Snow covered slippery roads are being blamed for three fatal crashes in Fond du lac County over the weekend that claimed the lives of four people. A Lyndon Station man was killed in a head on collision when his car crossed the center line on Highway 23 near Highway M in the town of Rosendale Saturday evening. The victim has been identified as 34 year old Rickey Allen. The Sheriff's […]
One person was seriously injured in a pickup versus tree crash in Dodge County. It happened early Saturday morning at the intersection of CTH S and STH 67. Investigators say the female driver failed to stop for a stop sign, left the road and slammed into a tree. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and the pickup burst into flames. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the […]
Waupun residents are invited to a Firefighters Appreciation night Monday night hosted by the Waupun Clergy Association. Association president Pastor Wayne Morrison says its an event to show appreciation to firefighters on behalf of a grateful community. Pastor Morrison says firefighters put their lives on the line every time they respond to a fire. The event starts at 7pm Monday at the St. Joseph Parish Center on North Division Street. […]
Telemarketing continues its streak at the top of the Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection annual list of consumer complaints. Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Michelle Reinen, told WFDL news telemarketing complaints in 2017 are up more than 12 percent from the year before and a 62 percent increase over 2015. Number two on the list are landlord/tenant complaints, followed by telecommunications, identity theft and home […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bills to toughen Wisconsin's welfare requirements offered by Gov. Scott Walker are estimated to cost more than $90 million a year. The proposals include increasing work requirements for able-bodied adults on food stamps and expanding the requirement for the first time to parents. Walker and Republican supporters say the measures will move more people off of welfare programs and into the workforce. Opponents argue they will […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — New data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the country's production of industrial sand increased more than 36 percent in 2017 as Wisconsin again led the nation. The agency's 2017 Mineral Commodity report was released Thursday. It says the county's total production was about 105 metric tons, worth an estimated $3.5 billion. Wisconsin produced $1.5 billion worth of materials, most of which was industrial sand. […]
KING, Wis. (AP) — A new leader has been named for the troubled Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, which has been dogged by concerns about inadequate care and poor building conditions. The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs says Richard Mapes will take over on March 19 as the new commandant of the Veterans Home at King, which has more than 650 residents. The department says Mapes has 20 years of […]
Snow covered slippery roads are being blamed for two fatal crashes in Fond du lac County over the weekend that claimed the lives of three people. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says two Brandon area men were killed in a two vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Highway 49 at County Highway E near Waupun. Two Brandon area women in the other car received non life-threatening injuries. Waldschmidt says Saturday morning a […]
Snow covered slippery roads are being blamed for a fatal two vehicle crash in Fond du lac County Saturday morning. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says westbound car on Highway 44 operated by a 50 year old Sheboygan woman crossed the center line, striking an eastbound pickup truck. A 77 year old female passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the hospital. The car driver was transported […]