SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager has pleaded no contest to charges that he triggered a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people in 2022. Eighteen-year-old Sam Armstrong pleaded no contest on Monday to 13 counts of injury by negligent use of an explosive. Under Armstrong’s plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend five years of probation and six months in jail, while his attorneys will be free to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz's campaign manager says a consultant inserted images of horses in ads as a vulgar joke about her opponent. Protasiewicz's campaign manager, Alejandro Verdin, told The Downballot podcast Jan. 25 that people made baseless jokes at campaign focus groups and functions that her opponent, Dan Kelly, looked like someone who fornicates with horses. Verdin says campaign consultant Ben Nuckels inserted hidden […]
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (February 7, 2024) — While EAA’s Winter Flight Fest will feature a variety of hands-on activities for families to enjoy, the skiplane fly-in has been canceled due to a lack of snow. This includes the skiplane fly-in make-up date of February 17. All other museum activities will still take place this Saturday, February 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are included with […]
Fond du Lac, Wis. (February 6, 2024) – Young Professionals of Fond du Lac (YPF) unveiled new branding during the 2023 Future 5 Awards event in January. YPF updated their mission, vision, logo, and colors to better align with parent organization, Envision Greater Fond du Lac. YPF’s new mission reads, “To engage and empower current and future leaders in the greater Fond du Lac area through professional development, networking/mentorship, and community engagement […]
Nobody was injured in a house fire in Rosendale. Shortly after 6pm Tuesday firefighters were called to 211 South Main Street to find the house quickly filling with smoke. Sheriffs deputies and fire personnel extinguished the fire with fire extinguishers before the fire department arrived. The fire caused moderate damage. Four residents are displaced. A newly installed furnace may be to blame.
A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid suffered swift and total collapse. Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump. The White House had worked for months with senators on the carefully negotiated compromise in hopes it would unlock Republican votes for the aid in the House. But after Republicans rejected the compromise, the president and Senate leaders are […]
Longtime Fond du Lac Convention and Visitors Bureau director JoAnn Ward has died. Her daughter , Cynthia Ward Cusack, posted on Facebook that Ward died over the weekend at her home in Naples, Florida. Destination Lake Winnebago Region executive director Craig Molitor says Ward was responsible for launching Walleye Weekend in 1978 in conjunction with the Mercury Marine National Walleye Fishing tournament. " She was a hero of mine. She […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that significantly damaged a Waupun home. Shortly after 8:30am Tuesday firefighters were called to the Tom Sauer home at 701 Brandon Street to find smoke coming from the roof and second floor windows. Fire crews were on the scene for more than two hours. The fire caused significant damage to the second floor and smoke and water damage throughout the house. The house is uninhabitable and […]
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general against Texas’ ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges the court to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas’ decision that the DACA program is unauthorized by law. […]