The Campbellsport Village Board president says revenue needs to be generated to reduce a water utility deficit…and a large rate increase seems to be the only option. Board president Patrick Twohig says the board is expected to make a decision at their August meeting. Twohig says a 30 percent increase would cover the more than $200,000 deficit. The village would have to apply with the state Public Service Commission for any rate increase. "We […]
A Milwaukee man accused of supplying the heroin that led to the death of a Fond du lac man has been denied a request to die in a hospice center. At a hearing in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court this week the attorney for 56 year old Reginald Dorsey said Dorsey has terminal cancer and requested bail be modified so he can be moved to Hospice. The attorney also made a motion to dismiss […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of attempting to kill his girlfriend in Portage County has been convicted of his 5th OWI in Fond du Lac County. Following a one day trial this week a Fond du Lac jury found Jason Hyatt guilty of OWI 5th offense and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content. Before the trial Hyatt pleaded guilty to operating after revocation. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm […]
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Newly released records show that a former Wisconsin police officer charged with dumping two bodies stuffed into suitcases along a highway had a lengthy disciplinary record, including three suspensions and four reprimands. Fifty-two-year-old Steven Zelich is charged with two counts of hiding a corpse in Walworth County. Authorities say he's also a suspect in the women's deaths, although no homicide charges have been filed. Zelich […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of church congregations has launched a four-month campaign to demand reforms within the state Department of Corrections. WISDOM, an umbrella organization of congregations from around Wisconsin, kicked off its Reform Now campaign Wednesday with a news conference at the state Capitol. The group's leaders said DOC is failing to parole inmates the group feels should be released. The group cited data from the state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge will not speed up the briefing schedule in the American Civil Liberties Union request that she lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb on Wednesday said she would stick to the current schedule, which gives Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen until Thursday to file a response to the request. The ACLU argued the stay should be lifted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least two companies that received money from Gov. Scott Walker's chief economic development agency later outsourced jobs to foreign countries. One of the companies received a second award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation after the fact. Both Eaton Corporation and Plexus Corporation received millions of dollars in financial awards from WEDC, only to later lay off workers whose jobs were taken by employees at […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has raised more than twice as much as Democratic opponent Mary Burke over the first six months of the year. Walker reported Wednesday that his campaign raised $8.2 million from January through June. Burke earlier Wednesday said she brought in $3.6 million. Walker says he has $7.6 million cash on hand compared with $2.5 million for Burke. Both campaigns reported their numbers nearly […]
Wisconsin legislators are getting a lot of money these days from people who can’t vote for them. Mike McCabe with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says state legislators accepted two thirds of their campaign donations from donors who don’t live in their district. McCabe says this is true for both parties. Republicans accepted a larger total amount than Democrats becaue there are more of them in the legislature. Meanwhile McCabe says the amount of money […]