The Department of Health Services and the City of Milwaukee Health Department today confirmed that a child in the city of Milwaukee has died from complications related to influenza. In Wisconsin, deaths from influenza are only reportable if they are pediatric (under age 18) deaths. Because of patient confidentiality laws and out of respect for the family, neither the Department of Health Services nor the City of Milwaukee […]
A Milwaukee man arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Fond du lac County a little more than a year ago has reached a plea agreement. Dominic Cloyd pleaded no contest to amended charges of party to the crime of robbery with a threat of force, theft and disorderly conduct with a dangerous weapon. A fourth count was dismissed and read into the record. Cloyd is one of three […]
A Fond du Lac man has been placed on probation with conditional jail time for videotaping a 12 year old girl in the shower. Twenty nine year old Bryan Schaefer pleaded no contest to capturing nudity and invasion of privacy with a surveillance device. Judge Robert Wirtz placed Schaefer on probation for two years with six months in jail.
Fire damaged a home in the Fond du Lac County town of Eldorado. Firefighters were called to the scene at N7697 County Highway C Tuesday afternoon. When firefighters arrived flames and smoke were visible from the roof. The fire appears to have started near a wood burning stove causing damage to the kitchen, dining area and roof. Nobody was injured.
A Fond du lac County woman was transported to the hospital and nearly 40 cats were removed from a Campbellsport area trailer home. Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says conditions in the trailer on County Aire Drive were described by officers on the scene as horrific with feces and urine everywhere. "The initial call didn't sound as concerning as it ended up actually being," Olig told WFDL news. "Having a […]
FOND DU LAC-DODGE-SHEBOYGAN 601 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... .TODAY...BITTERLY COLD. COLDER...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 2 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. .TONIGHT...BITTERLY COLD. PARTLY CLOUDY. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE AROUND 7 BELOW. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. .THURSDAY...BITTERLY COLD. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first bill to be introduced in the Wisconsin state Assembly will likely be a long-worked on school accountability measure. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said Tuesday that the bill is expected to be unveiled on Wednesday, the first day that the Assembly is in session. Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders have said that passing an accountability bill is one of the first things […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has updated its list of heating centers around the state for people to get out of the dangerous cold. The list is available here: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/files/warmingsites0106.pdf. The list is also available on the DHS web site at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/climate/weather/cold.htm. This page includes valuable information for people to protect themselves from frostbite and hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and other cold weather risks.
Tow trucks have been busy helping stranded motorists this week. State Triple A spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says calls for service are up significantly. "I know yesterday we handled well over a thousand calls which is higher than normal," Jarmuscz told WFDL news. "We are definately getting a lot of calls from throughout the state." Jarmuscz says most of the calls are for dead batteries. He says the cold weather is […]