News 12.20.17
20 December 2017 News
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says more flu cases have been reported locally so far this year compared to last. Mueller says four positive influenza cases were reported in October compared to one last year. Six positive cases were reported through December 9, compared to five for the entire month last year. Mueller says its still not too late to get a flu shot. She says there is still plenty of vaccine available.
-30-
Bail Is set at $1 million cash for a Fond du Lac man arrested following a shooting incident last month. Antino Jones made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Tuesday on charges of attempted first degree intentional homicide. Jones is accused of shooting a 31 year old Fond du Lac man in the stomach at a residence on the corner of Western Avenue and Oak Street…across the street from the jail. The victim was treated at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac for non life-threatening injuries. Police Chief Bill Lamb says it appears Jones and the victim knew one another and that the shooting followed an altercation between the two. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 18.
-30-
Gov. Scott Walker is making a big push to highlight the elimination of a state property tax that will save the owner of a typical home an estimated $27 a year. Walker has been touting the tax cut across the state and this week both his re-election campaign and the Wisconsin Republican Party are spreading the word through online advertising and billboards. The budget Walker signed into law did away with the state forestry tax. It’s a small part of the tax bill, amounting to less than 17 cents per $1,000 of taxable value. The owner of a median-valued $159,000 home is expected to save about $27 this year. But the total tax bill is driven by taxes levied by schools and other local governments.
-30-
Attorney General Brad Schimel says evidence collected looking into whether Republicans were illegally campaigning on state time was done under the state’s John Doe law. In a statement Monday, he says revealing details about that investigation was critical to his investigation into a leak of secret documents. The judge overseeing the case said Monday he should not have released the names of those involved in what Schimel called “John Doe III” because no one was charged. Jefferson County Circuit Judge William Hue says it doesn’t matter whether it was a John Doe probe or an ethics investigation, he should have kept the names of 35 Republicans targeted secret.
-30-
Share |