Month: November 2021

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor says Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a turbulent protest against racial injustice. But Rittenhouse’s attorney says his client acted in self-defense after one of the men dove for his gun and others kicked him in the face and clubbed him in the head with a skateboard. The two accounts came […]

Fond du Lac County employees would get a bigger pay raise next year under budget revisions being recommended by the county finance committee.  County executive Al Buechel proposed a one percent increase in the 2021-22 budget.  The county finance committee is recommending a 2.5 percent increase.  County Board chairman Marty Farrell says the increase would be paid for through the county's salary contingency fund and would not impact the tax rate.  Farrell says […]

Envision Greater Fond du Lac, in partnership with Society Insurance, is hosting the third Dine Local Golden Ticket Give Away with more than 70 participating restaurants.  Envision president Sadie Parafiniuk says the Dine Local Golden Ticket Give Away aims to provide financial assistance to member restaurants, as well as local residents during the pandemic.   Parafiniuk says last year local restaurants were directly impacted by the pandemic.  She says although some recovery is underway,  local restaurants […]

ATF agents have searched the home of a sitting Fond du Lac city councilmember as the investigation continues into a fire  last month that damaged her restaurant.   An ATF spokeswoman told WFDL news agents with the Eastern Wisconsin Field Office of the state Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives  executed a search warrant Tuesday  at the home of Fond du Lac city councilwoman Arletta Allen on North Park Avenue.   […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a car in Fond du Lac Monday night.  Firefighters were called to the area of Brooke Street and Hamilton Place to find the vehicle engulfed in flames.  The fire caused damage to the street.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Madison, Wis. (AP) — The head of Wisconsin’s elections commission has rejected a call for her resignation from the Republican Assembly Speaker. Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe says her critics are engaging in “partisan politics at its worst," Wisconsin Public Radio reports. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called for her to step down last week. The election chief has become the subject of criticism from GOP lawmakers after a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial opened jury selection with a round of “Jeopardy!”-like trivia, assuring potential jurors he doesn’t have COVID-19 and reaching back to the fall of the Roman Empire to emphasize the gravity of their duty. Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder drew laughs in the courtroom Monday — and some cringes on social media — as he peppered potential […]

A Fond du Lac man convicted in a methamphetamine case.is going to prison.  Fond du Lac judge Dale English sentenced Tony Weaver to 11 years in prison followed ]by 11 years of extended supervision.  Weaver was convicted in July of  nine counts including possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver,   eluding a traffic officer, felony bail jumping, and numerous other charges.  The street value of the methamphetamine is estimated to be approximately […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a $115 million legislative package to strengthen gun control and create grants for community policing and mental health treatment programs. The Democratic attorney general’s proposals include funds for a wide array of criminal justice programs, including mental health crisis response programs, substance abuse diversion, re-entry opportunities and police officer recruitment and retention, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. It also includes gun-control […]