The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of the closure of Sheboygan Street between Main Street and Portland Avenue. The north traffic lane and parking on Sheboygan Street will be closed to westbound traffic between South Main Street and South Portland Street. The closure started Tuesday, October 07, 2014 and continues through Friday, October 17th during the daytime hours only. The south side of the […]
The state Department of Health Services Influenza Surveillance coordinator tells WFDL news the number of confirmed EV D68 cases in Wisconsin has doubled in the last week. Tom Haupt says all of the patients with the virus have been hospitalized but are expected to fully recover. "Right now we have ten confirmed cases that were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control," Haupt said. "There's been six of them in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker and Mary Burke will appear together on the same stage Friday night for the first of two debates. The Eau Claire debate being broadcast live statewide gives voters in this hotly contested governor's race a chance to size up the candidates with less than a month to go before the election. Burke is trying to knock off the better known Walker, who is […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Spending on television ads in the race for Wisconsin governor is nearly equal between Gov. Scott Walker and Democrat Mary Burke. The latest tallies from the Center for Public Integrity released Thursday show estimated spending on ads that have run through Monday. The group's totals show Walker and his backers have spent about $5.6 million on ads, while Burke and her supporters have spent about $5.4 […]
A new report says Wisconsinites are still paying more for their health insurance than Minnesotans. Citizen Action Wisconsin spokesperson Kevin Kane says the health care advocacy group’s study shows large cost disparities between the two states. Kane says the report shows that Minnesota is doing everything the affordable care act gives them the power to do. "For decades Wisconsin and Minnesota have been almost identical. Ever since the start of […]
The Constitution party candidate for state treasurer says he wants to restore and preserve the office. Ripon resident Andrew Zuelke says he believes lawmakers stripped the duties of the office on purpose to make the office look irrelevant. "So they go to voters and say this is a do nothing office. That's a despicable thing to do," Zuelke told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "This is a constitutionally […]
A Wisconsin utility company says there are steps residents can take to lower winter heating bills. Alliant Energy spokesperson Ann Marie Newman says like other utilities heating costs should drop significantly this winter if temperatures are more closer to normal. Newman says residents can lower their heating bills by taking a few simple steps. "Calking and sealing the cracks in the house. Even a crack in a window that's 1/16th […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. says it plans to cut more than 300 jobs in its defense division. The defense contractor says the layoffs include 250 to 300 hourly positions and 70 salaried positions in Oshkosh. Executive Vice President John Urias cites "significantly lower U.S. defense spending and dramatic reductions in military vehicle production." Urias says in a statement that Oshkosh Corp. has gone to "great lengths" to reduce […]
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A second round of layoffs at a Manitowoc-based company that specializes in ice products is expected to affect about 60 employees. The upcoming Manitowoc Ice layoffs will happen in early December. A state Department of Workforce Development official says 50 workers were laid off in August and 50 more are expected to face layoffs next March. Manitowoc Ice officials announced in March its popular line of […]