MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Hispanic man who had acid thrown on his face says he's pleased Milwaukee prosecutors charged the white man suspected of the attack with a hate crime. Mahud Villalaz said Wednesday he was thankful for "the people that have worried about me" and that he's feeling better. He said Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin called him to say she was "very sad" about what happened and offered to help […]
The first leader of a new combined Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce and the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation is stepping down. WFDL news has learned that Cecilia Harry is resigning as the president and CEO of Envision Greater Fond du Lac, a little more than two years after she was hired to the post. Harry has accepted an economic development position in Colorado and will be leaving in December. […]
Political observers say president Trump’s call for the whistleblower’s identity to be made public goes against the very reason for why U.S. whistleblower laws exist in the first place. The lawyer for the whistleblower who raised alarms about the president’s dealings with Ukraine and touched off the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry says the person is willing to answer written questions. But Trump and his GOP allies are demanding the whistleblower’s identity be revealed. Retired Ripon College […]
The DNR’s large carnivore specialist says this year’s back bear season shows the state’s bear population is healthy. DNR large carnivore specialist Scott Walter tells WFDL news a new bear management plan is in place, the bear population remains healthy and is expanding into new areas. "The black bear population is very healthy in Wisconsin. Our last population projections suggested right around 24,000 to 25,000 bears statewide," Walker told WFDL news. Walter […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office was busy responding to several crashes on slippery snow covered roads Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says there were a total of 18 accidents, including four with injuries, and 17 vehicle run-offs. One of the crashes involved a Fond du Lac County Sheriff's squad that was parked on the side of Interstate 41 while the deputy was assisting the state patrol at a crash scene.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI ...Accumulating Snow Expected For Wednesday Morning Commute... .Snow will spread east through the area into Wednesday morning and continue through the morning hours. The wet, slushy snow will be heaviest during the Wednesday morning commute. The snow could transition to a rain and snow mix near the Wisconsin and Illinois border Wednesday afternoon but most of central and southern Wisconsin will see snow continuing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has voted to fire the state agriculture secretary , who was appointed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Evers watched the vote Tuesday from the floor of the Senate, a highly unusual appearance by the governor during legislative debate. The move to oust Brad Pfaff is the latest skirmish in a series of battles between the Republican-controlled Legislature and Evers, who took office in January. The Senate […]
The Fond du Lac Salvation Army Warming Shelter has only been open for a few days and already the beds are starting to fill up. Salvation Army Social Services director Ron Jacobson says ten people used the shelter Friday and Saturday night and 15 people on Sunday. Jacobson says last year the shelter was open 151 nights, serving 144 adults. Jacobson says mental health issues and alcohol and drug addiction are major factors in […]
A Beaver Dam man is going to prison after being convicted of his fifth drunken driving offense. Sixty year old Antonio Rodriguez Soto will spend two years in prison with an additional four years of supervision. According to a criminal complaint in June Soto blew through an intersection at Forest Road and County Highway DE, hit a stop sign, collided with a tree and continued an additional 50 ft. onto a residential property. […]