Month: March 2018

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3-6-18 winter weather advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for much of Wisconsin including FDL and Dodge counties until 6pm Tuesday.   Tonight Snow. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Tuesday Snow, mainly before 5pm. High near 34. East wind 10 […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-6-18 fdl police identify arkansas teen responsible for posting threat against fdl high school

Fond du Lac police have identified the teenager responsible for posting a threat on social media targeting Fond du Lac  High School.  Police say they were able to link the post to a 16 year old boy from Arkansas who had previous ties to the Fond du Lac area and are working with the District Attorney’s Office and state of Arkansas on possible criminal charges related to the incident.  Police […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-6-18 feyen-school safety

A Republican state senator from Fond du Lac says all options need to be on the table when it comes to protecting school children following  the mass shooting in Florida.  State senator Dan Feyen says he’s willing to listen to proposals that would allow teachers to carry a gun in school if they are comfortable with doing so.  Governor Scott Walker came out last week in opposition to a proposal […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-6-18 waupun superintendent-school safety

The Waupun school superintendent says area school leaders and law enforcement are discussing security issues following the recent mass shooting at a Florida High School.  For example, Dr. Tonya Olson says the high school liason officer has requested that police officers on patrol stop by the school over the lunch hour.  Olson says the recently passed building referendum also increases security at entrances to the district elementary schools.   Olson says […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-6-18 fatal explosion at beaver dam apartment complex

One person was killed in an explosion at a Beaver Dam apartment complex.  The force of the explosion blew out windows and a sliding glass door in the apartment.  Investigators say dangerous chemicals found in the apartment forced the evacuation of several apartments in the vicinity.   Those residents were allowed to return to their apartments last night.  The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Beaver Dam Police Department with the […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-6-18 bryce tv ad

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Randy Bryce's latest television ad in his campaign to take on Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan pulls from his launch video that first put him in the national spotlight last summer. The 30-second ad released Monday focuses on Bryce's background as a union iron worker and shows him on construction sites wearing a hard hat. Bryce is being challenged for the Democratic primary by public […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-6-18 baldwin approval rating

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin's approval rating is 37 as she runs for re-election, while most voters don't know enough about either of her Republican challengers to form an opinion. The Marquette University Law School poll released Monday shows that her rating is statistically unchanged from nine months ago when it was 38 percent. Since then, more than $3 million has been spent on television ads […]

todayMarch 6, 2018

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3-5-18 fdl man charged in high speed chase

A Fond du Lac man who fled following an attempted traffic stop, leading police on a short high speed chase has been charged.  John Hanna  Jr.  has made his initial court appearance on a charge of eluding an officer and operating after revocation.  The chase started last Monday night when an officer attempted to stop a vehicle on County Highway V and Tap Street.  Hanna fled at a high rate […]

todayMarch 5, 2018

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3-5-18 fdl man charged in shooting incident

A Fond du Lac man arrested following a shooting incident last month has been charged.  Thirty four year old Timothy Williams faces several charges including recklessly endangering safety, felon in possession of a firearm, operating a firearm while intoxicated, and discharging a firearm within 100 feet of a building.  He is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail on $50,000 cash bond.  Police chief Bill Lamb says Williams […]

todayMarch 5, 2018