A North Fond du Lac teenager is in custody following a shooting incident in the village on Labor Day. The 15 year old boy faces multiple charges including Party to a Crime of Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide, First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. Police chief Darren Pautsch told WFDL news at least five bullets were fired from a handgun into a home in the 700 block of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of convicted felons under investigation for voting in recent Wisconsin elections remains a small proportion of the total vote. According to a recent report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, 23 cases of felons voting in the 2022 midterm have been referred to district attorneys and five cases are still under review. Convicted felons currently serving any part of their sentence, including probation or parole, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic Party has launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says the effort announced Wednesday will include digital and television ads, voter outreach efforts and a website tracking where every Republican lawmaker stands on impeachment. Justice Janet Protasiewicz began her 10-year term in August, giving […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A third Democratic candidate has announced that she’s running for a western Wisconsin congressional seat held by freshman Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in one of the presidential battleground state’s swing districts. Former La Crosse County Board Chair Tara Johnson on Wednesday announced her candidacy. She joins former small-business owner Rebecca Cooke, who ran for the seat and lost last year in the primary, and Aaron […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has blocked Wisconsin election officials from using a federal voter registration form, finding they never formally approved its use. Conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit last year asking a judge to declare the National Mail Voter Registration Application illegal in the state. The lawsuit alleges that the Wisconsin Elections Commission never authorized the use of the form and […]
A social worker with SSM Health Palliative Care says while end of life decisions are never easy, they are essential . Deb Toth says the more you put into end of life planning before a stressful event, the easier it is later for you and your loved ones. Toth says there are a lot of important questions to think about. "We really recommend anyone 18 years or older complete a document," […]
The cause of a fire that extensively damaged a Fond du Lac home Monday remains under investigation. Nobody was injured in the fire at 213 Military Road. When firefighters arrived early Monday morning the fire had quickly spread up the side of the house into the second floor and attic. Residents were alerted by smoke detectors and were able to safely escape the burning structure. One pet dog was rescued, a second dog is still unaccounted […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate a car vs motorcycle crash that killed the motorcycle operator and passenger. The crash happened Friday evening on Van Dyne Road at Subway Road when a vehicle failed to stop for a stop sign, striking a motorcycle. The victims were identified as 58 year old Paul De Lap and 56 year old Pamela De Lap both of Oshkosh. Paul DeLap was a Winnebago […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz alleging that she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign. It's a setback to Republican arguments that those remarks could warrant impeachment. Protasiewicz on Tuesday released a letter from the Wisconsin Judicial Commission informing her that “several complaints” regarding comments she had made […]