MILWAUKEE (AP) — Health officials say there's no evidence that a severe respiratory illness that has sickened hundreds of children in more than 10 states has been found in Wisconsin. The illness may be caused by an uncommon virus similar to the germ that causes the common cold. Enterovirus 68 is a strain in a family of viruses that typically hit from summertime through autumn. Although no cases have been […]
Alliant Energy has completed another Power Wisconsin Project. The project involved rebuilding the Hickory Street Substation, which will significantly improve the reliability of electric service for residents and businesses in the City of Fond du Lac. The Hickory Street Substation is located near the intersection of South Hickory Street and Western Avenue, just south of the Fond du Lac River. Alliant Energy completely rebuilt the substation with new switchgear, circuits […]
After a gorgeous weekend things are going to look more like fall by the end of the week. National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Kavinsky says a cool front moving in will bring heavy rain and the possibility of strong storms later Tuesday night into Wednesday. " A strong low pressure system is going to form along this frontal boundary. Its probably going to bring some pretty good rain, maybe some […]
Fond du lac police are continuing their investigation but are not sure If two weekend fights are related. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says there is no evidence at this point that the fights were racially motivated. One fight occurred early Saturday morning on East Second Street involving a group of African American males and a group of white males. A second fight a couple hours later occurred near Military […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Propane dealers say they're trying to head off a repeat of last winter's supply crisis in Wisconsin by adding more storage tanks and urging customers to lock into supply contracts. Wisconsin and other upper Midwestern states grappled with a pronounced propane shortage last winter brought on by prolonged frigid weather, a pipeline closure and heavy demand for drying crops.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that a Wisconsin state law that limits the amount of money candidates can collect from political action committees not be enforced. The CRG Network argues that its First Amendment rights to free speech and free association have been denied because of limits the state places on PAC contributions.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's nonpartisan Fiscal Bureau says the projected shortfall for the next two-year state budget ending in mid-2017 stands at nearly $1.8 billion. The Fiscal Bureau released the latest estimate on Monday. The projected shortfall, or structural deficit, is nearly triple what was forecast in May. That shortfall is on top of the projected deficit in the current two-year budget, which is expected to hit nearly […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governors from five Midwest states joined Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday in meetings with Japanese governors, officials, and company executives for the annual gathering of the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association. The group, founded in 1967, meets yearly to discuss the growth and progress of economic relations of the American Midwest and Japan. Governors from Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin planned to give speeches. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A vice president at Gov. Scott Walker's job-creation agency resigned his position in August after complaining about being forced to comply with "misguided policies," but rescinded his decision two days later. Lee Swindall, vice president of business and industry development at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, resigned his position on Aug. 25. In his resignation letter, Swindall blasts close Walker aide and WEDC Chief Operations Officer […]