Month: November 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin gun dealers continue to struggle with keeping shelves stocked with ammunition. Supply chain disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for guns and ammunition has left shelves empty in some cases. And when a shipment does arrive at local gun stores, ammunition is quickly snapped up. The National Shooting Sports Foundation estimates about 8.4 million people bought a gun for the first time last […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of Wisconsin’s group of private colleges and universities plans to retire after three decades at the helm. Rolf Wegenke became president of the Wisconsin Association of Private Colleges and Universities, also known as WAICU, in 1992. The Madison-based organization represents 23 private nonprofit schools and their nearly 54,000 students. The  73-year-old Wegenke has spent much of his time convincing people that private colleges are […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vel Phillips, Wisconsin’s first Black secretary of state, will be honored with a statue on the state’s Capitol grounds. The Capitol and Executive Residence Board voted unanimously to erect the statue of Phillips, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Phillips, who died in 2018, broke a number of gender and race barriers throughout her career. She was the first Black woman to graduate from the UW-Madison School […]

Nobody was injured in a dryer fire at a Fond du Lac apartment complex.   Shortly before 8pm Sunday firefighters were called to the Glacier Valley Estates on North Prairie Road for a fire in a third floor laundry room.  The fire was contained to the dryer and was extinguished.  No residents were injured or displaced.   Fire crews found duct work full of lint which contributed to the dryer catching fire.  FDLFR would like to […]