A meteorologist says parts of the northern U.S. are going to experience an "unprecedented" and "dramatic warm-up." National Weather Service meteorologist Rebecca Rogers says places in Wisconsin experiencing record or near-record cold this week are expected to be in the mid 40s by Sunday and Monday. "That cold air mass is going to shift off to the east and so we're going to have more of a warm return flow from the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' administration and Foxconn Technology Group both say they are moving forward with plans for a project that could employ up to 13,000 people. Both sides said Thursday they continue to work well together amid reports that Foxconn is changing direction for the site away from manufacturing in favor of making it a research and development hub. The head of the Wisconsin Economic […]
Slippery roads are blamed for a crash in downtown Fond du Lac Thursday evening. A car slammed into a traffic signal at the intersection of South Main Street and Western Avenue. Fortunately nobody was injured.
For the second time in a week the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a work release inmate who failed to return to the jail. The Sheriff’s office says 36 year old Connie Smiley failed to return to jail Wednesday. She has an active arrest warrant through Dodge County. Her last known address is located on Maple Ridge Road, Oconomowoc, WI. She was last […]
The Fond du lac Public Works director says his biggest concern during this week's bitter cold stretch and upcoming weekend thaw is the potential for water main breaks. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says its extremely difficult to make the necessary repairs when its this cold. "Its such an extreme, dangerous situation. Obviously we don't want residents to be without water and the chances of a water main break are […]
The Fond du Lac Postmaster is thanking residents for shoveling their sidewalks and clearing snow from around their mailboxes. Postmaster Ken Kretlow says mail carriers appreciate residents who take the time to make sure their walk ways are free of snow and ice. "Please keep your walks shoveled and cleared so there's a clear path for the carrier," Kretlow told WFDL news. "We don't want any slips, trips and falls […]
Friday is National Wear Red Day, and one Wisconsin woman who's surviving heart disease says there are lessons in her story. Kelsey Gumm was in Navy boot camp when she passed out, for what seemed to be no reason. It took her ten years of fainting spells and misdiagnoses before one day she passed out at the gym. Gumm couldn't feel her arms and legs and people told her she […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says it's investigating the death of a woman found frozen in her unheated apartment. The medical examiner says the 38-year-old woman was pronounced dead about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities say an investigation revealed the thermostat in her apartment had malfunctioned. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday. Another day of dangerously cold weather closed hundreds of schools, businesses, shopping centers and government […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The only conservative running for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat kept a personal blog more than a decade ago in which he opined on hot-button issues of the day, including that he thought a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a Texas anti-sodomy law could lead to the legalization of bestiality. Brian Hagedorn began the blog addressed to "fellow soldiers in the culture wars" in 2005, […]