Month: December 2023

Nobody was seriously injured after a car crashed into the side of a building in Fond du Lac on Christmas Day.  The crash happened Monday afternoon when a car traveling on Pioneer Road left the road and crashed into the side of the Cost Cutters building.  The crash remains under investigation.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities.  The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election in a battleground state where four of the six past presidential elections have been decided by fewer than 23,000 votes, and Republicans have built […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has confirmed the first pediatric death from a respiratory illness. The death is a result of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).   “It is with great sadness that DHS reports the first death of a child from RSV in Wisconsin this season,” said DHS Respiratory Diseases Epidemiologist Tom Haupt. “Respiratory illness cases are on the rise throughout the state, and it is important to take […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the New York Knicks snapped Milwaukee’s seven-game winning streak, ending their lengthy skid against the Bucks with a 129-122 victory. The Knicks had dropped nine straight meetings, including a 130-111 loss on Saturday in the opener of this two-game series. The Bucks had handled New York easily twice while rolling through their December schedule, but they haven’t solved Brunson all […]

Conditions were mostly nice this year for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas, but some naughty disruptions again plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines.  For millions of people traveling over the holiday, this year was much better than last. Christmas morning put a bow on a relatively smooth weekend.  Only 157 flights within, into or out of the U.S. had been canceled and 2,111 were delayed as of late afternoon on Monday, according […]

For most people this time of year brings joy and excitement.  But the holidays can also bring stress and anxiety for many people.  According to a recent survey by the American Psychological Association nearly 40 percent of people say their stress level increases during the holidays.   SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital Behavioral Health social worker Jackie Block says there is a lot of pressure to have a great holiday and with that comes […]

One of the perks of enduring Wisconsin's frozen tundra during the holiday season is the likelihood of a white Christmas.  Now there's an interactive map from the Oceanic Atmospheric Administration that lets you see the historic probability of one inch or more of snow on December 25.  Shocking to no one, Wisconsin is among the states with the highest probability of snow on Christmas.  For example, Fond du Lac will […]

Wisconsin Lighting Lab, Inc. (WiLL), a company specializing in lighting and technology infrastructure based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is excited to share its holiday light show with the greater community. The light show features the Trans-Siberian Orchestra hit “Christmas Eve / Sarajevo.” WiLL recently unveiled the show, and a video of the display is available here: https://youtu.be/lce8PESkr0s?si=8WJvw_AatlenxbOJ   Now through January 1, 2024, WiLL's custom-programmed light show, which encompasses both of the […]

DELAFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Police say two 10-year-old boys were killed and four other people were injured when a car fleeing a traffic stop crashed in southern Wisconsin. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy stopped the car for speeding and driving without license plates late Tuesday, but the driver sped away. A police pursuit ended a few miles away when the car was involved in a rollover crash. […]