Month: August 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone. The lawsuit Wednesday is the latest legal challenge of many nationwide that could upset political boundary lines before the 2024 election. The long-promised action from a coalition of law firms and voting rights groups comes the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped from a […]

The Waupun Fire Chief says it may be time to add staff, or explore a different staffing model.   The Waupun Common Council  has approved a study to examine staffing models for fire and emergency response services.  Waupun Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says the number of volunteer firefighters are declining as demands for service increase.  The Fire Department currently has two full-time and 28 paid on-call firefighters, and a contracted ambulance service.  […]

Mile of Music gets underway this week in Appleton featuring music artists from around the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.  Event organizer Kim Willems says the free event is celebrating it's 10 year anniversary this year.  "Oh my gosh it's just crazy to think about where we started,"  Willems told WFDL news.  Willems has been involved with the festival since it's inception in 2013.  ""To see how we've […]

Nearly a million people are expected to pass through the gates as the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair gets underway this week.   Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent, Tina Kohlman, says she thinks Fond du Lac County entries will do well at this year's Fair   There will also be hundreds of food items available, including more than 100 new food and beverage options.    As always, fairgoers will have the […]

Join in (rain or shine) for the annual LakeApalooza Community Street Dance on Saturday, September 02.  This is a family fun event that you do not want to miss! The fun begins at 3:00 pm downtown in the parking lot of the American Legion.  Live music by Gizzae (guh-zay) starts at 3:00 pm, pipes and drums entrance by Clan Donald, and the Davidson County Band at 7:00 pm.   Come hungry, […]

Milwaukee and Arizona swapped relievers at Tuesday’s trade deadline as they continue their playoff pushes, with the Brewers acquiring left-hander Andrew Chafin from the Diamondbacks in exchange for right-hander Peter Strzelecki.   “Andrew adds an experienced leader and another quality left-handed arm to our bullpen,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said in a statement. "He has had a long history of success against both left-handed and right-handed hitters, and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court flips to liberal control for the first time in 15 years Tuesday with the start of the term of a new justice who made abortion rights a focus of her winning campaign.  Janet Protasiewicz will mark the start of her term with a swearing-in ceremony in the state Capitol Rotunda, the type of pomp and circumstance typically reserved for governors. Protasiewicz's win carries tremendous weight in […]

An Ohio math teacher who believes the 2020 election was stolen from former president Donald Trump  brought his message of election fraud to Wisconsin last week, but local election officials and other election experts say his claims are baseless.  Dr. Douglas Frank spoke last week at the American Legion Hall in Fond du Lac, and on AM 1170s Between the Lines program said voter rolls are growing faster than the population.  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie was killed in a crash this weekend. Devyn Reiley and her co-pilot are among the four people who died in two separate crashes. Her World War II-era plane crashed into Lake Winnebago on Saturday. She was taking part in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Airventure show in Oshkosh, which is one […]