Month: August 2021

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8-31-21 woman struck and killed by falling tree in columbia county

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A woman who was a passenger on an off-road vehicle was struck and killed by a falling tree in Columbia County. Sheriff’s officials say dispatchers got a call Sunday afternoon about the injured woman who was trapped in the Town of Lewiston. First responders crossed field paths to reach the scene. They found a large oak tree has fallen onto the off-road vehicle as the woman […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-31-21 nurse attacked at waupun prison

Waupun Correctional Institution was placed in a lockdown following the attempted sexual assault of a female nurse at the prison.  The incident happened shortly before noon Monday in the Health Services Unit  at the Waupun prison.   Sources told WFDL news seven staff members helped rescue the woman and subdue the inmate.

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-31-21 cardinal to begin rehabilitation after contracting covid-19

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A top-ranking Roman Catholic cardinal says he will soon begin rehabilitation after contracting COVID-19. Cardinal Raymond Burke is one of the church's most outspoken conservatives and a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic. He tweeted Aug. 10 that he had contracted the virus. He was sedated and placed on a ventilator. His staff tweeted Aug. 21 that he had been taken off the ventilator and was moved out of […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-31-21 emals show dnr board chairman consulted with gop about staying

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Emails show that the leader of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board consulted with Republicans on his decision to stay on the panel after his term expired.   Fred Prehn solicited advice from and shared information with an aide to Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and former University of Wisconsin Regent Gerald Whitburn since May. Prehn's six-year term on the board […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-31-21 evers says $680k for election probe is ‘outrageous’

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says it is “outrageous” that Republicans plan to spend $680,000 on an investigation into the 2020 election in the state. Evers on Monday accused Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of “drinking the Kool-Aid” after meeting with former President Donald Trump, who has pushed conspiracy theories that the election was stolen from him. A Republican-controlled Assembly committee gave approval Monday, on a […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-31-21 evers: gop concerns over afghan refugees ‘dog whistle crap’

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says Republican concerns over the screening process for thousands of Afghan refugees who stood side by side with Americans and are now being processed through Fort McCoy are unfounded “dog whistle crap.” Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have criticized the vetting process and warned about terrorists being allowed into the country. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson last week asked whether the […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-31-21 another fdl school board member resigns

Fond du Lac School Board member Nick Teifke has announced he is stepping down.  Teifke is the second school board member to resign in the past week.   Mark Strand announced last week he was resigning.   Teifke has served on the school board since 2019.  In his resignation letter Teifke cited personal reasons and said he  “Regrets that decisions he made have negatively impacted personal and professional relationships for myself and my family.”  […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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8-30-21 five arrested in fdl county undercover human trafficking operation

An undercover human trafficking operation has resulted in five arrests in Fond du Lac County.    Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said the men were arrested for solicitation of prostitution.  The operation was conducted by Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation,  the Wisconsin State Patrol and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office.  Multiple charges are being referred to the Fond du Lac County District Attorney against two Fond du Lac men, one man from Oshkosh, […]

todayAugust 29, 2021

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8-30-21 victim of fatal motorcycle crash identified

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash last week.  The Sheriff’s Office says 51 year old Timothy Tapplin of Eldorado died after his motorcycle crashed coming to rest in Kettle Moraine Lake.   The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says at 4pm Thursday the motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve on Highway F,  slid across the roadway,  down the embankment and struck […]

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