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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 27-year-old Milwaukee man is charged with attempted homicide after authorities say he shot at police investigating an apparent drug deal.  Jerimy Whitelaw also is charged with being a  felon in possession of a firearm.   Whitelaw was shot twice in the abdomen during an exchange of gunfire with one of the officers early Thursday.  Two officers were on patrol when they saw two people conducting an apparent […]

The Fond du lac Fire Department is expressing concern over what they say is a copycat Facebook page.  Fire Department’s Troy Haase says the department learned about the newly created page titled City of Fond du Lac Fire and EMS this week during the shooting incident near Pick N Save.  Haase says the copycat page is unauthorized and shows pictures of the fire department logo and apparatus and pushes out […]

Fond du Lac County ranks in the middle of the pack for health in the state.  That according to the annual County Health Rankings released this week by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says Fond du Lac County ranks 34th out of 72 countie when it comes to health outcomes.  Mueller says Fond […]

A new AAA study finds that driver distraction is a bigger factor in teen crashes than previously thought. AAA Wisconsin spokesman Nick Jarmuscz tells WFDL news the unprecedented video analysis finds that distraction was a factor in nearly six out of 10 moderate to severe crashes or four times as many as official estimates based on police reports.  Jarmuscz says the study found the most common forms of distraction included passenger […]

Unemployment is up in most major Wisconsin cities and counties between January and February.  The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that preliminary unemployment rates increased in 20 of the 32 largest cities and in 52 of 72 counties. The department says it is not unusual to see an increase in the local unemployment rates in the winter months because the numbers are not adjusted for seasonal variances.  The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says he'll quit if he can't convince legislators to reduce a $300 million cut that Governor Scott Walker wants to impose on campuses. Cross told faculty and students at UW-Milwaukee today that he'll resign if he can't win substantial reductions in the cut and protect faculty tenure and academic freedom.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court says that since Wisconsin does not plan to enforce a photo identification requirement for the April 7th election, it does not need to consider extending a judicial block to the law. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declared that a request from the American Civil Liberties Union for the law to be stayed was moot.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are considering what type of regulation is needed for unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones. Representative Adam Neylon of Pewaukee said at a public hearing Wednesday that Wisconsin could embrace drones for commercial use.