CRIME & SAFETY
RR signals in Slinger malfunctioning
May 8, 2024 – VILLAGE OF SLINGER, Wi – Police in the Village of Slinger are aware of the malfunctioning railroad crossing gates/lights on Hwy 144 and at Hartford Road. As of 4 p.m. the railroad confirmed it is sending a crew but no ETA at this time. Please use caution in this area.
Victim of Taycheedah crash identified
TAYCHEEDAH, Wis. (WBAY) - The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has identified the people involved in a crash in Taycheedah last Friday as Jeanna Giese and Ronald Birschbach. The sheriff’s office was alerted to the crash on County Highway Q just before 4:30 Friday afternoon. The reconstruction team...
Charges filed, animals removed from Cedarburg farm after volunteers allege neglect
Coreen Leffler first brought her daughter to the Autumn Farm Sanctuary in Cedarburg to show her what it takes to care for animals ― an experience Leffler had growing up on a farm. It was October 2020, and Leffler was thrilled to have found a local animal sanctuary to...
Davion Pickens pleads guilty; 2 charges in reckless homicide case
MILWAUKEE - Davion Pickens, one of two men accused of committing 20-plus criminal acts between them in just six weeks in late 2017, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 6 to second-degree recklessly endangering safety and second-degree reckless homicide. The charges Pickens pleaded guilty to were part of an amended criminal...
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