MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says evidence showing that a man convicted of raping a woman had a prior sexual relationship with her was properly excluded at trial. The court on Tuesday reversed a state appeals court ruling that found in favor of Muhammad Sarfraz of Milwaukee. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the appeals court to rule on other issues Sarfraz raised on appeal. […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a state law protecting health care workers who act as whistleblowers doesn't apply to unpaid interns. The court ruled Tuesday that a former intern at the Medical College of Wisconsin did not qualify as an employee under the law because she did not receive pay or any benefits even though she worked 40 hours a week. The court upheld decisions by the […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating a vandalism incident at a Junior Football League practice field. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the vandalism incident at Gores Field occurred Sunday evening. "Some juveniles that were seen on surveillance video apparently pulling up some of the pavers at the Fond du Lac Junior Football League field, Klein told WFDL news. "They pulled up these pavers and were smashing them on the ground."
A four year old Fond du Lac girl escaped serious injury when she was struck by a car. The incident happened shortly before noon Tuesday at the intersection of South Main and 11th Streets. The child was transported to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries. Police say a car traveling eastbound on 11th Street was turning onto Main Street when the child was struck. The car driver […]
Activity abounded Monday at the future site of the Dodge County Law Enforcement Memorial at the County Administration Building in Juneau. After a brief ceremonial groundbreaking, the heavy equipment came out and the digging began. The idea of honoring Law Enforcement personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice with a brick-and-mortar memorial has been around for quite a few years. Sheriff Pat Ninmann, Memorial Committee Member said, “It’s wonderful to see equipment […]
SLINGER, Wis. (AP) — Crews are cleaning up at the site of a freight train collision in southeastern Wisconsin that caused cars to derail, injured two people and spilled thousands of gallons of fuel. A spokesman for Canadian National Railway Co. says the derailed CN locomotives and cars have been righted and the track is expected to reopen Monday evening. CN spokesman Patrick Waldron says the southbound Canadian National train […]
SLINGER, Wis. (AP) — Investigators will try to determine what caused a train's computer to signal an emergency situation before it collided with another train in a southern Wisconsin community, injuring two crew members and prompting a neighborhood evacuation. Southern & Wisconsin Railroad spokesman Ken Lucht says the engineer on the SWR train applied the brakes because the onboard computer sensed that something was wrong prior to colliding with a […]
A Fond du Lac lawmaker is applauding the governor’s request that the legislature repeal the Common Core standards. Last week Governor Scott Walker issued a one sentence statement calling on the legislature to repeal the standards. Fond du lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says it should be the legislature’s first priority. Thiesfeldt says he believes momentum against Common Core appears to be growing. "The country as a whole seems […]
A report compiled by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism says a Waupun Correctional officer is accused of abusing more than two dozen inmates in solitary confinement. The article's author, Bill Lueders, focused on 40 allegations of staff on inmate abuse since 2011 in Waupun’s segregation unit with officer Joseph Beahm named in 28 of the incidents. A dozen inmate lawsuits since 2011 accuse Beahm of abuse. Six have […]