KIEL, Wis. (AP) — Funeral services are scheduled for a Wisconsin state trooper killed in a shootout with a bank robbery suspect. Trooper Trevor Casper will be remembered at a funeral Sunday at his alma mater, Kiel (keel) High School. The service begins at 5 p.m. and is open to the public. A private burial will be held Monday at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Kiel. Governor Scott […]
Fond du Lac police are continuing their investigation into the Hometown Bank robbery this week but have not been able to link a shooting suspect with the robbery. The robbery occurred shortly before 4:30pm Tuesday, about an hour before the shooting across West Johnson Street near Pick N Save. Authorities say Steven Snyder was responsible for a bank robbery and murder In Marinette County that afternoon, and the shooting death […]
As the investigation into this week’s fatal shooting of a state patrol trooper continues…members of the Fond du Lac police department are dealing with another loss of a fellow officer. Just four days before the shooting Fond du Lac police gathered at the Hamilton Park police memorial to mark the 4 year anniversary of the shooting incident that claimed the life of police officer Craig Birkholz. Fond du Lac police […]
A state patrol captain in the Fond du Lac district office says a rookie trooper’s heroic actions this week may have saved other innocent lives. Trooper Trevor Casper was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire in the parking lot of the Forest Plaza strip mall, but not before the trooper fatally shot the suspect. State patrol captain Tony Burrell says the trooper followed the suspect’s vehicle into the […]
A Fond du Lac County board supervisor is asking residents to show their support for a fallen state trooper by tying blue ribbons around a tree in their front yard or their car antenna. Marty Ryan says It’s a small gesture that can send a positive message to the law enforcement community in the wake of the fatal shooting this week of state patrol trooper Trevor Casper in Fond du […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has let the air out of a lawsuit brought by a woman injured by a runaway hot air balloon. The 4th District Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected the case brought by Patti Roberts of Beaver Dam. Roberts was hurt while standing in line waiting for a hot air balloon ride at a charity event in Beaver Dam. The balloon was tethered […]
A former Ripon College official convicted of stealing over 428-thousand dollars from the private school is going to prison. At a hearing Thursday afternoon Fond du Lac judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 55 year old Ronald Haefner of Mequon to six years in prison and two years extended supervision. The judge also ordered three years probation. Heafner earlier pleaded guilty to ten theft and fraud charges. Fifty-four similar counts […]
The Republican co-chair of the Legislature's budget committee says Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to require enrollees in the popular SeniorCare prescription drug program to first sign up for Medicare Part D coverage is dead. Rep. John Nygren tells The Associated Press on Thursday that there is not support for the idea among Republicans in the Legislature. Nygren says the issue has also been a top priority for many who […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's chamber of commerce is backing a Republican plan in the state Legislature to repeal the personal property tax on business equipment. The proposal is meeting resistance because homeowners would have to make up for the lost revenue, which comes to about $80 a year for the owner of a typical home. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce lobbyist Scott Manley said in a statement Thursday that the […]