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A Fond du Lac County man who listed his residential address as a P.O. Box has been convicted of misdemeanor election fraud.  District Attorney Eric Toney says Sam Wells illegally registered his residential address and voted in the November 2020 election.  Wells was fined $300 plus court costs.    “Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and defending our democracy includes holding those accountable that violate our election laws,"  Toney […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves acquired catcher Sean Murphy from the Oakland Athletics as part of a three-team deal Monday that also sent All-Star catcher William Contreras to the Milwaukee Brewers.  Oakland acquired catcher Manny Piña and pitching prospects Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas from Atlanta and outfield prospect Esteury Ruiz from Milwaukee. The Brewers also acquired right-handed pitchers Joel Payamps and Justin Yeager.   Murphy, 28, led American […]

The Fond du Lac County Health Department says the death of an infant last week reportedly from RSV would be the first death in Fond du Lac County from the virus during a surge in RSV cases this fall.   Paramedics responded last Thursday to a home near Byron for a report of an infant with RSV who was pulseless and not breathing.   The child was pronounced dead at St. Agnes Hospital.   Fond du […]

A consultant reviewing the Fond du Lac Riverfront district says he's confident a plan can be developed that makes significant improvements that enhance the district.   Don Williams, a senior landscape architect with the consulting firm MSA Professional Services , says he realizes it may be hard for many Fond du Lac residents to visualize the  Fond  du Lac River as anything more than a channel with overgrown vegetation.  "I understand that because it's been […]

Gas prices are below three dollars a gallon across Wisconsin and AAA predicts prices will continue to drop through the end of the year.  State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says the average price for regular unleaded is $2.91 cents a gallon.  Jarmusz says gas prices are about $2 below the all-time high that peaked in early June.  There are still possible concerns on the horizon.  As the price cap on Russian oil kicks […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A nonprofit group that became a point of controversy for distributing millions of dollars in election grants during the 2020 presidential campaign is releasing a fresh round of money to local election offices. And some of the money is going to offices in states where Republican lawmakers tried to ban the practice. The Chicago-based Center for Tech and Civic Life has released only general details about […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service employee who was killed recently while he was delivering the mail in Wisconsin is being remembered for his positive and caring attitude. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Chicago confirmed Aundre Cross was the worker who was shot and killed Friday evening on the north side of Milwaukee. Before transferring to his current route, Cross delivered mail to the New Pitts Mortuary in […]

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage just a couple of songs into her Christmas concert in Milwaukee after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the theater. Video from the Riverside Theater on Saturday night shows what appears to be two security officers interrupting the 78-year-old LaBelle as she chats with an audience member. They rush her off stage. Shortly after, someone announced that the […]

An 18 year old Brandon man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  The chase started shortly before 8:30pm Sunday night when a sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle for speeding on Highway C near Forest Avenue Road.   The chase ended five and a half miles later when the suspect vehicle pulled over on Townhall Road.