MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state budget is now in Governor Scott Walker's hands. The state Assembly early Thursday morning voted 52-46 to pass the $73 billion two-year spending plan. The Senate passed it on Tuesday. The action means the budget is now before Walker, who can reshape it through line-item vetoes. Walker has not said when he plans to sign it. But quick action is expected given that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Eleven Assembly Republicans joined with 35 Democrats in voting against the Wisconsin state budget. They are: Kathleen Bernier, Ed Brooks, James Edming, David Heaton, Scot Krug, Lee Nerison, Todd Novak, Warren Petryk, Keith Ripp, Travis Tranel and Nancy Vander Meer. All Democrats voted against the $73 billion two-year spending plan. Representative Chris Danou was absent for the early Thursday morning vote. The Senate passed the budget […]
A 16 year old Milwaukee boy is in custody after leading Fond du Lac police on a high speed chase before crashing the stolen vehicle into a light pole in the city of Fond du Lac. Assistant police chief Steve Klein tells WFDL news the incident unfolded shortly after 7pm Wednesday when Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle near Hickory and Scott Streets. Klein says the vehicle had been […]
A Fond du Lac city councilmember is expressing his concern about two appointments to the Fond du Lac Advisory Park Board. Councilmember Gary Miller cast the only no vote on a recommendation to appoint Deobrah Doll and Douglas Teletzke to the board. Miller says its not personal. He says both applicants are probably fine individuals. He says he’s concerned that they come to the board with a predisposed agenda after serving […]
The principal of Fond du lac’s Winnebago Lutheran Academy says the school may have to move to a new location if if it is not allowed to expand its athletic fields in McDermott Park. Principal Dave Schroeder told WFDL news that facility expansion is part of the school’s long range facilities plan. "With us being landlocked, that certainly would be an issue with us going forward," Schroeder told WFDL news. […]
The Fond du Lac fire chief says he will propose several new equipment purchases in next year’s budget. Fire chief Pete O’Leary gave the city council a budget preview at Wednsday night’s meeting. O’Leary says the department wants to purchase an emergency generator for station three. "So if we have a power outage they're still operational," O'Leary said. O’Leary told the council the department also wants to upgrade its […]
The senate Republican leader says he still doesn’t have the votes necessary to approve a new Milwaukee Bucks arena. Senator Scott Fitzgerald told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program Wednesday that Republican legislative leaders are still working on tweaks or additions to the plan that may garner enough votes to approve the plan. "I think there's still some senators on my side that are looking for answers to some […]
Fond du lac police are investigating the death of an infant. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says an ambulance was called to the Maplewood Commons apartments on Martin Avenue shortly before 2pm Tuesday for a report of a pulseless, non-breathing 14 month old male infant. The child was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the cause of the death remains under investigation. […]
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A search is being conducted in a northwest Wyoming wilderness area for three Wisconsin sisters who failed to return from an extended backcountry trip. Lieutenant Slade Ross of the Teton County Sheriff's Office says the three left for their trip on June 28 and were to return on Tuesday. Ross says the search started Tuesday night but searchers were initially hampered by the three not telling […]