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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democrat running for Wisconsin governor acknowledges her campaign lifted policy platforms, including some exact language, from like-minded candidates.  Republicans charge plagiarism, but Mary Burke is just the latest in a long line of politicians who have shared slogans, talking points and campaign materials.  Locked in one of the nation's tightest political campaigns against Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the practice is putting a spotlight on how […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michelle Obama is coming to Milwaukee next week to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.  The visit on Sept. 29 comes the same day that Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is to be campaigning across the state in Hudson, near the Minnesota border, for Gov. Scott Walker.  No details about either event have been released. Burke's campaign announced the visit on Monday and said […]

Home sales fell for the second straight month in August and median prices rose by modest margins. According to figures from the Wisconsin Realtors Association Wisconsin’s existing home sales dropped 5.7 percent in August compared to August 2013.  Economist David Clark says some of the weakness is related to problems with available inventories.  Clark says price appreciation may also be contributing to weaker home sales.  He says home sales in […]

An assistant Fond du Lac fire chief received minor injuries in a two vehicle accident in Fond du Lac.  Fond du Lac Fire chief Pete O’Leary tells WFDL news the accident happened Monday afternoon at the intersection of Macy and Second Streets.  "Two vehicles were southbound on Macy and a vehicle trying to turn left onto 2nd Street from the wrong lane of traffic turned into a vehicle driven by one […]

While many individuals and families experience financial hardships that prevent them from seeking necessary medical care, Agnesian HealthCare - with generous community support - works to ensure that all patients receive care, regardless of their ability to pay.  This is particularly true for those individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer and require vital healthcare services to return back to good health. Or they may be facing end-of-life issues.  The […]

Vendor Fair & Cookout Date:  Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Vendor Fair Time:  10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Cookout Time:  11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Place:  City-County Government Center,  160 S. Macy Street, Fond du Lac  1st Floor, Rooms D & E and F & G  (Sponsored by Fond du Lac County Employees United Way Committee) Vendors: Celebrating Home   ~    Homemade Greeting Cards It Works   ~   Kreative Kraftwerks Norwex Cleaning Products   […]

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A young woman who made medical history by surviving rabies without a vaccination has reached another milestone in her life.  Jenna Giese was married over the weekend in Fond du Lac. Giese says her husband, Scot Frassetto, is always there to encourage her and that they just fit together. The couple has been together about 2½ years.  A bite from a rabid bat nearly […]

An Illinois man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac over the weekend.  The chase started shortly after 7pm Saturday when a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on Lakeshore Drive near Howrd Litscher Drive in the city of Fond du Lac.   Sheriff’s lieutenant Mike Nolan says the suspect vehicle failed to stop and continued into Lakeside Park west.  Nolan says the vehicle accelerated […]

Washington County suffered its tenth traffic fatality of 2014 as a result of a two-car accident Friday afternoon. The accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. on Highway 41 Northbound near Western Ave. in the Town of Polk.  The Sheriff’s Office received a cell phone report of an SUV driving erratically southbound on 41. The SUV was being operated by a 63 year old Ellsworth man.  The vehicle was weaving in […]