MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke says she believes voters do care about the candidates' views on abortion and women's health issues, even though Gov. Scott Walker says people he meets are focused on the economy. Burke supports abortion rights and says she would repeal state laws requiring women to wait 24 hours before they obtain an abortion and to get an ultrasound first. Burke says […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is attempting to distance herself from former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, whom she worked under for nearly three years as Commerce Department secretary. Burke said she did not agree with tax increases approved by Doyle, or his raiding money from the state transportation fund to pay for schools. Gov. Scott Walker has attempted to tie Burke to Doyle throughout the campaign, […]
The Fond du Lac County finance committee has voted to add money to the budget to use armed sheriff’s deputies for building security should it be necessary at certain county buildings. The issue of whether employees at social services or the Veterans Service Office should be allowed to carry concealed weapons was discussed at a committee meeting this week. Committee member and County Board chairman Marty Farrell says the decision […]
Nobody was injured in a chimney fire that was quickly extinguished at a Waupun residence. Fire Chief B.J. Demaa says firefighters were called to a home on Edgewood Drive Tuesday afternoon to a report of smoke coming out of the house. "Upon arrival all occupants had been evacuated and we extinguished the chimney fire,' Demaa told WFDL news . "Upon removing the chimney cap there was a lot of nesting […]
Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson says additional steps need to be taken to make sure an Ebola outbreak doesn’t occur in the United States. The Republican senator is proposing that anyone coming to this country from West Africa be quarantined for 21 days. "We should definately be concerned and we need to do far more from a national basis in terms of our immigration and our border security," Johnson said. "I've […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of protesters plans to shadow wolf hunters in Wisconsin so they can observe their methods. Wisconsin's third annual wolf hunt began Wednesday. The group, which calls itself the Great Lakes Wolf Patrol, released a statement saying 11 members have set up a camp on public lands in northern Wisconsin. They plan to patrol federal, state and county forest lands searching for wolf hunters and […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn and soybean harvests are behind schedule, and this week's wet weather is keeping Wisconsin farmers from catching up. Crop progress data released by the department Tuesday show both corn and soybeans fall short of the five year averages. The report found that Wisconsin corn is in worse shape, with two-thirds of crops at maturity, behind an 80 percent […]
Gas prices continue to plummet in Wisconsin…as demand drops in the fall. State AAA spokesperson Nick Jarmuscz says the price for a gallon of regular unleaded has fallen more than 20 cents in the last month. "Today we're looking at a statewide average of about $3.22 per gallon (unleaded regular) and that's down about eight cents from last week," jarmuscz told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "Over the last […]
A Fond du Lac area man involved in an armed domestic standoff has been charged. Thirty one year old James Walsh made his initial Fond du lac court appearance Tuesday afternoon on charges of first degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, misdemeanor battery-domestic abuse and disorderly conduct-domestic abuse. Bail was set at $60,000 cash. Nobody was injured in the incident . The Fond du Lac […]