured and one person was arrested after a stand off and hostage situation in Green Lake County, near the Marquette County line. The incident happened Thursday at a farm on State Highway 73. The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office says a man had fired at least one shot from an assault rifle as two residents of the farm were attempting to leave, and held an elderly […]
A Fond du lac man accused of sexually assaulting his adopted special needs daughters over a period of more than a decade has been found not guilty. A Fond du Lac jury on Friday found 67 year old Kenneth Kirchner not guilty on three counts of child sex assault and one count of child abuse. According to a criminal complaint Kirchner adopted the three sisters after they were removed from […]
A Milwaukee man has been found guilty in the heroin overdose death of a Fond du Lac woman. A Fond du Lac County jury returned the guilty verdict Friday afternoon against Roy Whitelow. Whitelow was convicted of first degree reckless homicide in the death of Heather Fugate. Fond du Lac County District attorney, Eric Toney says convicting someone under the Len Bias law can be difficult, especially when the victim […]
REDGRANITE, Wis. (AP) — Six people are injured after a dump truck hit a restaurant in central Wisconsin. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the dump truck was traveling west on State Highway 21 in Waushara County when it struck a vehicle from behind at about 7 p.m. Friday. The truck continued and hit the restaurant, coming to rest partially inside. The truck's driver and five people inside the pizza […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A Sheboygan County man is accused of causing the death of his fiancee's 4-year-old son. Thirty-one-year-old Armando Aguirre is charged with second-degree reckless homicide in the boy's death last week at the home the couple shared near Cascade. A judge in Sheboygan County Circuit Court set bond at $50,000 cash Friday. A criminal complaint says Aguirre told investigations he was playing with the boy and spinning […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin egg company executive says a Lake Mills facility will become productive again after they euthanize all 800,000 chickens due to a highly contagious avian influenza virus. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the Daybreak Foods facility immediately started testing its flock every day for the virus after learning of another Jefferson County facility testing positive for the virus about 10 days ago. Company President William […]
Madison—This week, State Senator Rick Gudex announced a series of town meetings throughout Wisconsin’s 18th Senate District. State Representatives Schraa and Thiesfeldt will also be in attendance in their respective districts. “There are numerous important issues that face our state, and getting citizens involved in State Government gives them an opportunity to have their voices heard. I am looking forward to a healthy discussion.” Senator Gudex invites all citizens of […]
Hundreds of Fond du Lac area residents will be running through Lakeside Park today to benefit the YMCA. Participants will be running a 3.1 mile route wearing a white Colorburst t-shirt, finishing the race with tie dyed shirt. Volunteers will blitz runners and walkers with colored dyes as they enter the four color burst zones along the route. The participants will make two loops around the course entering each Colorburst […]