A former Mayville man has been convicted of stalking a Beaver Dam woman and threatening to kill her. Fifty four year old, Leroy Stalker, of Watertown pleaded no contest plea to stalking this week in Dodge County Circuit Court. Judge Steve Bauer withheld a prison sentence and placed Stalker on three years probation with orders to have no contact with the woman or her children and to undergo counseling. According […]
Green Lake County authorities continue to look for the individuals responsible for damaging multiple headstones in a Berlin cemetery, and have increased the award for information. Chief Deputy Mark Putzke says the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction has been raised from $500 to $1,000. The incidents happened during the weekend of December 28th and 29th, when at least six grave markers were tipped over or […]
A Mayville woman has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement after entering a no contest plea to charges related to taking more than 15 thousand dollars from a Mayville store where she was an employee. 42 year old Kathy Dankert entered the Alford plea to charges of theft in a business setting and theft of moveable property in Dodge County Circuit Court. She was accused of stealing the money when she worked […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate three deaths and reports of prescription drug abuse at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Baldwin says the seriousness of the allegations warrant a review by a law enforcement agency independent from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The medical center is currently being investigated by the […]
Firefighters quickly extinguished a shed fire north of Waupun Friday afternoon. Shortly after 2pm firefighters from Alto, Brandon and Waupun were called to the scene at W12139 Hemp Road near Highway 49 for a report of a shed next to a house in flames. The fire was out in about a half hour. There were no injuries.
No injuries reported in a two vehicle accident on Highway 41 south of Fond du Lac Friday. Rescue personnel were called to the scene in the northbound lanes of Highway 41 near County Highway F. The accident resulted in a minor traffic back-up in the northbound lanes of 41.
Two dogs were killed, but no people were injured as the result of a house fire in Washington County this week. Firefighters responded to a house fire at 8210 Kettleview Drive in the Town of Kewaskum. Sheriff’s deputies as well as fire personnel from Kewaskum, Boltonville and West Bend responded and were on scene for approximately three hours. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department says it’s believed that the fire started as […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a new look for its fleet of squad cars. And in an effort to promote community involvement, the department is opening up the opportunity to the public for design submissions. Sheriff Dale Schmidt has announced the “Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Squad Car Design Competition”. Graphics must include the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Star which can be located on the county website. The […]
The Fond du Lac County Veterans Service officer says he was surprised when he heard about problems involving over prescribing opiates for patients at the VA Medical Center in Tomah. Rick Patton says there are a handful of Fond du Lac Count veterans who travel to Tomah for services and at least one that receives opiate treatment. Meanwhile, at a hearing of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee this […]