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JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin football player has been convicted of two counts of first degree homicide and other charges Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting deaths of two women. Jurors deliberated about two hours Tuesday before finding Marcus Randle El guilty in the slayings of 27-year-old Brittany McAdory and 30-year-old Seairaha Winchester. Randle El also was convicted on a weapons charge and operating a vehicle […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association is celebrating it's 70th anniversary.  The EAA organized with three dozen Milwaukee-area aviation enthusiasts on January 26, 1953.  EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says today the organization has more than 270,000 members and 900 local chapters focused on growing participation in aviation.  EAA is known worldwide for its annual fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which attracts more than 10,000 aircraft and a total attendance topping 600,000 to Oshkosh in late […]

Construction is scheduled to begin later this year on a pedestrian bridge connecting  Fond du Lac's Lakeside Park East and Lakeside Park West.  A public information meeting on the new design for the bridge will be held Thursday.  Public Works director Paul DeVries says the city council approved funding $1.8 million for the project last fall. The meeting will be held starting at 5pm Thursday at the Lakeside Park Pavilion.

Authorities say a teenager involved in a car crash over the weekend in Fond du Lac has been declared brain dead and will be taken off  life support Wednesday.    Sixteen year old Tommy Koenigs, of Mount Calvary was flown by helicopter to ThedaCare Medical Center in Neenah following the crash early Saturday morning.  In an email to families St. Mary's Springs Academy president Stacey Akey said Koenigs will give  "a beautiful […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he wants to work with Republicans to divert as much as 20% of the state’s sales tax revenue to help fund local communities, including police and emergency services, while also promising to cut taxes for the middle class and fight a GOP effort to impose a flat income tax rate. Evers delivered his fifth State of the State speech and the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials say they will prohibit the use of TikTok on system devices. System spokesman Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press about the move in emails on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Gov. Tony Evers banned the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, citing potential risks to privacy, safety and security. The order did not apply to the UW System because […]

The Fond du Lac County executive says his top goal in 2023 is making sure that county employees are paid a fair wage.  Sam Kaufman says the county plans to hire a firm this year to complete a wage study by June and incorporate any changes in next year's budget.   Kaufman says he also wants to continue efforts to try to attract more people to move to the county by […]

The Fond  du Lac County District Attorney says the prosecutor shortage in Dodge and Sheboygan counties and elsewhere are examples of a prosecutor  recruitment and retention crisis in Wisconsin.   Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney says the legislature needs to increase pay for the positions.  Toney says the current average starting salary for assistant DAs is just over $27 an hour.  Toney says the state District Attorney Association is also requesting […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay has fired basketball coach Will Ryan three days after the Phoenix suffered their 11th consecutive loss. Ryan posted a 15-61 record in 2 1/2 seasons. Freddie Owens will serve as interim head coach for the rest of the season. Green Bay dropped to 2-19 overall and 1-9 in the Horizon League on Saturday with a 72-38 home loss to Robert Morris. Green Bay […]