Month: May 2015

WFDL news has learned a Brandon man charged with possession of child pornography and under investigation for child sex assault was a volunteer with the Dodge County Emergency Response team.  Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says Scott Knuuttila was removed from the team after he was arrested.  Schdmit says the team is not a part of the Sheriff’s office.  He says the response team is made up of volunteers who […]

The Moraine Park Technical College District Board announced that Bonnie Baerwald, who is presently serving as interim president at the college, has been named permanent president and will begin in this new role immediately.   “It is with great pride that we have selected Bonnie to serve as our next president,” said Vernon Jung, chairperson of the Moraine Park District Board. “In her short time as interim president, Bonnie has showcased […]

Two people were seriously injured in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County Thursday afternoon.  Rescue personnel were called to the scene on US 151 and CTH DE in the township of Calamus.  An Investigation shows that a 28 year of age De Pere woman was southbound on US 151 operating a 2009 Hyundai hatchback.  A 38 year of age Beaver Dam woman was southbound on CTH DE operating a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Legislature's finance committee say they're going to reject Gov. Scott Walker's cuts to Wisconsin's popular SeniorCare program.  Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal calls for cutting $97 million from the senior citizen prescription drug discount program. It also would require participants to first sign up for the federal Medicare Part D drug program and use SeniorCare for any additional coverage.  The finance committee […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee has approved a host of changes to Gov. Scott Walker's floundering job creation agency, including removing the governor as chairman, dramatically reducing its reserves and eliminating a proposed $55 million in grants to fund regional loans.  The governor has called on legislators to reform the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's operations after years of problems at the agency. Issues have ranged from failing […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker missed his first-term job-creation promise by about 121,000 jobs.  Walker promised during the 2010 campaign that if elected, Wisconsin would add 250,000 private-sector jobs over his four years as governor.  But job numbers Walker released for 2014 on Thursday show that only about 120,000 private sector jobs were created.  Walker reiterated his job-creation campaign promise during his 2012 recall, but it was clear […]

For a second straight month the Wisconsin housing market grew at a very strong  pace.  That according to the latest housing market analysis by the Wisconsin Realtors Association.  Marquette University economist Dave Clark says existing home sales were up 16.8 percent compared to April of last year and median prices rose nearly 11 percent compared to April 2014.  Sales were up in both Dodge and Fond du Lac counties, while […]

AAA projects 37.2 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says that’s a 4.7 percent increase from the 35.5 million people who traveled last year and the highest travel volume for the holiday in 10 years.  In Wisconsin nearly 781,000 people will be traveling for the holiday weekend, a 4.9 percent increase from 2014.  While gas […]

The National Weather Service says rain and thunderstorms threaten to put a damper on Memorial Day barbeques around Wisconsin.  National Weather Service meteorologist Justin Schultz says the holiday weekend will get off to a nice start with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s Saturday.  Schultz says a low pressure system moving into the state brings a chance of rain later into the weekend Sunday and on Memorial Day.