Month: March 2015

A suspect in the cold case homicide of Berit Beck has been charged with her murder.  Dennis Brantner made his initial Fond du lac Court appearance Monday afternoon on a charge of first degree murder.  Bail was set at $1 million cash.  Brantner was arrested Friday at his home in Kenosha.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink says Brantner’s fingerprints were found on several items in Beck’s van.  The […]

Fond du Lac firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire that started in the ditch off Highway 41 in Fond du Lac.  Fire Dpeartment’s Troy Haase says the fire was in the ditch along the northbound lanes of 41 just north of Highway 151.  "It was a pretty good (size) fire it ended up being a few acres, probably spread a few hundred feet along the road and then it went […]

A Fond du lac landmark restaurant will be featured on Wisconsin Public television next month.   The emmy-nominated show Wisconsin Foodie will feature Schreiner’s restaurant in their final episode of the season April 14th.   The show's host, Kyle Cherek,  says Schreiner’s is a slice of Americana and  a destination point for decades for motorists traveling the state along Highway 41.  "Its one of the most amazing restaurants we have in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a Wisconsin pastor convicted of conspiracy to commit child abuse for advocating the use of wooden rods to spank children.  The justices had no comment on their order Monday rejecting Philip Caminiti's appeal of his 2012 conviction for urging church members to use so-called "rod discipline" on babies and toddlers.  Caminiti argued that prosecutors violated his religious freedom […]

KIEL, Wis. (AP) — The young trooper killed in a confrontation with a bank robbery suspect in Fond du Lac has being laid to rest.  A private funeral service for 21-year-old Trevor Casper, attended by family and members of the Wisconsin State Patrol was held Monday in Kiel.  Hundreds of people packed into Kiel High School for a memorial Sunday.   Casper died last Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire […]

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — Members of Congress say they expect the Department of Veterans Affairs to hold responsible parties accountable as it continues investigations into an embattled VA hospital in Tomah.  A pair of U.S. House and Senate committees heard testimony Monday from family members of veterans who died as a result of inadequate care at the facility. The committee also grilled VA officials on how they plan to improve […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful James Daley boosted his cash over the last two months but incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley still has the edge on him in the money game.  Daley and Bradley were expected to file finance reports with state election officials on Monday covering the period between Feb. 3 and March 23.  Neither side had filed as of Monday afternoon, but Daley's campaign reported […]

UNDATED (AP) — Wisconsin senior Frank Kaminsky is a unanimous selection for the 2014-15 AP All-America team while Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor received all but one first-team vote.  Notre Dame senior Jerian Grant, Kentucky junior Willie Cauley-Stein and Ohio State freshman D'Angelo Russell rounded out the team that was announced Monday.  The 7-foot Kaminsky led the Badgers to their second straight Final Four berth, averaging 18.2 points and 8.0 rebounds […]

he Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber, which for more than 50 years has been the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet, will be a prime attraction at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) convention, which annually draws 10,000 airplanes and total attendance of 500,000, is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.  It marks the first time a B-52 will be […]