A Milwaukee man who was accidentally shot during an armed robbery in Fond du Lac County a year ago has been convicted. Danny Morris.entered an Alford plea to a charge of party to the crime of armed robbery. One count of burglary and two counts of theft were dismissed and read into the record. Morris and two other men were arrested in connection with the December 2013 robbery at a […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted in the armed robbery of a gas station-convenience store is going to prison. Fond du lac judge Gary Sharpe sentenced Jeremiah Owens to three years in prison and five years extended supervision. Owens earlier pleaded no contest to one count of robbery with threat of force. Owens was convicted in the armed robbery of the Speedway gas station-convenience store on West Johnson Street in […]
A North Fond du Lac man accused of racking up thousands of dollars worth of unauthorized purchases on two stolen credit cards is going to prison. Forty seven year old Kevin Emerich pleaded no contest to one count of theft. More than 50 counts of identity theft for financial gain as a repeat offender were dismissed and read into the record. Fond du lac judge Richard Nuss sentenced Emerich to […]
A Fond du Lac man is accused of stealing nearly a half million dollars from a Fond du Lac business. Sixty one year old Robert Mohr made his initial court appearance Tuesday on a charge of theft in a business setting. He is free on a thousand dollar signature bond. Mohr is accused of stealing $461,000 over an eight year period while he helped run the Higher Level youth basketball […]
A nearly six hour armed standoff in Waupun has ended peacefully. A 22 year old Waupun man was taken into custody without incident around 2pm Tuesday. Waupun police were called to a residence at 8am Tuesday for a report of an armed man who had barricaded himself in the home and was threatening to harm himself. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s SWAT team was called shortly after 8am. […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The state Supreme Court says manure qualifies as a pollutant as defined in an insurance policy. The case began in 2011 when state environmental officials notified West Bend dairy farmer Robert Falk that manure spread on his fields had contaminated his neighbors' wells. The neighbors demanded compensation. Falk turned to his insurance company, Wilson Mutual, but his policy excluded coverage for damage caused by pollutants. A state […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The state Claims Board has rejected Canadian Pacific Railway's request for more than half a million dollars in compensation for helping develop a high-speed rail plan before Gov. Scott Walker killed the project. The railroad was looking for $500,715 for work performed in 2009 and 2010 to help the state prepare a bid for federal funding to build the line between Madison and Milwaukee. Walker, a Republican, […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says records custodians shouldn't charge people for making copies of court records with personal cameras and scanners. State Courts Director John Voelker asked Van Hollen in 2012 to revisit his stance that a court clerk was entitled to charge a reporter for photographing 20 pages from a case file. Van Hollen issued a six-page opinion in response Tuesday saying state law doesn't […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The Federal Elections Commission has asked an incoming Wisconsin representative to clarify on his post-election congressional campaign finance records. The agency wants Glenn Grothman to explain four individual contributors and two committee contributions that appear to exceed legal limits. The Republican was elected to the 6th Congressional District in November and will take office next month. At least two of those contributions appear to be due […]