A Fond du Lac infant was transported to the hospital this week after he was attacked by the family pet dog. The incident happened Sunday evening at a residence on Cedar Street. Police say the parents were able to get the dog off the 11 month old boy and provided pressure to the wounds on the child’s face before paramedics arrived. The boy was transported to Children’s Hospital in Madison. The dog was quarantined at […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted in the shooting death of a Beaver Dam man will die in prison. Dodge County Circuit judge Martin DeVries sentenced 21 year old Nigel Schultz to life in prison with no chance for parole. Last August Schultz pled guilty to First Degree Intentional Homicide in the death of Bradlee Gerke of Beaver Dam. According to a criminal complaint shortly after being released from prison for a previous felony, […]
Fond du Lac’s Agnesian HealthCare and its physician group will pay $10 million to the federal government and the state of Wisconsin to settle a whistleblower case. The case was brought by orthopedic surgeon Doctor Clark Searle who alleged the hospital paid doctors kickbacks and other financial incentives to get patient referrals. The lawsuit contends Agnesian defrauded government-funded health care programs by compensating doctors who brought in more business. Agnesian […]
The investigation into an attack of a Correctional Officer at the Waupun Correctional Institution on Christmas Eve continues. Sources tell WFDL news the officer was stabbed in the face, neck and abdomen with a piece of metal and transported to the hospital. He was later transferred to U-W Hospital in Madison with what sources say were initially described as potentially life-threatening injuries. He has since been treated and released. The inmate, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are trying again to make English the official language in Wisconsin. Senators Andre Jacque, Dave Craig and Steve Nass' proposal would declare English the state's official language and require all state and local governments to write all their documents in English. The senators wrote in a memo seeking co-sponsors that English proficiency is vital to American society and immigrants who understand English have a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the purging of up to 209,000 registered voters in the battleground state. The Legislature's attorneys on Monday asked the court to at least put the lawsuit on hold while a separate case seeking to remove the voters works its way through state courts. There are two lawsuits pending related […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the number of flu cases in Fond du Lac County is on the rise. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the recent increase in the number of people being tested for influenza indicates the number of confirmed cases will also continue to rise. "We're definately seeing an increase in the number of testing done," Mueller told WFDL news. "To the best […]
The Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department is joining other fire departments around the state in stopping the use of firefighting foam that contains a group of man-made chemicals that have been linked to a number of health hazards including cancer. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Pete O’Leary tells WFDL news the concern is that PFAS in the foam can contaminate groundwater and waterways. "Its been high on our radar and we […]
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff's officials have identified the snowmobilers who died in an Oneida County lake. Two snowmobilers died and a third survived after their sleds hit open water on Lake Nokomis about 3 a.m. Sunday. Sheriff Grady Hartman said Monday the men were on separate snowmobiles when they hit thin ice and then plunged into the water. Thirty-one-year-old David Erdman, of Hubertus, and 27-year-old Kurtis Shernell, of Hustisford, […]