Authorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire at a Mondovi business. A passer-by alerted authorities after seeing smoke coming from a barn at Loomis Lazy L Tack and Trailer Sales early Sunday afternoon. The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department says the building was destroyed. No injuries to people were reported. It's not known if any livestock died. A nearby highway was shut down for about two hours while firefighters […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The fate of Wisconsin's Elections and Ethics commission administrators may come down to a highly unusual and dramatic vote in the state Senate. Both administrators on Friday have refused to heed the call from Republican legislative leaders to resign amid fallout from a report into the now-closed investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign. Neither Elections administration Michael Haas nor Ethics administrator Brian Bell has been confirmed […]
A Kewaskum man was seriously injured in a one vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened Friday afternoon at CTH TC and CTH M. A preliminary investigation shows that a car was westbound on CTH TC when it failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the centerline, went off the road, striking a utility pole and fence. The driver and lone occupant, a 36-year-old Kewaskum man, was not […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Democrats are weighing what punishment Rep. Josh Zepnick deserves after two women accused him of sexual misconduct. Two women who requested anonymity accused Zepnick of trying to kiss them at a 2011 candidate party and at the 2015 state Democratic convention. Zepnick has said he doesn't remember the incidents but has apologized. Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Gordon Hintz tweeted Friday that Zepnick should resign. Hintz's spokeswoman, Emily Pritzkow, […]
The biggest fundraiser of the year for the Fond du Lac Salvation Army is underway. Ron Jacobsen says the Red Kettle campaign goal is $160,000. There are kettles at 15 locations in Fond du Lac and Jacobsen says there is always a need for volunteers to ring bells. Meanwhile the Salvation Army is teaming up with Thrivent Member Network for Giving Tuesday. "They're going to be matching any private donations […]
Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputies rescued a pet dog running loose along Interstate 41 Friday morning. A deputy spotted the Pit Bull and took him to the Fond du Lac Animal Shelter. Shelter manager Renee Webb says the shelter was able to contact the owner because of a microchip on the dog.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic Party has named two new executive directors to lead operations of the party heading into the 2018 election. George Gillis will serve as executive director of political affairs while Breianna Hasenzahl-Reeder will be executive director of operations and party affairs. Gillis had been working as political director at the party and previously worked for various lawmakers in the state Legislature. Hasenzahl-Reeder had been […]
A former supervisor at the Wisconsin youth prisons, who investigators found was unjustified in an attack on an inmate, has been hired at the Dodge Correctional Institution. A memo from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, obtained by WFDL news, says Lana Webster has been promoted to a Supervising Officer at Dodge Correctional effective November 12. The memo says Webster brings a unique set of skills with a lengthy career working […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would loosen wetland restoration requirements for public utilities. The Assembly passed the measure Tuesday on a voice vote. The Senate followed with its own voice vote later in the day, sending the bill to Gov. Scott Walker. Current state law requires anyone looking to fill a wetland to obtain a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. The […]