MILWAUKEE (AP) — Governor Scott Walker is defending the timing of a ceremony to sign two bills loosening Wisconsin's gun laws, saying they were scheduled before nine people were shot and killed last week in South Carolina and that not having the public event would have made people think the measures had something to do with the shooting. The new laws to eliminate the state's 48-hour waiting period on handgun […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he still does not have the votes to pass the state budget and that Republicans have yet to reach an agreement on several key issues. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee has not met since May 29 and has no meetings scheduled. Governor Scott Walker says a framework of a budget deal is likely in the next few days, though […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A white-tailed deer in Eau Claire County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The state agriculture department says the doe, which has died, was among 167 animals on a breeding farm. The herd was placed under quarantine. Investigators from the department are working to trace the animal's movements to see if any other herds would have been exposed.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An invasive worm that's turned up in several parts of the state since its first spotting in 2013 is the target of a new public education campaign by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Jumping worms are known to destroy surrounding vegetation.
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — A Native American tribe is celebrating the legal land transfer of 1,553 acres near the Wisconsin River that once belonged to it. The Ho-Chunk Nation will hold a public celebration on the site Friday afternoon, featuring a round dance and tours of the property. It also will include speeches by Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Randy Poelma of the Ho-Chunk Nation's […]
Fond du Lac County Public Health officials are taking a new approach to addressing the obesity problem. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the county’s Living Well Coalition launched a new program last summer called Fresh Five. Mueller says its an effort to change people’s lifestyles when it comes to food. "Its whole point is to increase access to healthy foods," Mueller told WFDL news. Mueller says the program […]
The Fond du Lac city council president is ready to pull the plug on the liquor licenses for the historic Retlaw Hotel in downtown Fond du Lac. The Alcohol and Licensing committee has voted not to renew the license because the hotel owes the city more than $60,000 in utility and property tax bills. The city council takes up the matter at their meeting Wednesday evening. Fond du lac city […]
The Fond du Lac metro area continues to show strong job growth between 2013 and 2015. NewGeography has ranked the County 156th in job creation out of 421 metros in the nation. Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation president Steve Jenkins says only the Janesville-Beloit metro ranked higher. In terms of overall rank gains, the Fond du Lac metro exhibited the greatest gain at 197 spots between 2013 and […]
A Ripon man was killed when his motorcycle collided with an SUV in Dodge County. The crash happened Tuesday on Highway 151 at the intersection with Hemlock Road. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the Harley Davidson motorcycle was southbound on 151 when it collided with a Toyota Rav-4 that was merging onto the highway from County Highway A. The motorcycle overturned in the median at the intersection with Hemlock […]