RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in northern Wisconsin say a 17-year-old girl killed her mother and stepfather and locked her three younger siblings in a room before fleeing to Indiana with a 22-year-old man. Oneida County sheriff's investigators said Tuesday that 40-year-old Jennifer Ayers was stabbed to death and 37-year-old Thomas Ayers was fatally shot. Their bodies were found at their Rhinelander area home Sunday. Ashlee Martinson is charged with […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison's mayor says he's pleased demonstrations over a white police officer killing an unarmed multiracial man have remained peaceful. Mayor Paul Soglin said during a news conference Tuesday that he's heard Madison being compared to other cities where similar slayings have taken place — a veiled reference to Ferguson, Missouri, where riots ensued after a white officer killed an unarmed black man last year. He says […]
The North Hickory Street Eatons Fresh Pizza has re-opened following a burglary Tuesday morning. Store owner, Lynn Nickel, says she was called about 6am and told about the break in. "Our front door was smashed open, glass everywhere," Nickel told WFDL news. Nickel says security cameras indicate the burglary happened around 5am. Nickel says she is relieved there were no employees or customers in the store when this happened.
Fond du Lac police are investigating a burglary at a local business. Mike’s Music owner Dan Gilgenbach says the alarm sounded at his North Main Street business about 3:30am Saturday. Gilgenbach says the thief or thieves broke in through the glass front door and stole a couple of mixing boards and a Fender acoustic guitar. Gilgenbach says he’s hoping that someone with information about the burglary contacts police.
Fond du Lac police officers are investigating the second possible heroin overdose death in a couple weeks. Fond du Lac Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein said a 51-year-old Fond du Lac man was found dead in a second story apartment above Kathryn’s Nail Salon on South Main Street Sunday. Police are waiting for toxicology tests. A 39-year-old Fond du Lac man was found dead at his home on East Second […]
Oshkosh Police say no charges will be filed against a man who accidentally shot his 10 year old daughter while cleaning his gun. The incident happened Saturday at an Oshkosh apartment. The girl was transported to the hospital where she was treated and released.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is criticizing a new Wisconsin law that prohibits requiring workers to pay union dues, saying it "will weaken, rather than strengthen workers." Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the measure into law Monday. Walker is expected to run as a Republican candidate for president in 2016. Obama accuses Walker of claiming "victory over working Americans," and says Walker should do more to help working-class Americans […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has adopted a new policy that will allow students to apply for new scholarships to attend a technical college. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says under the program students interested in attending Moraine Park for example could be eligible for a $2250 Wisconsin Technical Excellence scholarship. Sebert says approval of the policy will ensure that student names can be submitted to the state by the […]
The North Fond du Lac school district continues to explore its long range facilities needs. The North Fond du Lac School board discussed the matter at a special meeting last night. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the goal is to develop a long-term comprehensive facilities and budget plan to meet growing building needs. "What we need to do is look at is doing an audit of our facilities, kind of […]