A Fond du Lac mountaineer has made it safely to base camp on Mount Everest. Fifty two year old Andy Land was trapped at the the first camp, above the Khumbu Icefall, after the earthquake and avalanche Saturday. His wife Mary Sue talked with Andy Monday morning. She says Andy and the other climbers were rescued by helicopter and flown back to base camp Sunday. "He said that they heard […]
A UW Madison geologist and tectonics expert tells WFDL news this past weekend’s earthquake in Nepal is not a surprise. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake Saturday has killed and injured thousands. Professor Chuck DeMets says a major quake in that region of the world had been predicted for some time. "I wasn't surprised. The earthquake has been predicted or forecast for a long time and that's a region where historically there have […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Members of the Nepal Student Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are brainstorming on how to help relatives and friends in the aftermath of the earthquake that has killed 3,700 in their home country. Association members met Sunday afternoon to talk about plans for collecting donations and raising awareness of the needs in the devastated country. Many members have family members who were directly impacted by […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is struggling over when jail officials should be held accountable for using excessive force against inmates who are accused — but not yet convicted — of crimes. The argument comes amid a national debate over how police use force in arresting unarmed suspects. The case involves a Wisconsin man in jail pending trial on drug charges. Michael Kingsley claims officers used excessive force while […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The legal fight over what type of identification Wisconsin voters can show at the polls and be allowed to cast ballots continues. The American Civil Liberties Union and state of Wisconsin are still battling more than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the state's voter ID requirement. Tthe ACLU wants the state to be required to accept out-of-state driver's licenses […]
L-R: school board vice president Mark Jurgella, superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert and board president Julie Nett The Fond du Lac School Board has a new look and new leadership. Julie Nett was elected board president, replacing Elizabeth Hayes. Mark Jurgella was elected board vice president. The newest board member, Linda Uselmann, was sworn into office along with Susan Jones who was re-elected earlier this month. Nett says she […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker is set to introduce seven bills increasing penalties for drunken driving in the only state where a first-time offense is not a crime. Republican Representative Jim Ott says his bills would increase punishments for drunken driving offenses. And one would require first-time offenders to appear in court.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has seen the number of organ donors increase since relaunching the state's donor registry in 2010. Five years ago, Wisconsin had zero registered organ donors as the state transitioned into a new system. Now, about 2.6 million residents are registered as organ, eye and tissue donors. Gannett Wisconsin Media reports there are still about 2 million eligible residents who have not signed up.
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Cuts are being made at some recreation areas in the 1.5 million-acre Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern and northwest Wisconsin. Reductions in services are coming next week to 11 percent of sites in the forest. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Hilary Markin says some sites will see reduced services, while others will be "hard closures" with gates shuttered. Markin says affected sites don't typically see much use […]