One person was killed and two people were injured in a two vehicle crash south of Fond du Lac. The crash was reported shortly before 10:30am Friday on northbound Highway 151 and Wolf Road near Oakfield. A preliminary investigation indicates an 89 year old West Bend woman was northbound on Wolf Road and failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Highway 151. Her car was broadsided […]
WFDL news has learned that two Wisconsin Department of Corrections wardens were suspended for poaching walleye on Lake Erie. Records obtained from the state show that Columbia prison warden, Mike Dittman, and Green Bay Correctional deputy warden, Steve Schueler, each received a three day suspension without pay for violating department standards of employee conduct. Dittman, Schueler and four retired former wardens and a sergeant were cited in May for multiple […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin chapter of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity is making a rare break with Republican Gov. Scott Walker and coming out against a $3 billion tax incentive package that's part of a deal for Foxconn Technology Group to build a plant in the state. Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin director Eric Bott released a statement Thursday saying it can't support refundable tax credits offered under the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors say a trial for a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexual assault, stalking and kidnapping should include all of his accusers, but the defense says there should be separate trials. Defense attorneys for 22-year-old Alec Cook filed a motion June 30 that says trying all charges against Cook in one case would result in "astounding prejudice" against their client. Cook is charged […]
A Fond du Lac county prosecutor says a Milwaukee man convicted in a heroin overdose death case was dealing drugs from his jail cell. Stephen Jordan was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for supplying the heroin that led to the overdose death of an Oakfield man in 2015. Assistant District Attorney Dennis Krueger says he believes a long prison sentence was appropriate. Krueger says investigators were […]
On 8/11/2017 from 8:45pm to 11:00pm and on 8/12/2017 from 2:45pm to 4:45pm there will be detours in place for the Waupun Truck and Show Parades in the city of Waupun. STH 49 will be closed from Gateway Dr. to Fox Lake Rd. STH 26 will be closed from E. Spring St to E. Jefferson St., but will be accessible to local traffic. The STH 49 detour route consists of […]
Straight From Fondy Archery Team traveled to Williamsburg, Kentucky Saturday, July 22, 2017, to compete in the S3DA Outdoor National Tournament. Carmyn Herbeck placed 4th in Elementary Girls Open Division and Brady Buss placed 3rd in Middle School Male Open Division for 122cm outdoor targets. Brady placed second for Shooter of the Year for Middle School Male Shooters. S3DA combines the scores from the three national tournaments (3D, 5 spot and 122cm […]
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of onlookers gathered to celebrate the opening of the new St. Croix River bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin, an enormous project that was decades in the making. Traffic began streaming across the $646 million bridge Wednesday evening escorted by vehicles with flashing lights. Earlier Wednesday, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ceremoniously helped cut a red ribbon to officially open the four-lane […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Police say a fatal incident at an Oshkosh residence is apparently the result of a domestic dispute. One person was found dead in the home and another was found injured by gunfire Wednesday. Police say they are not looking for suspects and describe the death and injury as a domestic incident. Witnesses told police they heard what they thought were gunshots about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police […]