It's Wayne Mauser, local news.
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I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
An eight-day jury trial has been scheduled in Fond du Lac County Court for a 40-year-old Kiwas command suspected of trying to kill his landlord.
The trial for 100 Kamrath is scheduled to begin April 12.
He's charged with nine felonies, including one count of attempted first-degree homicide, four counts of first-degree reckless injury, and four counts of aggravated battery intending great bodily harm.
According to the criminal complaint during the March 11 incident, Kamrath allegedly stomped on his landlord's head and attempted
throw him over a railing that led to a basement.
Camerath called 911 reporting he had gotten into a fight with his landlord and the man wasn't breathing.
He claimed his landlord had locked him out.
Surveillance video contradicted his story.
The 39-year-old victim was taken to a hospital and later flown to Freightard Hospital in Milwaukee.
A motion hearing is scheduled for February 8th.
A January 25th trial date was scheduled Monday for DeWayne Stokes, who was charged after a wild crash at an Interstate 41 off-ramp where his car jumped over another.
The 44-year-old Stokes faces seven counts, including alluding police and recklessly endangering safety for the May 9th incident.
If a plea deal is reached, they may be finalized at a January 14th hearing.
Authorities say they pulled Stokes over for going 87 in a 70-mile-per-hour zone of I-41.
As the deputy and another trooper arrived on the scene, the driver fled.
Authorities lost sight of the car, but another deputy saw driving quickly on I-41 at South Military Road.
The driver stopped at the top of the off-ramp and reversed to turn north onto military.
The chase was on through a parking lot and South Pioneer Road.
Eventually, the pursuit went back to I-41.
As the driver approached Winnebago Street, he exited the off-ramp quickly.
The driver lost control and drove off the off-ramp.
ramp into the east side ditch.
From there, he drove up the embankment on the south side of Winnebago Street and went airborne over the street just as another car was passing underneath.
After the car landed on the other side of the embankment, it came to rest in a field.
The driver and other occupant then ran off.
Deputies caught up with him and successfully took the driver into custody.
Benjamin Larson pleaded not guilty Monday that charges he stole three human skulls.
The 47-year-old Larson is facing three counts of concealing stolen property, obstruction, and bail jumping.
The items were discovered after a search of his tachita home during an investigation into a Dane County stalking case.
He returns to court on November 5th for a status conference.
Several motions were discussed Monday, which may be scheduled at that hearing.
Also Monday, the defense requested the court to lower the $250,000
a cash bond to perhaps $10,000, Judge Douglas Edelson lowered it to $150,000 cash, saying these are property offenses, despite the eyebrows raised by the elements of the case.
The skulls were among several disturbing things investigators said they discovered during a search of Larsen's Tachita Home, authorities documented books, documents, and memorabilia related to murders and serial killers.
The remains have not been identified.
Detectives are working with a forensic anthropologist.
affiliated with the Wisconsin Crime Lab, the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Wisconsin Intertribal Repatriation Committee, and specialized labs to determine whether any of the remains are authentic, and if so, how old they are.
District Attorney Eric Tony said Monday there was no update on the forensic testing or when it might be completed.
It appears Winnick County's Embattled School District Administrator is stepping down.
An agenda for a special school board meeting Wednesday night includes an item called Retirement of the District Administrator.
The meeting is set for 6 p.m.
at the library of Winnick County Middle School.
District Administrator Peggy Larson has been on paid leave since August.
That decision was made in a 4-2 vote of the school board.
The four who voted in favor all have ties to Moms for Liberty, a national organization.
two of those board members, School Board President Katie Kelwarz and Vice President Dean Ackman, are currently facing opposition by a group attempting to recall them as critics cite a lack of transparency with the community and with the rest of the board in improper activity regarding legal services.
The Wisconsin Counties Association, or WCA, recently named Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg the recipient of their 2026 Friend and County Government Award
recognizing her commitment to the important work of administering elections and serving Wisconsin voters.
Bob Nelson has more for Civic Media News.
The Friending County Government Award is the highest honor presented by the Association.
Bondalak County Executive Sam Kaufman says the county is lucky to have her.
I'll put her up against any clerk in the state.
I mean, her knowledge of elections, the way she runs that office down there.
She has been an asset to our county.
Fryberg also serves on the WCA Board of Directors where she represents the Wisconsin County Clerks Association in that seat.
She was presented with the award last Tuesday during the WCA's annual conference in Salk County.
I'm Bob Nelson for Civic Media News.
Students at Oshkosh North High School returned to class this week following an incident last Wednesday in which a 16 year old student was taken into custody after
police found a handgun inside his backpack.
The discovery came after a tip reported the weapon had been shown in a restroom the day before.
Classes were canceled Thursday to allow staff and students to process the incident and receive support.
This week, students returned to school with extended counseling support and extra patrol officers.
A civil air patrol unit is being formed at the Watoma Airport.
