Month: February 2019

Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a home in Fond du Lac County.  Shortly before 9:30am  Thursday, firefighters were called to the Tom and Julie Hilbert residence located at W7256 Hunter Lane in the Town of  Oakfield.   Two people and a pet dog were able to get out of the house safely.   The house sustained water and smoke damage, but no structural damage.  The cause of the fire […]

A shooting incident in the city of Fond du Lac this week is in custody.   WFDL news was first to report Wednesday evening that Fond du Lac police had arrested 25 year old  Mohamed Elmhdati in connection with the shooting outside the D&D Tavern on the corner of West Division Street and Lincoln Avenue Tuesday afternoon.  Police recovered the suspect’s vehicle Tuesday evening and Elmhdati was taken into custody without […]

The director of the government watchdog group Common Cause in Wisconsin is applauding the governor’s plan for a nonpartisan redistricting process.  Democratic governor Tony Evers will propose the plan as part of the state budget he introduces Thursday.  Common Cause in Wisconsin director Jay Heck says it makes sense to take responsibility of drawing the state’s political maps away from the legislature and give it to a nonpartisan agency instead.  […]

The city of Fond du Lac is planning to experiment with a new fee structure for its bulky waste disposal program.   The Fond du Lac city council approved a resolution Wednesday night restructuring the solid waste fee schedule.  Public Works director Jordan Skiff says starting in April instead of a flat $20 fee per load,  the  new structure will charge depending on the amount of bulky waste being dropped off.  […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man who tried to join and fight for the Islamic State has been sentenced to seven years in a federal prison.  Federal prosecutors say Jason Ludke was a "true danger" and asked for a 20-year sentence followed by a lifetime of supervised released. But, Ludke's attorney asked for five years, saying his client was a "lost soul."   U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman settled on seven […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers will propose indefinitely delaying closure of the state's troubled juvenile prison, spending nearly $200 million more on replacement facilities and increasing the age for charging juveniles as adults from 17 to 18.  Evers' juvenile justice plans were to be included in his state budget proposal released Thursday.  Evers campaigned on raising the age for charging juveniles. Wisconsin is one of only six states […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' pick to lead the Wisconsin Department of Health Services says her deputy who is a former vice president at Planned Parenthood won't have any involvement in lawsuits challenging the state's abortion laws.  Secretary-designee Andrea Palm testified Wednesday before the state Senate's health committee.  Palm says former Planned Parenthood vice president for public affairs Nicole Safar was "absolutely" her first choice to work as […]

SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been indicted for allegedly causing the death of an Illinois state trooper who was helping victims in a multiple-vehicle highway crash.  Cook County prosecutors accuse 61-year-old Scott Larsen of Kenosha of causing the January accident on Interstate-294 near Northbrook that claimed the life of 34-year-old Trooper Christopher Lambert.  Authorities say Lambert was headed home when he pulled over and got out of […]