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A 50-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk in Fond du Lac Friday morning.
Police and Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue were sent to the intersection of North Macy Street and West Johnson Street at 5.39 a.m.
A 30-year-old Fond du Lac man was driving east on West Johnson Street when his vehicle struck the woman who was walking south in the West Side Crosswalk.
The woman was treated and taken to a local hospital
She was subsequently flown to a trauma center where she was in critical condition.
The accident remains under investigation.
A 53-year-old Nina Mann is facing charges in Wapaka County for a drug overdose death that occurred July 29th.
The Sheriff's Office got a call just before 6 p.m.
that day about a woman that was unresponsive and cold to the touch.
She was pronounced dead at the scene and it was determined her death was due to a drug overdose.
During the investigation, investigators determined Richard Kramer
the source of the drug, and they executed a search warrant at his Winnebago County residence.
Investigators found cocaine, numerous prescription medications, and firearms.
Kramer is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and cocaine trafficking.
During his initial court appearance, Bond was set at $100,000 cash.
He'll be back in court November 3rd.
The Washera County Sheriff's Office recently released sentencing information about a 49-year-old Berlin man who smuggled drugs into the county jail.
resulting in one inmate's death and other inmates becoming ill.
Judge Guy Dutcher sentenced Rico Velasquez to eight years in prison and ten years of extended supervision on a second degree reckless homicide charge.
Velasquez pled no contest to the charge and a second charge of first degree recklessly endangering safety was read into the record and dismissed.
On July 29th of 2023, Velasquez was arrested on a probation warrant and was taken to the Washera County Jail.
He has smuggled illegal
narcotics into the jail and distributed them to other inmates in a cell block.
One inmate died despite life-saving efforts, and other inmates experienced medical issues.
The Sheriff's Office has sheriff's departments from Columbia and Marquette County to investigate the incident, and they referred charges to the Washera County District Attorney.
Starting today, parents of children in the Berlin area school district can sign up for parent-teacher conferences.
Bob Nelson has the story for Civic Media News.
The conferences will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 28th and 29th.
Berlin School Superintendent Emma Durche says they really value the relationship between parents and their educators.
They're a great opportunity to come in, meet your teacher if you haven't already, and have a...
few minutes to talk about how your child is doing, so just an encouragement in whatever district you're at, if you're a parent or caregiver.
He says they used to hold the parent-teacher conferences in the spring, but found attendance for those lacking.
Durchy notes, people can sign up for the parent-teacher conferences online, or if they prefer, call the school district.
I'm Bob Nelson for Civic Media News.
The State's Department of Natural Resources recently announced Diane Persbacher and Rory Williams as the 2026 State Natural Areas Volunteer of the Year for their dedication to Natural Areas Stewardship at Oshkosh Larson Trail Prairie State Natural Area.
The two have volunteered since 2018 and after only one year became Volunteer Stewards at Oshkosh Larson Trail Prairie State Natural Area.
Much of the volunteer effort that's taken place there wouldn't have been possible without their leadership and initiative.
Since they became stewards, nearly 1,500 volunteer hours have been dedicated to the site.
The two encourage people to join a volunteer group at a state natural area.
A jury trial is scheduled to start today in Manitowan County Circuit Court for Timothy Halscholtz, who allegedly ordered the punishment which led to the death of Ethan Halscholtz, who was seven on April 20th of 2018.
Ethan was found dead in a snow bank at a town of Newton home on April 20th of that year.
According to the criminal complaint, Ethan did not adequately know 13 Bible verses, so punishment was ordered.
That included, according to the complaint, Ethan being required to carry a log for two hours around a path in the backyard of their home.
Timothy picked out the logs, but told his son Damien, then 14.
He had to supervise the punishment for the younger children, including Ethan during that.
time the complaint says Ethan quote struggled to carry his log on quote and Damien did quote hit kick strike and poke Ethan approximately 100 times on quote the complaint goes on to say Damien also stood on Ethan Schultz's body and head while he was facedown in a puddle the complaint also ledges Damien buried Ethan in about 80 pounds of packed snow where he was left for about 20 to 30 minutes without a coat
or boots.
Neither parent was at home at the time of Etha's death.
Nearly a year after the boy's death, three people were charged, Timothy Halschaltz, Ethan's great uncle who was his guardian, Tina McKeever Halschaltz, Timothy's wife, and Damien Halschaltz, Timothy's son.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Man at Twalk Police arrested a man accused of waving a handgun at a child over the weekend.
Police say they got a call just before 3 a.m.
Saturday, reporting a man was intoxicated and waving a handgun at the caller's son.
The suspect ran with the handgun before police arrived, prompting an early morning shelter-in-place alert for the area.
Police later found 32-year-old Jordan Gersky and took him into custody.
Gersky is being held on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
Governor Tony Evers is leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration over unemployment insurance systems.
In a statement released Friday, the Evers administration said the Trump administration, without notice, made the decision to terminate millions of dollars in funding to prevent fraud and implement improvements in Wisconsin and other state's unemployment insurance systems.
The governor's office said Evers sent multiple letters urging for the funds to be released, including a letter sent directly to Trump, and that they have gone largely unanswered.
The Trump administration said the U.S.
Department of Labor terminated the investments because it, quote, does not effectuate agency priorities, end quote.
Weekends don't get much better in Wisconsin with summer-like temperatures at the peak of autumn splendor for much of the state and a decisive Packers win over their longtime rival, Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field.
Top it all off with the Brewers one step closer to the World Series with the win over the daunting Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
Today's temps won't make it any easier to get back into the work week with another warm sunny day before rains move in over much of the state tonight.
details coming up in weather.
A long-awaited trial begins today in the case of a seven-year-old Manitowoc County boy found dead after allegedly being buried in a snowbank as punishment.
A jury trial is scheduled for Timothy Howschultz, the great uncle and guardian of the boy.
Howschultz is accused of ordering the punishment, which led to 7-year-old Ethan Howschultz's death in April of 2018.
According to the criminal complaint, the boy was being punished for not adequately knowing 13 Bible verses.
The complaint says Howschultz ordered his teenage son Damien to supervise the punishment.
The complaint goes on to say Damien stood on the boy's body and head while he was facedown in a puddle and then buried him in a
about 80 pounds of packed snow without a coat or boots.
Damien Hauschilds pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in June of 2021 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
A judge has since added five more years of supervision after the prison term.
Neither parent was home at the time of Ethan's death.
A security incident at a Wisconsin pumpkin patch over the weekend led to one person being arrested in Kenosha.
According to a statement released by the Jerry Smith pumpkin farm in Kenosha, onsite security
responded quickly and detained the person until law enforcement arrived.
Details regarding what exactly led to the security response Friday night haven't been released by law enforcement.
The Packers came out on top yesterday in a victory made even more sweet because it was against longtime rival Chicago Bears.
But in a moment of true sportsmanship, fans on both sides of this bitter rivalry paused together in a moment of silence, honoring former Bears head coach Mike Ditka.
Ditka, who personified the Bears franchise for many, died Friday at the age of 86.
Perhaps the most notable tribute came in the stands rather than on the sidelines, in the sea of blue number 89 jerseys worn by many Bears fans who made the trip to Green Bay.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
Partly cloudy today with a high in the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon.
It's definitely going to be a warm one tonight.
Partly cloudy and isolated shower or thunder shower.
Lowes dropping into the upper 50s to low 60s.
Tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler with highs near 70.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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