WFDL news has learned a plea deal is in the works for a Fond du lac man accused of failing to prevent his wife from abusing two children. Troy Riehl is charged with five counts including party to the crime of child neglect and abuse and failure to prevent child abuse. According to a criminal complaint Riehl did not physically abuse the two boys, but did nothing to protect them. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Rep. Duey Stroebel is running for the state Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Glenn Grothman after he was elected to Congress. Stroebel also ran for Congress but came in third in the August Republican primary won by Grothman. Stroebel announced Monday that he is now running for the state Senate seat Grothman will resign before taking his spot in Congress. Stroebel is the […]
Governor Scott Walker has declared November 10-14, 2014 as Winter Awareness Week in Wisconsin. The annual campaign, sponsored by Wisconsin Emergency Management, ReadyWisconsin preparedness program and NOAA’s National Weather Service , is to remind people to be prepared for winter conditions that could threaten their safety. Winter storms are considered deceptive killers because most deaths are indirectly related to the storm. For example, in the last five years Wisconsin […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The first major winter storm of the season is on its way to western and northern Wisconsin. Winter storm warnings are out. The National Weather Service says 8 to 16 inches of snow could fall north of a line from Marshfield to Crivitz beginning Monday morning into Tuesday evening. The combination of snow and strong winds could make travel very difficult. Lesser amounts are forecast for east-central […]
FOND DU LAC-DODGE-SHEBOGYAN COUNTIES .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. .VETERANS DAY...LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN. […]
Remember last winter’s bitter cold and the polar vortex? Its back this week with temperatures plummeting well below normal for this time of year. National Weather Service meteorologist Sarah Marquardt says it's all triggered by a Super Typhoon named Nuri. Marquardt says it’s a reminder of the dreaded polar vortex that hit the region last winter. Starting Tuesday cold air will start to settle into our region. We're looking at […]
A Republican lawmaker from Markesan says her experience sets her apart from the other legislators who are vying for a top leadership post In the Assembly. State representative Joan Ballweg is one of three Assembly Republicans vying to become the chamber’s second in command. "I'm going to be starting my 6th term in the Assembly, served my constituents well. One of the things you want your leader to do is […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Representative Evan Goyke says he wants to lead Assembly Democrats this legislative session. Goyke said Friday he'll run for Minority Leader Peter Barca's position when Democrats convene on Tuesday to elect new officers in the wake of Tuesday's elections. Republicans emerged from the elections with a 61-36 advantage, up from the 60 seats they held last session. Republicans were leading in two other races that were […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Murray, the second in command at Governor Scott Walker's job-creation agency, is resigning. Murray announced his resignation on Friday, just three days after Walker won re-election to a second term. Murray is the first high-level Walker administration official to resign after the election. Murray was policy director for Walker's first gubernatorial campaign in 2010 and rose to be his deputy chief of staff before taking […]