A Fond du lac County woman was transported to the hospital and nearly 40 cats were removed from a Campbellsport area trailer home. Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says conditions in the trailer on County Aire Drive were described by officers on the scene as horrific with feces and urine everywhere. "The initial call didn't sound as concerning as it ended up actually being," Olig told WFDL news. "Having a […]
FOND DU LAC-DODGE-SHEBOYGAN 601 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... .TODAY...BITTERLY COLD. COLDER...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 2 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. .TONIGHT...BITTERLY COLD. PARTLY CLOUDY. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE AROUND 7 BELOW. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. .THURSDAY...BITTERLY COLD. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first bill to be introduced in the Wisconsin state Assembly will likely be a long-worked on school accountability measure. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said Tuesday that the bill is expected to be unveiled on Wednesday, the first day that the Assembly is in session. Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders have said that passing an accountability bill is one of the first things […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has updated its list of heating centers around the state for people to get out of the dangerous cold. The list is available here: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/files/warmingsites0106.pdf. The list is also available on the DHS web site at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/climate/weather/cold.htm. This page includes valuable information for people to protect themselves from frostbite and hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and other cold weather risks.
Tow trucks have been busy helping stranded motorists this week. State Triple A spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says calls for service are up significantly. "I know yesterday we handled well over a thousand calls which is higher than normal," Jarmuscz told WFDL news. "We are definately getting a lot of calls from throughout the state." Jarmuscz says most of the calls are for dead batteries. He says the cold weather is […]
Wisconsin emergency management is reminding residents to take precautions to prevent frostbite during this week’s bitter cold weather. Emergency management spokesman Tod Pritchard says if you are driving…make sure you have a winter emergency kit and extra clothing. Pritchard says when its this cold it doesn’t take long for frostbite and hypothermia to set in. "...to make sure that people are thinking about the most vulnerable parts of their body […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating a spree of vandalism incidents involving near downtown buildings and vehicles this week. Police say at least ten incidents were reported at several locations including the Wells Manufacturing building on South Brooke Street and the former Casa Anna Cheese building on Forest Avenue. Police say there were similar incidents reported in other areas of the city as well. Anyone with information is asked to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fewer Wisconsin children died as a result of child abuse and neglect in 2013. That's according to a new report by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. Twenty children died compared with 23 in the previous year. But the state has seen an increase in alleged and substantiated abuse cases over the five-year period beginning in 2009. The number of substantiated cases of abusive head […]
A Waupun man accused of shooting at a car that pulled into his driveway faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Seventy seven year old Larry Bronkhorst is charged with recklessly endangering safety and obstructing an officer. According to a criminal complaint a Fox Lake man pulled into the driveway to read lighted anti-Obama signs near the road when someone shot out the driver’s side window of his […]