This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin including Fond du Lac and Dodge counties. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Temperatures will be falling below freezing this morning and remain cold for much of the day. This may result in slick spots developing on roads and walks that have been cleared of snow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Wind chills are expected to fall […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have pushed a $250 million tax cut plan through the Legislature's finance committee, setting up floor votes in the Senate and Assembly. The plan would reduce income taxes by an average of $106 for most filers. and reduce property taxes for manufacturers by $45 million. The Joint Finance Committee voted 10-4 on Monday to approve the package. All four committee Democrats opposed the plan. […]
Voters will choose between a Republican appointee, a Madison judge and a law professor as they narrow the field in a state Supreme Court primary Tuesday. Conservative incumbent Justice Dan Kelly and liberal-leaning Jill Karofsky and Ed Fallone all are seeking a 10-year term on the court. WisPolitics.com editor J.R. Ross says Kelly and Karofsky have raised and spent the most money. "If you look at it based on money and […]
A Beaver Dam man convicted in a domestic incident and crashing his car into a middle school is going to prison. Dodge County Circuit judge Brian Pfitzinger sentenced 22 year old Roy Cortez to two years eight months in prison and three years extended supervision. Last August following a domestic incident Cortez was involved in a short high speed chase and slammed his vehicle into the Beaver Dam Middle School causing more than $2 million in […]
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Police at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee say they are searching for a freshman who has been missing since early Friday. Sean Baek was last seen departing the Cambridge Commons residence hall. Police are searching the neighborhood and along the nearby Milwaukee River. Police say that despite what is circulating on social media, no information has come forward indicating Baek was the victim of foul play. Police […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of parents have filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare the Madison school district's transgender policy unconstitutional. The conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit on the parents' behalf Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court. The parents allege that the school district's policy of allowing children to change their names according to the sex they identify with without […]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... Snow developing this afternoon, with a rain and snow mix this evening. National Weather Service meteorologist Cameron Miller says we could see total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Counties. Miller says the snow will likely be wet and heavy, and will be difficult shovel. Plan to allow extra time to shovel your drive and walk. Plan on slippery road conditions. The […]
A Fond du Lac teenager is in custody following a high speed chase in the City of Fond du Lac. The chase started shortly after midnight on Scott Street, heading eastbound from Hickory Street at 70 miles an hour. The car ran a red light westbound on Johnson Street at Park Avenue. The driver lost control at the intersection of Johnson St. and Rolling Meadows Drive. The vehicle struck a telephone pole and […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed an auto repair and sales building in Fond du Lac County. Shortly after 9 p.m. Fond du Lac firefighters were called to the Be Smart Auto Mall at 530 VanDyne Rd for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival crews encountered a structure on fire along with several automobiles on fire adjacent to the front of the structure. The fire caused extensive damage and […]