Fond du Lac police are continuing to look for a suspect in connection with a home invasion this week and similar incident a couple of weeks before a homeowner in the area of Dewberry Drive and Primrose Lane chased a naked man out of his home early Wednesday morning. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says detectives are already following up on a couple of leads. "We have started getting […]
The director of the Marquette University Law School poll says the latest numbers show that with the election a little less than four months out the race for governor is a coin flip. Charles Franklin says for the first time since she announced, Democrat Mary Burke is a point ahead of Governor Walker…but within the margin of error. Franklin says the biggest news to come out of this new […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney general hopeful Ismael Ozanne failed to supply a reason for spending $33,000 in campaign cash on state reports. Ozanne is one of three Democrats vying for that party's nomination in an Aug. 12 primary. His campaign has been floundering financially; the latest finance reports filed Monday with state elections officials show he had only $3,405 on hand. A review of the reports shows Ozanne gave […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with police in two separate cases where cellphone data was used to track suspects. The court's rulings Thursday came in a pair of homicide cases in Milwaukee and Kenosha counties. Police in both cases used data from the suspects' cellphone providers to track them down. They arrested the suspect in the Milwaukee case, Bobby Tate, in his mother's apartment. They […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At least 20 friend of the court briefs have been filed in appeals of rulings overturning gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, including one by a group of churches and another by 10 states' attorneys general. The brief filed by the attorneys general argues that society should decide whether same-sex marriage is acceptable, not the courts. Another brief filed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man who provided the stun gun used in the theft of a $5 million violin has received a 3½-year prison sentence. Universal K. Allah pleaded guilty in May to being party to felony robbery. The nearly 300-year-old violin was missing for nine days before police recovered it in good condition.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin looks to increase the number of doctors at Veterans Affairs medical centers and reduce wait times. The Wisconsin Democrat says the bill would create 2,000 residency positions over five years at VA hospitals nationwide. The measure would also require the VA to allocate the residency positions based on doctor shortages at its facilities.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The federal office that helps refugees settle in the United States has placed 50 unaccompanied children in Wisconsin. The Office of Refugee Resettlement released a state-by-state breakdown showing where children had been placed. It did not provide specifics on their locations. The office says it tries to place children with a parent, relative or family friend when possible.
On July 23, 2014, at 11:45 PM the Fond du Lac Fire Department was dispatched to the smell of ammonia at 356 Dixie Street. Upon arrival fire crews monitored immediate area around the building and found low readings. The hazmat team was activated, members entered the structure, and found low readings. They experienced higher readings on the roof of structure, so the management personnel shutdown refrigeration system in order to […]