A Fond du Lac resident who was born in Ukraine fears for the safety of his father and other relatives who still live in the country. Vladimir Terechenko moved to Fond du Lac with his mother in 2003 when he was 12 years old. He tells WFDL news his father and other relatives hear the bombs explode as the Russian army continues it's assault. "Whatever you see on the news it's pretty much […]
Gas prices continue to rise and a Wisconsin AAA spokesman says $5 a gallon gas isn't out of the question. The national average for a gallon of gas is above $4, the highest it's been since 2008. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says the jump in prices was expected as crude prices soar. In Wisconsin the average is closing in on $4 a gallon at $3.94 cents. Jarmusz says prices […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly speaker has signed a new contract with Michael Gableman, the former state Supreme Court justice he hired to investigate the 2020 election, extending his review through the end of April. The extension comes after the original contract expired on Dec. 31 and a week after Gableman delivered a widely panned report that called for the Legislature to take a serious look at decertifying […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate has given final approval to a bill that would fund a new youth prison. The legislation would allow the state to borrow $42 million to build a new youth prison in Milwaukee County. The bill doesn't specify a location but would make construction contingent upon local government officials' approval. The existing facility in Irma would be converted to an adult institution. The […]
The death toll from COVID-19 this week surpassed six million. The tragic number is believed to be a vast undercount and shows that the pandemic in its third year is far from done worldwide. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the number highlights that many countries are still struggling with the coronavirus. Overall, some 450 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded. Mueller says this Friday marks the three […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Margaret Farrow, the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor in Wisconsin, has died. Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow said his mother died Tuesday. She was 87. The former lieutenant governor spent decades in politics, beginning as a trustee in the Waukesha County Village of Elm Grove. Farrow was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1986 and was elected to the state Senate three years later, […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff says he is thankful an anonymous donor has stepped forward to provide Sheriff's Offices across the state with life-saving equipment. A $1.5 million donation was made last fall to the Badger State Sheriff's Association to be distributed to Sheriff's Offices across the state. "We were approached by this anonymous person who said I'm kind of getting sick and tired of hearing the narrative that we need […]
Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Green Bay Packers and that there is a chance the four-time NFL MVP will finish his career in Green Bay. According to multiple reports Rodgers has agreed to a four-year $200 million deal making him the highest paid player in NFL history. According to reports the new contract would lower his salary-cap figure for the 2022 season and $153 million is guaranteed.
In the fallout of a controversial and highly emotional, ultimately failed commercial development project at Lakeside Park, the Fond du Lac city council has approved changes to the city's ethics code. The changes come after multiple ethics complaints were filed against city councilmembers regarding their actions related to the park plan. In the end the council backed out of an alternative master plan that would have included a restaurant near […]