MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New projections show Wisconsin will finish the 2015-17 budget with less money than expected. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau released forecasts Thursday showing the state will finish the biennium $70.2 million in the black. That's down dramatically from previous projections that showed the state would finish with $164.5 million. The fiscal bureau said the reduction results from a decrease of nearly $160 million in estimated tax collection […]
WAUZEKA, Wis. (AP) — A small, tight-knit community in southwestern Wisconsin is mourning the deaths of two sisters in a house fire. Fifteen year-old Trinity Bartels and her 12-year-old sister, Lena, were killed in the fire at their Wauzeka home. Crawford County Sheriff Dale McCullick says the girls were the only ones inside when the fire was discovered late Monday. Lynn Schreck, the pastor at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, […]
Testimony continues in the trial of a Fond du Lac woman charged in the shooting death of her husband. Police say Eve Nance killed her husband, Timothy Nance, because he was going to leave her for another woman. Witnesses who took the stand Tuesday included a gunshop owner who sold a 9mm handgun to Nance. One of the victim’s best friends recalled when Tim went missing. He told the jury about a noticing a different […]
Fond du Lac police are asking for the public’s help as they continue their investigation into what they describe as a “suspicious” incident last week. A Theisen Middle School student says a man approached her as she was walking home from school last week. Assistant police chief Steve Thiry says the person of interest told detectives it was a misunderstanding. "We're unsure at this point, Greg, we're still investigating the incident. We have identified this […]
Another staff assault has been reported at a Wisconsin prison. Sources told WFDL news that a psychologist was assaulted by an inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution late Thursday afternoon. Witnesses says the doctor was repeatedly punched in the head by the inmate. The psychologist was transported to a hospital emergency room. The attack occurred in the prison rotunda Thursday afternoon.
The Sun Prairie Business Improvement district is seeking a replacement for Jimmy the Groundhog for this year’s ceremony. Ti Gauger says Jimmy is no longer around after he infamously bit the ear of the mayor during last year’s Groundhog Day ceremony. "We thought it would be fun to do an understudy contest," Gauger told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "We're looking for the best Sun Prairie pet, child, adult who […]
Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says he thought governor Scott Walker delivered an uplifiting message during his state of the state address this week. Responding to critics who argue Wisconsin lags other Midwest states in terms of job creation Thiesfeldt says that’s been the case before Walker became governor. "When you compare to other states in the midwest, that certainly is a valid comparison, but I think you have to go […]
Moraine Park Technical College is accepting applications for three positions on the Moraine Park District Board. There are openings for an employer member, employee member and additional member, Each opening is a three-year term of office that expires June 30, 2019. Applications will be accepted from January 22nd through February 5th. Applicants must submit a completed application, including references and must attend a public hearing of the District Board Appointment […]
When the citizens of Barron County's Cumberland first spotted the large bird just standing on the ice, they knew who to call - DNR Conservation Warden Phil Dorn. Dorn says some of the citizens concerned about the injured bird thought it was a goose. Out on calls already that January day, he kept his eyes peeled for a goose. But, it wasn't a goose. Then, he saw it. Yes, it […]