Month: July 2024

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office and DNR are asking for the public's help and are investigating what they are describing as a large scale deer poaching scheme in the area.  The investigation began in mid July following a tip and covers approximately 200 square miles in Fond du Lac, Dodge and Washington counties.  Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the investigators believe the poaching has been occurring over the last year in the  Campbellsport, […]

An Oshkosh man convicted  in connection  with a fatal alcohol-related crash in Fond du Lac County is going to prison.  Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Tricia Walker sentenced 57 year old Brian Sippel to 28 years in prison followed by 15 years extended supervision.  Sippel earlier pleaded no contest to homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. Investigators say  Sippel was intoxicated when he struck a vehicle that […]

HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbings of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.  A judge also ordered Nicolae Miu, 54, to serve six years of extended supervision following his release from prison in the July 2022 stabbings along the Apple River in St. Croix County, which sits […]

Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam  President Angelia Foster is stepping down.  Foster has announced she will be leaving the organization October 7 after more than four  years at the helm. Foster has accepted the president position with Baptist Health Corbin in Kentucky  to lead its 273-bed acute and skilled care hospital.  “It was with both excitement and a heavy heart that I came to this difficult decision,” Foster said.  “This is a tremendous professional opportunity […]

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, giving her union firepower for the likely contest this November against Republican Donald Trump.   UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union's “job” in this year's election was to defeat Trump. The union has more than a million active and retired members with a strong base in what the Democrats call […]

Workers laid off from Mercury Marine and Charter Communications in Fond du Lac had an opportunity to find new employment at a Job Fair Wednesday.   The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board hosted a Job Fair at Moraine Park Technical   College in Fond du Lac.  Last month Merc announced 300 layoffs and last week announced 1700 partial layoffs.  Spectrum Charter is laying off 150 employees at it's Fond du Lac Call Center.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 6 out of 10 high school students in Wisconsin reported having at least one mental health challenge over the past year, based on results of the state's survey of students released Tuesday.  The 2023 survey was completed by 1,882 students in 42 public, charter, and alternative high schools in Wisconsin. It was compiled by the state Department of Public Instruction.  Students reported that they were having more mental […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), today announced the results of the 2024 Market Rate Survey, which found a larger-than-predicted increase in child care provider prices between 2022 and 2023, resulting in a drop in affordable child care slots by nearly 25 percent. The Market Rate Survey is a federally required collection and analysis that helps the state determine what prices child […]

Attendance: Approximately 686,000 – Highest total on record! (Previous: 677,000 - 2023). Comment from EAA CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton: “Over the past decade, and especially since 2020, we have seen AirVenture move to another level, as we maintain the heart of the event while adding programs and activities that appeal to aviation enthusiasts of all interests. Kudos to our dedicated volunteers and staff who plan and adjust to make it […]