OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — A man has died in an industrial accident at an Amazon construction site in a Milwaukee suburb. Oak Creek police say the victim was operating a four-wheeler on an upper floor and drove out an open window Wednesday. The vehicle fell 30 to 40 feet. The medical examiner's office says the man was pronounced dead at Froedtert Hospital. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has […]
The Fond du Lac Fire Chief says an incident this week is a case in point why certain fireworks are illegal. A 41 year old Fond du Lac man was transported to the hospital after an illegal firework exploded in his face. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says the danger of fireworks can be catastrophic. "You can lose your life, you can lose a limb," O'Leary told WFDL news. O'Leary says […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says a confirmed case of the mumps at a local daycare shows the vaccine isn’t perfect, but it does help prevent it’s spread. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says a two year old who attends Jesus Little Lambs Childcare did get a first dose of the mumps vaccine but still contracted the disease. "It's a good reminder that a vaccine isn't perfect, it doesn't work […]
The Fond du Lac city council is discussing the possibility of moving Halloween trick or treating from Sunday to Saturday afternoons. City council president Brian Kolstad says KFIZ radio requested the change because of potential conflicts with Green Bay Packer football games. "I haven't heard a lot of feedback on this one way or another," Kolstad told WFDL news. "I've heard a few people say it's good where it is, and a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' spokeswoman is calling a Republican proposal to limit his partial veto powers a "temper tantrum." Republicans have introduced a constitutional amendment prohibit the governor from increasing funding levels in bills that appropriate money. The move comes after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his partial veto powers last week to increase funding for K-12 schools by $65 million in the state budget. Evers' […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill designed to make it easier for patients to get needed prescription drugs even when insurance companies force them to try cheaper alternatives first. The measure address the process known as step therapy, where insurance companies can force a patient to try cheaper treatment options before more expensive ones a doctor originally prescribed. Insurers argue step therapy is a reasonable way […]
TOWN OF HANSEN, Wis. (AP) — A central Wisconsin farm has lost the majority of its livestock in an attack by a pack of wolves. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 13 sheep were killed on a farm in the Wood County Town of Hansen. The dead sheep were discovered Monday. An investigator determined they were killed by wolves. Only one sheep survived. USDA wildlife biologist Dan Hirchert says the owner of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has barred a former Fox Crossing municipal judge from serving on the bench for three years after his clerk accused him of harassment. Prosecutors charged Leonard Kachinsky with felony stalking in July 2018. The Supreme Court suspended him after he was arrested. A jury acquitted him in December and he didn't run for re-election this spring. The court issued a unanimous order Tuesday barring […]
DETROIT (AP) — Water levels in two of the Great Lakes are the highest ever recorded. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that Lakes Erie and Ontario last month reached their highest points since record-keeping began in 1918. Also setting a new mark was Lake St. Clair, which is part of the waterway linking Lakes Huron and Erie. Meanwhile, Lake Superior's level set a record for the month of June. […]