The state Department of Corrections is investigating a staff assault at Columbia Correctional Institution. Sources tell WFDL news a female correctional officer was stabbed by an inmate Sunday at the Columbia prison. Details were not released and her condition is not immediately known. The inmate was transferred to the Waupun prison.
FOND DU LAC, WI – The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and second-year field manager Douglas Coe are pleased to announce the coaching staff for the 2024 season. Coe will be joined in the dugout by pitching coach Sam Fonder and hitting coach Cameron Johnson. Fonder will begin his first season as the Dock Spiders Pitching Coach in 2024. The Green Bay native is currently completing a PhD in Sport […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fall in Fond du Lac County last week. According to the Sheriff's Offices 62-year-old Joseph Thome remains hospitalized in critical condition after falling more than 10 feet while working inside a building in the town of Taycheeda. Thome is a staple in the Fond du Lac County agricultural community and chairman of the Town of Taycheedah. Thome’s family […]
A town of Beaver Dam man was seriously injured in a fiery one vehicle crash in Dodge County. The crash happened Monday morning on South Center Road. The vehicle entered a ditch, struck a field drive and vaulted before coming to rest . A bystander assisted extricating the driver before the vehicle burst into flames. The victim, a 49 year old town of Beaver Dam man, was flown by helicopter […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a nearly $800 million income tax cut passed by Republicans, along with bills that would have increased the income tax credit for married couples and raised the amount of retirees’ income exempt from the state income tax. Republicans who voted to pass the bills in February said they were designed to make Wisconsin more attractive for families, middle-income earners and retirees. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps. The court on Friday said it would not hear the case that was filed in January by a group of Democratic voters. Republicans had argued against the court hearing the challenge. The court in December ordered new legislative maps, and the Republican-controlled Legislature passed ones drawn by Democratic […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's prisons secretary is retiring as lockdowns at two institutions continue. Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr is stepping down on March 8 after serving five years in the position. The governor says he plans to name Carr's replacement in the coming weeks. Carr struggled throughout his tenure with a shortage of guards. The shortage grew so severe last year […]
A Fond du Lac man was seriously injured after falling while working inside a building. Friday morning the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call of a man who fell 10 feet while working on a second story level inside a building at W3388 Ledge Road in the town of Taycheeda. A 62 year old Fond du Lac man was flown by helicopter to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah with serious […]
MADISON, Wis. -- This March, the Wisconsin Lottery is joining the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling (WCPG), and lotteries across the United States to raise awareness about problem gambling and encourage responsible play as part of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). Now in its 21st year, PGAM is a nationwide grassroots campaign, held annually in March, to increase public awareness of problem gambling and […]