8-26-15 wla backs out of proposed lease agreement

WFDL news has learned that Fond du Lac’s Winnebago Lutheran Academy has decided to back away from a proposed lease agreement with the city of Fond du Lac concerning the development of McDermott Park.  WLA Pastor John

8-26-15 bicycle deaths up in wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The number of cyclists killed in crashes this year in Wisconsin is more than double last year. Nine people have died while biking this year, compared to four fatalities in 2014. An analysis by

8-26-15 milwaukee archdiocese-bankruptcy

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The bankruptcy reorganization plan filed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee includes compensation for more clergy abuse victims than originally announced in a settlement earlier this month. In a filing Monday in U. S.

8-26-15 gas prices

WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP says it has restarted a portion of a large Indiana oil refinery whose unplanned shutdown for repairs caused gasoline prices in the region to spike earlier this month.  BP issued a news

8-26-15 oshkosh defense wins contract

Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Corp. has won a major contract to build a new combat vehicle to replace a large share of the military’s Humvee troop carriers.  The Department of Defense on Tuesday awarded the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

8-26-15 car slams into house in waupun

Nobody was injured when a Waupun woman accidentally slammed her car into a house in Waupun. The accident happened Tuesday morning at 112 Elm Avenue.  The driver, 69 year old Sandra Fretschel, told police she was attempting

8-26-15 wedc secretary to retire

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The CEO of the state economic development agency that’s been besieged with problems since Gov. Scott Walker created it in 2011 is stepping down.  Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Reed Hall said Tuesday