A Fond du Lac man says he thought he was going to die on Mount Everest. In an exclusive interview on AM 1170 WFDL’s Between the Lines program, Andy Land says his team had traversed the Khumbu Icefall and he was in his tent at Camp1 when the earthquake struck Saturday. "When we were in our tent at 20,000 feet and the earthquake hit we didn't know it was an […]
The Fond du Lac police chief says regardless of the outcome of the investigation into the death of 25 year old Freddie Gray there’s no excuse for the riots in Baltimore. Like most area residents Chief Bill Lamb has been watching the news coverage of the violence. "I don't think the word tragic even begins to cover that," Lamb told WFDL news. Lamb says the first step in the […]
The Fond du Lac school board has accepted another round of teacher retirements effective at the end of the school year. School officials say the seven teachers have a combined 186 years of teaching experience. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says in total nearly two dozen school district personnel will be retiring after this school year. "Prior to 2011 we would have five to 10 (retirements) generally speaking. Then […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans have quietly introduced three bills that would require food stamp users to buy healthy food and applicants for state job training programs and unemployment benefits in certain fields to undergo drug screening. Rep. Robert Brooks' bill would require food stamp users to use at least two-thirds of their monthly allotment to purchase nutritional foods. They would be banned from purchasing crab, lobster or shrimp. Rep. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker says she wants to double the state's minimum wage, calling the matter a civil rights issue. At a Tuesday press conference at the Capitol, Rep. Melissa Sargent, a Madison Democrat, introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Sargent said the state's minimum wage is "unlivable" and forces employees to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are asking Gov. Scott Walker to veto a bill that opponents argue doesn't do enough to regulate ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. The veto request Tuesday comes after two Madison women reported incidents of unwanted sexual contact over the weekend by Uber drivers. Eleven Dane County Democrats are requesting that Walker veto the bill that passed both the Assembly and Senate on bipartisan […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices disagree about whether there will be a chief justice on the court shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday. That's when the state elections board is scheduled to certify results of the April 7 election. Voters approved a constitutional amendment giving justices the power to select who is chief justice, rather than have it go automatically to the most senior member. Longtime Chief […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — There's a new restaurant at Lambeau Field. The Green Bay Packers and the team's food and beverage service partner unveiled the atrium restaurant Tuesday called 1919 Kitchen & Tap. 1919 is a nod to the year the team was organized. The Packers say the restaurant should be open by the start of training camp. The restaurant replaces Curly's Pub, which closed in January. The restaurant […]
Fond du Lac resident Andy Land says he’s fine and is still at base camp on Mt. Everest as his climbing team prepares to trek down the mountain. An exclusive interview with Land can be heard on AM 1170 WFDL’s Between the Lines program. If you missed the interview click here to check it out on demand!