MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows that property taxes levied by schools in Wisconsin will go up 3.3%, a smaller increase than in 2019 but still larger than any other year over the past decade. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released its report on Thursday. Property tax bills get mailed to homeowners this month across Wisconsin and are the single largest tax paid by residents. Property taxes are also […]
Starting Monday Fond du Lac’s Holy Family Communbity is providing a day shelter for the homeless at the St. Mary’s Church Outreach Center. Holy Family spokeswoman Sarah Razner says since the start of the pandemic, homeless residents have struggled to find a place to stay warm as organizations have been forced to limit their hours and visitor access. Razner says the St. Mary’s Outreach Center on East Merrill Avenue will be open from […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will limit attendance at Lambeau Field games to team employees and their families for the remainder of the 2020 regular season. The team says the decision is based on a continued high rate of coronavirus activity in Brown County and many areas of the state. The team is also concerned rates may spike with the holiday season approaching. The Packers have […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo isn't saying whether he plans to sign the Milwaukee Bucks' supermax contract extension offer. The Bucks were able to offer a five-year deal worth over $220 million. Antetokounmpo has until Dec. 21 to sign the extension. He's eligible to become a free agent after the upcoming season if he doesn't sign. Antetokounmpo says he’s focusing on basketball and is letting his agent handle any contract […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back/kick returner Tyler Ervin, safety Raven Greene and defensive lineman Billy Winn have all gone on injured reserve. The designation means that all three players must miss at least three games. The Packers have four regular-season games remaining. That stretch starts with Sunday’s game at Detroit. All three players were injured during the Packers’ 30-16 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Ervin […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan task force that brought together environmentalists, the energy industry and others has released its recommendations for how Wisconsin might bolster its economy while addressing climate change. The report released Wednesday includes 55 recommendations designed to adapt to climate change and limit its negative impacts, while also seeking to improve the economy and tap opportunities for renewable energy and conservation. The recommendations relate to energy, […]
CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say the man who died in a corn silo at a mill in Columbia County was a 52-year-old employee. The sheriff’s office was called to Didion Milling in Cambria Tuesday where an employee was reported missing and had been working in or around a corn silo. First responders from Cambria, Friesland and Pardeeville were dispatched and began search and rescue efforts. The employee was found […]
STEUBEN, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin-based fighter jet crashed in a national forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula while on a training mission and searchers are looking for the pilot, who was the only person aboard. The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs says the F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison crashed about 8 […]
Fond du Lac Public Works director Jordan Skiff is stepping down after more than nine years in Fond du Lac. Skiff is leaving at the end of the month after accepting a job as city administrator/utilities director for the city of Plymouth. Skiff is leaving as the city grapples with one of the most controversial issues it has ever faced…an alternative Lakeside Park master plan that proposes a restaurant and amphitheater at Lakeside […]