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Rain and storms likely throughout Tuesday
It's a wet start to this Tuesday with a round of showers and storms rolling through southeast Wisconsin. So far, the steadiest rain has been in our northern counties where most of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties have seen steady rain since 3 AM. The Milwaukee/Waukesha and areas south hasn't seen as much steady rain or storms but still plenty of scattered showers.
7/3/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
A 40-year-old Fond du Lac man pled not guilty to an attempted first-degree intentional homicide charge during his arraignment in Dodge County court Tuesday. Oscar Toruno allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend last August. According to the criminal complaint he had been accused of a similar charge in Fond du Lac County for a previous domestic incident and Dodge County deputies were notified by those authorities about an incident in the Town of Calamus. Dodge County deputies visited with the victim who told them Toruno, her live-in-boyfriend, was waiting in car one day after work. He allegedly drove them to a secluded location where he accused her of being unfaithful and tried to stab her with a knife. She was able to fend him off but received multiple cuts to her hands. She talked him down promising not to report the incident. He handed over the knife and she threw it into a field. Toruno told investigators he did try to kill the victim, but didn’t because she had the right to live.
3 injured, 1 serious, in Fond du Lac County motorcycle crashes involving a deer
FOND DU LAC COUNTY – Two motorcycle crashes involving one deer left one man seriously injured and two other people with minor injuries Sunday evening. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Campbellsport Ambulance, Campbellsport Fire Department and Eden Fire Department responded around 7:45 p.m. June 30 to State 45 near Gatzke Lane in the town of Auburn after one motorcycle struck a deer and the other crashed while trying to avoid the first crash. ...
7/2/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
PRELIMINARY HEARINGS HELD IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE. Preliminary hearings were held in Fond du Lac County court last Friday for the mother of a 12-year-old girl who allegedly trafficked the girl and the man who allegedly paid to sexually assault the girl. Thirty-one-year-old Elia Antonio waived her hearing and was bound over for trial. Thirty-three-year-old Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia’s hearing was rescheduled for July 25th because he still doesn’t have an attorney. Rocha Mejia was arrested during a SWAT operation on May 19th after Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Town of Oakfield home. The girl showed up there after breaking away from Rocha Mejia who had her in a van was trying to tie her down, blindfold, and sexually assault her. According to the criminal complaint the victim’s mother claimed Rocha Mejia intimidated and threatened her into turning the girl over to him.
7-2-24 grand opening for all-inclusive playground in ripon
Representatives of Fond du Lac County, in partnership with the Ripon Noon and Early Bird Kiwanis Club are excited to announce the grand opening of the All-Inclusive. Playground at Riggs County Park on Douglas Street. On Saturday, July 13 th , at 11am, the County and the Kiwanis Clubs will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground at Riggs Park, which features play equipment suitable for children of all abilities, with a poured, rubber safety surface. The playground is a new addition to Riggs Park, sitting adjacent to the Splash Pad; which was also a project of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis. Representatives of the Fond du Lac County Parks Department and Ripon Kiwanis Clubs.
Fond du Lac County area emergency crews have busy Sunday
Emergency departments had a busy night in the Fond du Lac County area. Just before 8 PM, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received several 911 calls reporting a motorcycle crash on State Highway 45 near Gatzke Lane, southeast of Campbellsport. Upon arrival, crews found two motorcycles had been involved. One had struck a deer and the other crashed while attempting to avoid the first collision. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputies along with Campbellsport Ambulance, Campbellsport Fire Department and Eden Fire Department all responded to the scene and found 3 injuries related to the crash with one being serious. The most serious injury, A 23-year-old Adell man, was med flighted to ThedaCare Medical complex in Neenah. The other two were treated and released at the scene.
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