Fond du Lac County Circuit Court judge Richard Nuss has announced that he is running for another term. Nuss will be seeking a third term as Circuit Court judge of Fond du lac County Branch 3 in the April election. Nuss was appointed judge by Governor Scott McCallum in March of 2002 to succeed retiring judge Henry Buslee. He was elected the following year and re-elected in 2009. A native […]
The Fond du Lac police chief says while the numbers have fluctuated…overall violent crime is up in Fond du lac. Several high profile cases recently involving shootings have Fond du lac residents on edge. Police chief Bill Lamb says uniform crime reporting data shows that between 2008 and 2013 the violent crime rate fluctuated… with an overall increase of more than 30 percent. "There was a decrease between 08 and […]
First degree intentional homicide charges have been referred to the Dodge County DA’s Office against a Milwaukee woman in connection with a town of Fox Lake murder. Thirty year old Kriscilla McHenry was arrested last month and is being held in the Dodge County Jail on $50,000 cash bond. Mchenry faces charges of first degree intentional homicide and auto theft. Dodge County sheriff Pat Ninmann says McHenry turned herself in […]
Its that time of year again…the annual open enrollment period. Fond du lac County Senior Services Benefits Specialist Julie Hilbert says if you would like to make a change to your Medicare Part D prescription drug plan or your Medicare Advantage plan you can do so between now and December 7th: Hilbert says it can be confusing and anyone with questions can call her office to set up an appointment. […]
Agnesian HealthCare will soon begin construction of a new facility to replace its existing clinic on Margaret Street in Markesan and its retail pharmacy on Bridge Street. Construction work will begin in October on 1.3 acres of land on Highway 44/Margaret Street in vacant land across from the post office. The new facility, just over 6,000 square feet, will house Punit Kumar, MD, internal medicine physician, and Amanda Dickerson, APNP, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are accusing Democratic attorney general hopeful Susan Happ of letting a pipe bomb builder get off scot-free. Happ currently serves as the Jefferson County district attorney. The GOP and allies have been digging through her records looking for cases that they say show she's lenient on criminals. On Friday the party questioned why Happ's office charged Christopher Hamlin with possessing a pipe bomb in 2009 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke are trying to capitalize on a two-week early voting period, holding rallies and other events to get supporters to the polls. In-person absentee voting began Monday in Wisconsin and continues through Oct. 31. Burke was in Appleton on Monday for an early voting rally, and next week President Barack Obama was scheduled to campaign for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Secretary of State Doug La Follette says he voted early and hopes others will too. In-person absentee voting started Monday in Wisconsin. La Follette says he went to vote in Madison at 8 a.m. but found 30 people in line. La Follette says voted during his lunch hour. The Democrat is running for re-election against Republican Julian Bradley. La Follette has served as secretary of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have closed a fourth wolf hunting zone. The Department of Natural Resources closed Zone 5, an oval-shaped area in west-central Wisconsin, at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Hunters had killed 14 wolves in that zone as of Sunday, six shy of the zone's limit. The agency has already closed Zone 1, where hunters killed three more wolves than the 32-wolf limit; Zone 2, where hunters have taken […]