Organizers are looking for local adult volunteers, senior members to fill a variety of roles, including pilots, disaster relief ground crew, radio operators, youth mentors, and administrative help.
No prior military or aviation experience is required.
An orientation meeting will be held Thursday at 6.30 p.m.
at the fixed base operator building at the Watoma Municipal Airport.
You should be 18 or older and interested.
volunteering.
There is no cost to attend and no obligation.
For more information visit Go Civil Air Patrol dot com or email George Lampier L-A-M-P-E-R-E at w-y dot tap dot u-s.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
A public bus driver in Milwaukee was sentenced to six years in prison last week after pleading guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving a bus drunk.
According to the criminal complaint, bystanders reported a Milwaukee County transit system bus hit 61-year-old George Kaiser last November, knocking him unconscious.
Kaiser was pronounced dead at the scene.
The bus driver, 55-year-old Damien Peters of Milwaukee, had a blood alcohol content nearly six times the legal limit for a commercial driver.
In addition to prison time, the judge revoked Peters' license for five years and also sentenced him to four years of extended supervision.
Today's your chance to tell Wisconsin Public Service what you think about proposed rate hikes.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is hosting two public hearings this afternoon and evening at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay.
Last spring, WPS asked to raise electric rates by 14% by the end of 2028.
That would add about $16 a month to the average customer's bill.
Natural gas rates would go up about $7 a month next year.
WPS officials say the price increase is
needed to pay for new renewable energy sources and ongoing work to reduce outages and improve repair times.
The hearings are open to WPS customers throughout the utility's service area, which includes metro areas like Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Wausau.
If you can't make the hearing at 2 p.m.
or 6 p.m.
in person today, there is a Zoom link on PSC's web page.
Luna takes the crown for the third year in a row as the most popular cat name in the U.S.
That's according to a recent survey published in U.S.
News and World Report.
Luna's also a popular dog name, according to the report, as are the runner-ups Milo and Bella.
Mocha made the number 100 spot, all the way at the bottom, but still, Cat G. Enough to make the list.
Wisconsin drivers get a bit of relief at the pump this week, thanks to a refinery restart.
The average gas price across the state right now is about 4.30 a gallon.
That's down more than 13 cents from last week.
While prices around most of Wisconsin will fall somewhere between 4.18 and 4.47 a gallon, there are a couple of pockets showing numbers below 4 bucks a gallon on GasBuddy's price map.
Keep an eye out for those prices if you're driving south of Fond du Lac, west of Appleton, or all the way up north in the Marinette area.
Patrick Dahan with GasBuddy says diesel prices in the Great Lakes region should also begin easing, but it may take several more days to see that reflected at the pump.
Dahan says the current geopolitical situation can still push prices in either direction with little warning.
Alpha Epsilon Pi is suspending all chapter programming in Madison following the arrests of two chapter leaders in a hazing investigation.
National officials issued an immediate cease and desist directive, halting all social gatherings, pledge meetings, and philanthropic events, while law enforcement continues its inquiry.
Police recently discovered roughly 30 young men covered in food and condiments inside a sweltering fraternity basement.
Fraternity leadership strongly condemned the alleged behavior, promising to
any members found responsible and support full criminal prosecution.
With football season gearing up, the Green Bay Packers are looking for workers to join the legendary Lambeau Field Experience.
The team is holding two walk-in job fairs on Wednesday, October 7th and on the 21st in the Johnsonville Tailgate Village off Onida Street.
The organization says a variety of positions are available for job seekers who want to be part of the football season, including seasonal Packers' game day roles in guest services and security.
The team says they'll conduct on-site interviews between 4 and 6 p.m.
each day.
Applicants should be available to work for all home games and potential playoff games.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A new day for the Bucks.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with SportsNBA, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Beginning training camp, it's a new team.
with a new head coach, Buck's owner, Wes
Edens.
You look around here, there's no Yanis, there's no Chris Middleton, there's no, you know, Brooke Lopez, Drew Holiday, all these amazing players that came through here.
We have the next crop of these young folks here that I think have every right to believe that they can be the next group that kind of builds towards that.
NFL, the Packers face the Buccaneers Sunday in Tampa.
Christian Watson says he understands why Packer fans booed the team last Thursday night, tied in Tucker Kraft, asked to comment.
Like I said, when I was referring in the past,
to disappointment.
I'm talking about from the day overall, not just from the fans.
Obviously, the fans are out there and Christian put it the best.
Like, this is an entertainment business.
We got to go out there and put a better product on display.
So, you know, people are happier when they're headed to their cars after the game.
That's Tucker Kraft with Sports on Mike Clemens.
Mostly sunny today.
Our high right around 72 this afternoon.
Tonight, Cloudy with scattered showers developing after midnight are low down to 61.
And then tomorrow, Cloudy with
rain likely and a high near 70.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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