Oshkosh police say they are following up on several leads following a shooting incident this week. Police Lieutenant Kevin Conrad says a 42 year old man received non life-threatening injuries when he was shot outside a business this week. "He's very fortunate, without a doubt," Conrad told WFDL news. "This isn't something that happens often in Oshkosh so its obviously something we're very concerned about." Conrad says the male […]
Whether you buy it at a farm or in a tree lot, buying a real Christmas tree is good for Wisconsin’s economy and environment. Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Association, Cheryl Nicholson says there are plenty of trees this year. "We harvest about 600,000 or more than that each year," Nicholson told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "We grow 23,000 acres." Nicholson says no matter […]
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the median household income fell in two- thirds of Wisconsin counties between 2009 and 2014. Census data released Thursday shows incomes fell by at least 10 percent in 10 counties. Vilas County saw the steepest decline at 13.3 percent. The news comes after a Dane County judge dismissed a lawsuit against Governor Scott Walker to force an increase in the minimum wage. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling for tough work requirements and cuts to safety net programs as he sketches a vision for congressional Republicans for 2017 and beyond. In a speech Thursday that his staff is billing as his first major address, the Wisconsin Republican who took over the House gavel just over a month ago says Republicans must go beyond trying to undo President Barack […]
A Wisconsin appeals court says a drunk-driving defendant's right to confront his accuser was not violated because the arresting Fond du Lac police officer was killed before trial. In a 2-1 decision this week, the District III Court of Appeals upheld Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Gary Sharpes’ ruling that officer Craig Birkholz had a reasonable basis to stop Glenn Zamzow’s vehicle after it crossed the center line. About […]
With December upon us, so is another great season of Fond du Lac Cardinals hockey. For many, it brings up great memories of their own days donning the Cardinal hockey sweater and playing at the Blue Line Ice Arena (old or new). Some have continued with the sport over the years playing or coaching at some level, or watching their own youngsters develop through the program. However, they will all […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has scaled back its preliminary nine-day gun deer season harvest. The agency said Tuesday that preliminary totals showed hunters killed 204,725 deer, about 5,000 more animals than the 199,583 they took during the 2014 nine-day season, the lowest harvest in 21 years. On Thursday, though, DNR officials said hunters killed 201,812 deer during the 2015 nine-day.
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of people packed the library in Mount Horeb to listen to a reading of a children's book about a transgender girl. Organizers say they were surprising by the showing of support for a local family with a transgender child. The library event Wednesday night was arranged after the child's elementary school canceled a reading of the book last week following the threat of a […]
Even as campus crises make headlines across the country, local school administrators are reviewing and improving their emergency procedures. Both the Fond du Lac School District and St. Mary’s Springs Academy of Fond du Lac kicked off the academic year with a series of drills to prepare teachers, staff and students for a variety of incidents that could impact on-site safety. A portion of that training featured Roomsponder, a locally […]