2-28-19 fdl shooting suspect in custody

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

2-28-19 nonpartisan redistricting

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

2-28-19 fdl bulky waste fee structure

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

2-28-19 islamic state sentence

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

2-28-19 wi budget-juvenile justice

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

2-28-19 wisconsin health secretary-abortion

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

2-28-19 deadly pileup

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin have released 911 calls and police video that show the chaos of a deadly, 131-car pileup during whiteout conditions. Sunday’s chain-reaction crash on southbound Interstate 41 near Neenah, about 100

2-28-19 trooper death charges

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

2-28-19 fdl ymca director stepping down

The Fond du Lac YMCA director is leaving.     Greg Giles tweeted Wednesday that he has resigned his position in Fond du Lac to accept the position of Chief Advancement Officer for the YMCA of Greater Houston.  Giles