Month: February 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A spokeswoman for an Illinois congressman and Wisconsin National Guard member who criticized Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says the congressman was exercising his free-speech rights in doing so.  Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger criticized Evers on Twitter and on Fox News on Monday for an executive order pulling the state's Guard troops out of Arizona. Wisconsin statutes prohibit a commissioned officer from using "contemptuous words" against […]

One person was transported to the hospital following a shooting incident in Fond du lac.  It happened Tuesday afternoon near the D&D Tavern in the area of Division St. and Lincoln Avenue.  A 25 year old Fond du lac man was transported to the hospital with what was a described as a non life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg.  Police say they are looking for a suspect described as a […]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow is expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 4  inches are expected. * WHERE...Dodge, Fond Du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington and Ozaukee  Counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to noon CST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on snow covered and slippery road  conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the commutes  this evening and Wednesday morning. […]

Oshkosh resident Sam Sawicky says he thought he and his girlfriend were going to die.  Sawicky was involved in the fatal chain-reaction crash Sunday on Interstate 41 near Neenah.  One person was killed and 71 people were injured in the 131 vehicle pile-up on 41 near Neenah.  In an exclusive interview with WFDL news Sawicky says he was southbound on 41 when he encountered white-out conditions and noticed several vehicles […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities have identified a 30-year-old teacher as the person killed in a massive pileup in Wisconsin. Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz on Monday identified Andrew Schefelker of Oshkosh as the victim of Sunday's 131-vehicle pileup on Interstate 41. Matz says Schefelker was a middle school/high school science teacher in the Iola-Scandinavia School District. Seventy-one others were injured in the chain-reaction crash that happened in the Neenah area […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff is reminding motorists to slow down when they see the flashing lights of emergency vehicles on the sides of  the road.   Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says deputy Logan Will was injured when his squad car was struck Sunday while he was assisting a motorist stuck in the ditch on Interstate 41 south of Fond du Lac.  "He is sore and banged up and bruised up […]

High winds knocked down power lines in Fond du Lac Sunday.  Fire chief Pete O’Leary  says fighfighters responded to two separate calls for power lines down in the city of Fond du lac Sunday morning.  O’Leary says it’s a reminder that if you see downed power lines, stay away from them and call authorities.

A public information meeting was held Monday evening to unveil a concept plan for a new  Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Pavilion.  Fond du Lac Parks director John Redmond says construction on a new $3.5 million pavilion would begin in the summer of 2020 completed in time for Walleye Weekend 2021. Redmond says the new pavilion would be a little closer to the lake, air conditioned, and slightly larger than […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois congressman who says he's a member of the Wisconsin National Guard is ripping Gov. Tony Evers for pulling troops off the nation's southern border.  Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker sent troops to Arizona in June. Evers, a Democrat, pulled them back with an executive order Monday.  Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who represents Illinois' 16th Congressional District, tweeted Monday that he's a member of […]