The Fond du Lac Fire Chief says a fire Tuesday that damaged a Fond du lac apartment complex started in the closet of one of the units. Four people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and one person was transported to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation following the fire at 180 North Butler Street. Fire chief Peter O’Leary tells WFDL news the fire was contained to the first floor apartment […]
MAZOMANIE, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is accusing Democratic challenger Mary Burke of wasting $12.5 million in taxpayer money on a development deal with Abbott Labs that has yet to create any jobs. Burke was state Commerce secretary under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle in 2006 when the state awarded a $12.5 million community block grant to purchase property in Kenosha County for the Illinois-based drugmaker. But Abbott has yet […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker calls the bid by state Rep. Brett Hulsey to win the Democratic nomination for governor "entertaining." Walker declined Tuesday to say anything more about the longshot bid Hulsey is mounting to defeat the better-funded and presumptive Democratic nominee Mary Burke. After calling Hulsey's candidacy "entertaining," Walker added, "That's probably my best comment right there." Hulsey has grabbed headlines with a variety of […]
OREGON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker isn't saying what he thinks about one of his former top aides getting a double digit pay raise in her new job as chief information technology officer for the state public defender's office. Walker was asked Tuesday about Cindy Archer's raise. Walker says questions about Archer's raise need to be answered by the public defender's office since he has no control over what […]
OREGON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says his 19-year-old son's decision to act as a witness at the same-sex marriage of a relative is not a policy statement. Walker was asked Tuesday about his son Alex's decision to serve as a witness to the June 9 wedding in Waukesha County. The marriage was between the first cousin of Walker's wife Tonette and her female partner. Walker says he was […]
Several occupants were treated for smoke inhalation following a fire this morning at a Fond du lac apartment complex. Firefighters were called to the scene at 180 North Butler Street and contained the fire to a first floor apartment. The unit is uninhabitable and there was smoke damage reported throughout the 20 unit building.
Fire destroyed a Town of Burnett home early Monday. At 6:15 a.m., firefighters were dispached to N8800 Fir Road for a garage fire that quickly spread to the house. The family was able to exit the residence without injury. The home is considered a total loss. Firefighters from the Burnett, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Juneau, FoxLake, Iron Ridge, Horicon, Lomira, Mayville, and Clyman Fire Departments responded to the blaze.
A Brownsville toddler who was seriously injured after he was run over by a lawnmower operated by his grandfather continues to improve. Dodge County Sheriff Pat Ninmann says she spoke with the grandmother of the three year old who said “he is doing great.” Ninmann says the grandmother said doctors were able to save most of his hand, with the exception of two fingers, and they were also able to do surgery […]
Fond du Lac County Planning and Parks Director Sam Tobias received minor injuries in a bicycle accident when he was struck by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. The incident happened over the noon hour Saturday on Dixie Street. Tobias was transported to St. Agnes Hospital where he was treated and released. The driver of the vehicle was cited for unsafe backing of a motor vehicle.