SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. official says the FBI was treating the mass shooting in California as a potential act of terror but had reached no conclusion it was. The official was briefed on the investigation but wasn't authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said Syed Rizwan Farook communicated with individuals who were under FBI scrutiny in connection with a […]
The attorney for the family who is suing the Pop Warner football organization over the death of their son says very young kids should not be playing tackle football. Sheboygan attorney Gordon Johnson specializes in brain trauma cases and represents the family of Joseph Chernach. Chernach played Pop Warner football in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and continued to play tackle football through high school. "He was allowed to play […]
Dick Schnell says Junior Football League safety has evolved significantly in the 14 years he has been a coach in Fond du Lac. "Our number one, number two and number three priorities at the youth program are safety," Schnell told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "We have a program where all of our equipment goes through certification, we work with the high school coach about taking the head […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Police are looking for an attacker who shot a man in the chest when the victim arrived for work at an Oshkosh business. Authorities say the 42-year-old man was shot outside the business about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The male suspect was wearing a hooded sweat shirt and a face covering and fled on foot. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials with the state Department of Justice say the agency is responding faster to open record requests. A DOJ news release Tuesday says the agency took an average of 20 days to close a request this year, down from 59 days last year. Since the agency's new Office of Open Government opened in June, the average response time has been 16 days. The news release said […]
More than 600,000 deer hunters embraced the excitement of another nine-day gun deer season in Wisconsin, and preliminary numbers show an increase in both deer registration numbers and license sales through the end of the nine-day season. With the end of another Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season, Gov. Scott Walker and Stepp have shared a video message<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcVnLtBNWGE> with hunters and their families. Preliminary harvest summary : This year's preliminary […]
ENON VALLEY, Pa. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is in intensive care with head injuries after a deer jumped through his windshield while he was driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. State police say 24-year-old Paul Lucas, of Madison, was injured around 1:45 p.m. Monday about four miles from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in Little Beaver Township. Lucas was flown to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh, where he remained in intensive care […]
Fond du Lac Lights Show at Lakeside Park will run nightly through December 27th. ..weather permitting. First show starts at 5 and runs until 11pm. Show is sponsored by Agnesian HealthCare, Fond du Lac Area Foundation, Fond du Lac Noon Rotary and Michels Corporation and Nemesis Metals http://www.fdllights.com/
The Waupun police chief says two Waupun men involved in a shooting incident this week are brothers. Police chief Dale Heeringa says the shooting followed an argument between the brothers. Heeringa says the older brother shot his younger brother when he tried to smash in his front door using a pick-ax. Heeringa says a preliminary investigation indicates the 33 year old brother may have fired the gun in self-defense. Heeringa […]