Month: December 2019

Wisconsin election officials are expected to consider what to do about more than 200,000 voters that a judge has ruled should be purged from voter rolls in the key swing state. The Wisconsin Elections Commission meets Monday. The commission could immediately deactivate the records of voters who were sent a 2019 movers mailing and either did not respond or whose letter was returned as undeliverable. Among other options, it could also […]

Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he’s surprised that Democrats didn’t move to censure president Donald Trump instead of moving forward with impeachment.   The House voted this month to impeach Trump setting up a trial in the Republican controlled senate.  Grothman says censuring the president would have been a way for Democrats to express disapproval of the president’s conduct without removing him from office.  The last president to be censured was in 1834 when the […]

The state Department of Corrections is continuing its investigation after an inmate attacked a staff member at the Waupun Correctional Institution on Christmas Eve.   A  state Department of Corrections spokesperson said the victim was treated at the hospital for unspecified injuries after he was assaulted with what was described as an improvised weapon.  The spokesperson said the facility was placed on a lock down until the DOC believes it is safe to resume normal operations. Visiting […]

The Fond du Lac Redevelopment Authority has acquired the property at 101 South Street for future green space.  This acquisition completes the ongoing and voluntary acquisition of properties adjacent to the  Quic Frez site.   Community Development director Dyann Benson says the property will be incorporated into the city’s long term plans for the overall property as part of the City’s green space and recreational amenities.

Authorities in Milwaukee say a baby boy injured in a car crash has died, bringing the death toll from the weekend crash to four. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirms the death of 5-month-old Larry Williams IV. The baby's parents and 2-year-old sister also were killed in the crash. They are identified as 29-year-old Larry Williams, 22-year-old Ayana Hill and their daughter, Yana Williams, all of Milwaukee. A 1-year-old […]

Authorities say a Wisconsin woman and her teenage daughter are among the victims of a tour helicopter crash in Hawaii that killed all seven people on board.   Authorities say Amy Gannon and her 13-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, both of Madison,  were among the victims of a tour helicopter crash in Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Gannon was one of the co-founders of the Doyenne Group, a nonprofit that supports and […]

A Green Bay woman and a woman from Bonduel are expected to make their initial court appearances this week following a high speed chase over the weekend in Fond  du Lac and Washington counties.  The 25 mile long chase early Saturday morning started when a Fond du lac County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull a vehicle over on Interstate 41 near County Highway Y that was speeding in excess of 90 miles an […]

Santa's elves in the Fond du Lac Police Department helped to make Christmas special for over 75 families in the Fond du Lac Community. The department’s “Adopt a Family” program has been going on for over 15 years, in partnership with the Cops for Kids organization and many local businesses. The police department says around 75 families received meals through the program this year, with another 250 children receiving gifts […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection with a Christmas Eve homicide in Madison. The victim has been identified as 63-year-old Sheila Green, of Madison. Police say she was shot to death. The suspect was booked shortly after midnight Wednesday on a tentative charge of first-degree intentional homicide. The incident is the fourth reported homicide in Madison this year and the second this month.