MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It might feel like salt in the wound of Minnesota Vikings' fans after a humbling loss to Seattle Sunday. A suburban Twin Cities McDonald's was using promotional cups emblazoned with the logo of the border rival Green Bay Packers. Minnesota's 38-7 loss put the Packers in a tie with the Vikings for first place in the NFC North. It turns out the Packers cups were shipped to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill designed to make a heroin overdose antidote more readily available. Under current law, doctors can give health centers, pharmacies and clinics general permission to dispense Narcan without specific prescriptions. But Attorney General Brad Schimel has raised concerns that those provisions don't trump other statutes requiring prescriptions to include a recipient's name. Republican Rep. John Nygren's bill clarifies that pharmacies […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new University of Wisconsin System report says nearly 75 percent of graduates during the last fiscal year left school in debt. The report, prepared for regent review at their meeting Friday, found 74 percent of UW System in-state graduates in 2014-15 had an average debt of $30,650. The report also found that 71 percent of all undergraduate students — 111,627 students — received some form […]
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Four semis were involved in two separate crashes minutes apart on the same stretch of interstate in southeastern Minnesota. The State Patrol says one person died in one of the crashes on Interstate 90 and two others were hurt Monday afternoon near Stewartville. A semi traveling westbound sideswiped another semi that had pulled over. One of the semis spilled its load. One of the drivers, from […]
Individuals who volunteer at Waupun Memorial Hospital's information desk make a big difference in the lives of patients, visitors and associates just by giving a few hours of their time a week. Waupun Memorial Hospital is currently seeking volunteers to help provide coverage at the information desk, welcome individuals to the hospital, provide directions to visitors and patients, and assist with other needs that arise. "We're looking for individuals that […]
The Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum presents a family-oriented luminary holiday walk on Sunday, December 13th from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the UW Fond du Lac campus, 400 University Drive, Fond du Lac. Enjoy the Gottfried Prairie as you have never seen it. Luminaries will light your way through the prairie for this self guided walk. The sounds of nature and voices of carolers will keep you warm […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery at a town of Beaver Dam gas station. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the BP gas station on Madison Street was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 8am Tuesday. The suspect displayed a weapon, stole an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot. He was last seen traveling westbound on Lake Crest Drive in the city of Beaver Dam. A $500 […]
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — A lawyer says the family of a biker killed during a police standoff at a Wisconsin motorcycle repair shop is considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit. Attorney Cole White says his client Michael Funk was fatally shot in the encounter. But he says Funk was a victim who shouldn't have been killed. He says Funk was among those taken hostage Saturday at Eagle Nation Cycles in […]
A Fond du Lac judge has denied a motion by a Fond du lac woman convicted in the robbery of a motel to get out of jail before she is sentenced. Felicia Herdich earlier pleaded no contest to multiple counts including armed robbery, issuing worthless checks and misappropriating ID. Judge Robert Wirtz revoked bail and ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Police say Herdich was involved in the robbery of the […]