Month: January 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.  A separate plan announced Wednesday calls for aggressive action to fight antisemitism on college campuses, promising to prosecute offenders and revoke visas for international students found to be “Hamas sympathizers.”   Both plans were outlined in executive orders to be […]

MADISON – Wisconsin business leaders support President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods imported from China, according to the latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, conducted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association.  Eighty-six percent of respondents of the semiannual WMC survey support imposing tariffs on countries like China in response to unfair trade practices. But business leaders have concerns about tariffs on nations like […]

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country. The White House confirmed that OMB pulled the memo Wednesday in a two sentence notice to agencies and departments, but said that Trump’s underlying executive orders targeting federal spending in areas like diversity, equity and inclusion and […]

SSM Health has announced plans to expand its Cancer Care facility on East Division Street in Fond du Lac.   Planning is underway to add 12,000 square feet, additional parking and new infusion and anticoagulation services.  SSM Health is seeking input from physicians, caregivers, patients and family members regarding the design and construction.   Construction is expected to begin this summer and completed next spring.    “This exciting development comes as we continue to see […]

The SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic welcomes Jamie Deering, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician, to its 420 E. Division Street clinic in Fond du Lac. She is now accepting new patients.    As she joins SSM Health, Dr. Deering will also serve as the SSM Health Wisconsin Region Primary Care Medical Director.    Dr. Deering specializes in family medicine and sees patients of all ages. She offers […]

FOND DU LAC, WI – Cassidy Caya has been hired as the Box Office Manager for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. She joins General Manager Jim Misudek and Operations Manager Jakob Petersen on the full-time staff.   Caya, born in River Falls, Wisconsin, but grew up mostly in Minnesota, is a 2024 graduate of University of Oklahoma with a degree in Business Administration specializing in Sports Business. She spent the […]

A Fond du Lac woman is in custody following a high speed chase in the city of Fond du Lac.  Shortly after 11:30pm Tuesday officers responded to the area of West Johnson Street and North Peters Avenue for a reckless driving complaint.  The chase went eastbound on Johnson Street where the vehicle made a u-turn at North Seymour Street, before initially pulling over, and then speeding away westbound on Johnson at speeds up to 65 […]

Fond du Lac's ADVOCAP welcomed the public to an Open House Tuesday showcasing their new Opportunity Center and its impact for low-income individuals in the city.  Since opening in November, the Center has quickly become a vital resource for those in Fond du Lac seeking to overcome challenges like homelessness, job loss, and financial instability.   Through its comprehensive intake process, the Opportunity Center’s dedicated team has been able to work […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is emphasizing President Donald Trump's pardons in Wisconsin's high profile Supreme Court race. Former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn on Tuesday criticized the Republican-backed candidate for the court. Dunn says candidate Brad Schimel is “clearly playing both sides” of the issue when it comes to pardoning people who attacked […]