Month: July 2015

MILWAUKEE (AP)  €” The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Milwaukee Brewers, supplementing their bullpen with another veteran. The NL Central-leading Cardinals sent minor league outfielder Malik Collymore to their division rivals. The 31-year-old Broxton has struggled this season in Milwaukee. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 5.89 ERA.

Approximately two years ago the City of Fond du Lac Police Department began working with the staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac to coordinate events and programs that would provide monthly interaction between members of the Police Department and the children that attend the B&GC. Those events have included opportunities for Department members to help the children with homework, play games such as basketball or […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is defending his decision not to recuse himself from playing a role in a ruling that ended a secret investigation into whether Republican Governor Scott Walker's recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups. Justice David Prosser released an opinion Thursday saying he was the justice lead prosecutor Francis Schmitz wanted out. He said the groups spent to help in during […]

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are trying to improve their communication following a shootout in Fond du Lac that left a state patrol trooper dead.  In March Steven Snyder robbed a Wausakee bank, killed a truck driver, and drove to Fond du Lac where he ambushed trooper Trevor Casper.  Casper and Snyder were both killed in the subsequent exchange of gunfire. Wisconsin law enforcement has expressed concern that […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report has uncovered hundreds of accessibility problems for the disabled at Wisconsin voting sites.  The state Government Accountability Board conducted inspections at 808 sites over the past seven elections and found nearly 4,000 accessibility problems.  The GAB's report said 42 percent of the violations were serious enough that they could prevent a disabled voter from casting a private and independent ballot. GAB spokesman Reid […]

A Fond du Lac man accused of sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl has been bound over for trial.  Forty three year old Dennis Nickel Jr. pleaded not guilty to one count each of first degree sexual assault of a child and second degree sexual assault of a child. Nickel is accused of fondling the child on two occasions.at a town of Friendship residence.

TOWN OF WESCOTT, Wis. (AP) — The body of a man who jumped in a Shawano County lake to rescue his 10-year-son has been recovered in northeastern Wisconsin.  The body was found after authorities resumed a search of Shawano Lake early Thursday.  Shawano County Sheriff Adam Bieber says the boy was tubing on the lake without a lifejacket Wednesday and lost his grip while trying to get back on a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly released documents show Gov. Scott Walker's office was involved in drafting legislation to overhaul Wisconsin's open records law and keep some government materials secret. Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee passed a measure earlier this month that would have shielded many documents created by state government officials from the open records law, including drafts of legislation and staff communications. Republicans quickly backed off after a […]

WIND LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have found the body of a 77-year-old man in a western Racine County lake.  Wind Lake Fire Chief Rob Robins says the body was found late Thursday morning. Crews initially responded to the lake about 5 p.m. Wednesday after a woman on a sandbar was spotted yelling for help. The woman said her husband had gone under water after their boat started sinking.  Personnel […]