Month: June 2023

AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL OF WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until noon Thursday, June 29th. This advisory affects all of southern and south central Wisconsin.  Smoke originating from Canadian wildfires is spreading from north-to-south.  We expect this situation to remain highly dynamic over the coming days and will adjust messaging as needed. Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded […]

A Republican authored bill would guarantee enrollment at a state university for the brightest Wisconsin high school graduates.   The bill would require the UW System and technical colleges to admit students that rank in the top five percent of their class.   Republican state representative Jerry O'Connor of Fond du Lac estimates that would be about 3500 students.   O'Connor says UW campuses have been experiencing enrollment declines and doesn't believe an influx of new students […]

The United States is about to start the countdown to its 250th anniversary. The buildup begins this July 4 at a Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field in Milwaukee, where the organization created by Congress to oversee the party will kick off the planning process. It comes as the nation remains riven by partisan political fighting, with the shadow of […]

FOND DU LAC, WI - More working, single parents will take the next step to get their degrees, thanks to a generous gift by SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac to Marian University of Wisconsin.   The $50,000 gift will benefit the Marian’s Working Families Grant program, which provides financial assistance to single parents pursuing their dream of a college degree.   The check was presented by Katherine Vergos, president of SSM Health St. Agnes […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has confirmed that a horse in Dunn County, Wisconsin, has tested positive for West Nile virus. The positive test is a sign that mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus are present in Wisconsin and can transmit the virus to people and other animals.  The horse is the first reported West Nile virus infection in the state this year. Currently, no human cases of West Nile […]

Eleven truck and tractor pull classes will be contending for placement just outside of Beaver Dam on Saturday, July 8. “The Pull”, presented by J&A Branded, is a full evening of competition held at the Dodge County Fairgrounds from 6-9pm, which will feature competitive vehicles from the Midwest Tractor and Truck Pullers and other participants from the area.  Attendees will enjoy seeing the following classes compete on July 8: MTTPA Classes Barnyard […]

An Appleton man is in custody following a more than 20 mile long high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.   The chase started early Wednesday morning after the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received information from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office that a stolen vehicle was traveling southbound on Interstate 41 nearing Fond du Lac County.   A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the vehicle on Interstate 41 near Lone Elm Road […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official has ended in partisan deadlock. Republicans have called for Meagan Wolfe to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential election. Wolfe has defended the decisions she's made and fought back against false claims of election fraud, including those made by former President Donald Trump. As Wolfe's term nears an end, the state's six election commissioners, […]

The Fond du Lac city manager says a bipartisan deal to provide more funding to local governments across Wisconsin is good news for Fond du Lac.   Roughly $1.6 billion in aid to local governments, known as shared revenue, would be paid for by tapping 20 percent of the state's 5-cent sales tax.  Aid would then grow along with sales tax revenue.  Fond du Lac city manager Joe Moore says shared revenue has […]