Month: October 2019

No students were injured in a two vehicle crash involving a school bus on a slippery, snow covered road in Dodge County.  The crash happened shortly before 7:30am Thursday on Jefferson Road in the Town of Rubicon.  There were no injuries to any students or the driver of the school bus and only minor injuries to the operator of the second vehicle.  Investigators say  the driver of a van was unable to […]

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Democratic lawmakers and others are pushing for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Wisconsin.  But the measure they unveiled Wednesday is going nowhere in the Republican-controlled Legislature.  Barnes and others say decriminalizing the possession of less than 28 grams of pot would decrease racial disparities and inequities in the criminal justice system. They also say it will decrease barriers to employment […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The partisan squabbling over a $110,000 grant for a suicide prevention hotline continues as the group waits to receive the funding a month after lawmakers approved releasing it.  Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats had blasted Republicans for taking three months to release the money. Now a month after they released it, Republican Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke is accusing Evers of being a hypocrite for not yet […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are preparing a bill that would allow college athletes to hire agents and profit from their names starting in 2023.  The bill is similar to California's Fair Pay to Play Act signed into law last month. The Wisconsin proposal would make it illegal for state universities to revoke an athlete's scholarship or eligibility for taking money through endorsements, autograph signings or social media advertising.   The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doesn't know if climate change is real, but it "probably" is.  The Republican Vos is also denigrating a climate change task force created by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, saying it was created for political purposes.  Vos told the WisconsinEye network Wednesday that "there's no real task for the task force."  Evers created the task force earlier this month, asking it to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and killed her parents got into a fight in a New Mexico prison with an inmate who asked about the case.  Wisconsin prison officials quietly transferred Jake Patterson to New Mexico in July.  New Mexico Corrections Department records show two inmates at an unnamed prison approached Patterson on Aug. 28 and told him to leave the pod because of his case. […]

Fond du Lac residents have a chance to comment as the Fond du Lac Police Department seeks accreditation.   Fond du Lac Police Chief Bill Lamb says an on-site assessment will be held next month as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying the department meets professional standards.  Lamb says accreditation can help prevent costly litigation issues, and ensuring the safety of officers and community at large.  Lamb says accreditation […]

Fond du Lac police are investigating a couple of burglaries on the city’s  east side.  Police chief Bill Lamb tells WFDL news a burglary was reported at the Morningside apartments on Morningside Drive Sunday.   The windows on an apartment were found broken and a pry bar was found on the ground nearby.  Lamb says the apartment burglary and another burglary in the same area the next day may be related.  Lamb […]