Month: November 2019

A Neosho man is in custody following  a drug bust in Dodge County.  Twenty six year old Spencer Lokken faces multiple felony charges following the execution of a drug search warrant at a residence in the village of Neosho earlier this month.  The Dodge County Drug Task Force and Dodge County Sheriff’s detectives seized  over 46 pounds of illicit drugs including LSD, cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms and MDMA, prescription pills, marijuana products along with a large amount […]

The Fond du Lac School Board has said no to a new artificial turf football stadium at Fond du Lac High School.  At their meeting Monday evening the school board voted 4-3 against a proposal  to commit  $1.5 million from the school district fund balance if a certain amount could be raised in the private sector with board president Linda Uselmann and board members Nick Teifke and Mark Jurgella voting in […]

A major snowstorm may impact travelers trying to get a jump on the Thanksgiving holiday.   National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Boxel told WFDL news rain and blustery conditions are forecast for this part of the state Tuesday night and Wednesday,  with significant snow in northern and northwest Wisconsin.  Boxel says motorists traveling north and west should plan accordingly and be prepared for poor driving conditions.   At least 6 inches of […]

The Fond du Lac School District has hired it’s first Communications coordinator.  The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of  Nicole Noonan to the new administrative role.  Noonan comes to Fond du Lac from the Kimberly School District where she worked as a communications and marketing specialist.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the creation of the position stems  from the work of a communications committee and audit that included focus groups and […]

The Fond du Lac area DNR warden says a hunting accident in the county  during the opening weekend of the gun-deer season is a reminder about the importance of following the basic rules of hunter safety.  DNR warden Nick Miofsky told WFDL news the 19 year old woman was struck in the finger  by a  bullet while hunting in the New Fane area of the Kettle Moraine State Forest.   Miofsky says the victim […]

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is ending the year with more fatal police shootings than last year.  Data collected by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association shows police shot and killed 16 people this year. There were 13 fatal police shootings in 2018.   Eleven of those killed this year were white, three were black and two were Hispanic. U.S. census data shows the state is nearly 87% white, 6% black and 7% […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan group of Wisconsin Assembly lawmakers has completed a visit to Israel.  The eight-day trip which concluded Monday was organized by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.  Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the trip allowed for an exchange of ideas and educational experiences.  The 12-member Assembly delegation included both Republican and Democratic leaders.  The group met with elected and civic leaders from Israel and attended educational sessions on water […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The remaining 200 or so soldiers from a Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Red Arrow infantry group have returned home from Afghanistan.  About 400 soldiers from the Red Arrow’s 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry were deployed to Afghanistan late last year to provide protection for U.S. advisers, contractors and Afghan troops.  About 200 troops returned to Fort Bliss, Texas, on Nov. 17. The Wisconsin National Guard said Monday that the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that requires developers to purchase wetland mitigation credits within the watershed they’re impacting.  The Department of Natural Resources requires creation or preservation of other wetlands as a condition of an individual permit allowing dredging or filling wetlands. Builders can satisfy those conditions by purchasing credits from a mitigation bank located anywhere in Wisconsin. Banks are a stash of […]