52nd District Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) was appointed by Speaker of the State Assembly Robin Vos to be the chairman of the Assembly Committee on Education for the upcoming 2015-17 session of the state legislature. “I would like to thank Speaker Vos for appointing me to lead this important committee. With my experiences as a 22-year educator, and a 4-year member of the Education Committee, I intend […]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has been named to serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. The Senate Appropriations Committee, considered to be one of the most powerful on Capitol Hill, is responsible for deciding how the federal government spends money. “I am proud to be named to the Senate Appropriations Committee and I look forward to bringing our Wisconsin values to the national conversation about how we invest […]
A Fox Lake man accused of sexually assaulting a Fond du Lac woman while she slept has been bound over for trial. Thirty nine year old Marlin Snake pleaded not guilty in Fond du lac County Circuit Court to second degree sexual assault of an unconscious victim and criminal damage to property as a repeat offender. According to a criminal complaint, a Fond du Lac woman told police she had […]
A third person charged in the heroin overdose death of a Fond du lac County man two years ago has been bound over for trial. Alonzo Cornelius of Milwaukee waived his preliminary hearing Thursday on charges of first degree reckless homicide-delivery of drugs and manufacture-delivery of heroin as a repeater. Bail was set earlier at $250,000 cash. Cornelius is the third person charged in the heroin overdose death of […]
A Lomira man accused of participating in the delivery of heroin to a Fond du Lac man who later died from an overdose has avoided trialby reaching a plea agreement. Jeffrey Abitz pleaded guilty Thursday to delivery of heroin and possession of narcotic drugs. He was originally charged with first degree reckless homicide. Abitz was scheduled to go on trial this week. A second person who was charged in the […]
A former Ripon College official will be sentenced March 26th, after he was convicted of stealing over 428-thousand dollars from the private school. Fifty-five year old Ronald Haefner of Mequon pleaded guilty to ten theft and fraud charges. Fifty-four similar counts were dropped in a plea deal. Haefner was Ripon's director of information technology when he allegedly used a school credit card to buy things for himself, his family, and […]
KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) — A four-hour police standoff in Kaukauna has ended peacefully with one man in custody. Police say they got a call about 4:30 a.m. Friday of a disturbance in a home involving a man brandishing a gun. About 30 officers responded, including the Outagamie County emergency response team. Police say two women safely exited the home on their own. The suspect remained inside until he surrendered around […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The deadline is nearing for people who are signing up for health insurance coverage through HealthCare.gov for the first time and want those plans to start on Jan. 1. Monday is also the deadline for current customers to make changes to their coverage and have those take effect at the start of the year. The online marketplace is meant for people who aren't covered by employer-offered […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are welcoming the Defense Department's decision to upgrade rather than cancel the littoral combat ship program. Marinette Marine is one of two facilities that produce the ships. The shipyard on the Menominee River has six in production and employs about 2,000 people. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the Pentagon's decision is great news for Wisconsin's shipbuilding industry because there will be […]