MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine has agreed to plead guilty in federal court. Forty-six-year-old Steven Brandenburg, of Grafton, is charged with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $250,000 fine on each count. Police arrested Brandenburg on Dec. 31 as part of an investigation into how […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state government's financial future just got brighter. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau released projections Tuesday that show the state should finish the next three-year period with about $1.2 billion more than expected in November. The bureau said the national gross domestic product is expected to rebound strongly in 2021 and 2022, bolstered by federal pandemic stimulus dollars. Vaccinations will lead to increases in employment over the […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers says that “I don’t think there’s any reason why I wouldn’t be back” with the Green Bay Packers next season. But he added during his weekly spot on SiriusXM Radio that his future isn’t necessarily in his control. Rodgers was clarifying remarks he made Sunday after the Packers’ 31-26 NFC championship game loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rodgers said after […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Emotions ran high as baseball came together at Truist Park to honor to life and legacy of Hank Aaron. The one-time home run king and Baseball Hall of Famer died last week at age 86. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Braves manager Brian Snitker and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones spoke emotionally about Aaron's humble demeanor and the enormous legacy he left behind. Snitker, especially choked back tears […]
A Fond du Lac Lakeside Park management team has released it’s recommendations for an alternate park master plan, that does not include an amphitheater at the park. The recommendations were presented at Monday night’s advisory park board meeting and will be reviewed by the Fond du Lac city council at their meeting Wednesday evening. A restaurant is moved farther west from the Lakeside Park lighthouse, an ice-rink would be located near the splashpad, […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Midwestern winter storm is making travel treacherous as wind-whipped snow piles up in Wisconsin Tuesday. Snow plow drivers worked to keep up as snow accumulated on highways and city streets. The storm closed schools that planned to conduct in-person instruction with some switching to virtual learning. The National Weather Service predicted up to four inches of snow in the Dodge and Fond du Lac County area, […]
The Fond du Lac School District plans to go to full in-person instruction next month. Following a workshop session Monday night the Fond du Lac School Board agreed to start a traditional five-day in class instruction model starting February 15. At the regular meeting, a couple of Fond du Lac residents spoke in favor of returning to in person instruction. Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says the good news is the number of COVID cases […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers said he’s not sure what his future holds in Green Bay. That was all it took to raise concerns about the Packers’ ability to contend in 2021 and beyond. Green Bay earned the top seed in the NFC behind an All-Pro season from Rodgers, who at age 37 put his team in ideal position to win its first Super Bowl since the 2010 […]
Given everything that happened across the country last year, including the police shooting in Kenosha, the Waupun Police Chief says he’s looking forward to equipping his department with body cameras. Last fall the Waupun Common Council approved funding to purchase up to 13 body cameras for the department. Police Chief Scott Louden says he is currently working on developing policies around how the body cameras will be used. Departments acquire the cameras […]