Month: September 2019

The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board says it will assist workers when the Ripon Kmart store closes.  The store is expected to close in December and currently employs around 40 mostly part-time workers.  The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board says it will assist affected employees in their search for new employment.   The Board says  these workers may be eligible for assistance from the National Retail Worker Dislocation Grant, which can direct up to $30,000 […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan proposal making it a felony to trespass or damage oil or gas pipelines Wisconsin is moving through the state Legislature.  Opponents testified at an Assembly hearing Thursday that the bill is a violation of free speech rights.  The measure builds upon a 2015 state law that made it a felony to intentionally trespass or cause damage to the property of an energy provider. The latest proposal […]

HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — A former priest accused of sexually assaulting young boys in Wisconsin decades ago has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.  Seventy two-year-old Thomas Ericksen received the maximum sentence Thursday on two charges of sexually assaulting young boys while stationed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Winter in the late 70s and early 80s. He must register as a sex offender for life.  Four men testified […]

A North Fond du Lac man has been convicted in a fatal traffic crash that claimed the life of a father and son.  A Fond du Lac jury has found Travis Wollersheim guilty of two counts of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle.    Authorities say  Wollersheim  rear-ended  a car  that had lowed  on Interstate 41  in a construction zone in Fond du lac in June 2016,  killing 26 year old David Button […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Orlando Arcia doubled with the bases loaded, and the Milwaukee Brewers shook off the fizz from their playoffs-clinching celebration to close on the NL Central lead Thursday, beating the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 for their seventh straight victory.  The Brewers earned at least a wild card with a 9-2 win on Wednesday night, dousing each other with champagne and beer in the clubhouse afterward. Little more than 12 hours […]

Fond du Lac police are investigating a report of an attempted child enticement incident.   Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the incident  occurred around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Catherine Whittier Park  east  of Park Ave between East Second and Third Streets.  The aunt of a four year-old girl says a man approached her niece and asked her if she wanted ice-cream and asked her to come to his truck. The aunt intervened and the suspect […]

Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is split along party lines on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry against president Donald Trump.   The probe focuses on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought help from a foreign government to undermine Democratic foe Joe Biden and help his own re-election effort.  Republican congressman, Glenn Grothman, says there’s nothing in the transcript of a call between Trump and the president of Ukraine that indicates […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic governors in states that President Donald Trump hopes to win in 2020 are reacting cautiously to impeachment proceedings beginning in Congress.  House Democrats' impeachment probe focuses on Trump's phone call to Ukraine's president. A rough transcript released Wednesday shows Trump repeatedly urged the Ukrainian leader to "look into" Democratic rival Joe Biden.  While some Democratic House members were outspoken in calling for Trump's impeachment, governors were more […]

A Beaver Dam woman has been convicted of aiding a murderer.  Thirty three year old Rebecca Wolc has been found guilty to Harboring/Aiding a Felon  in Dodge County Court.  The charge carries a maximum sentence of five  years in prison and five  years of extended supervision.  A sentencing hearing has been set for January 16, 2020.   According to a criminal complaint Wolc lied to police that Nigel Schultz was at her Beaver Dam […]