Republican congressman Glenn Grothman is reitering concerns that thousands of people are going to lose their jobs as a result of president Biden’s decision to ax construction of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. "It could be a thousand jobs, that's what's been thrown out there," Grothman told WFDL news. "They're talking about overall 10,000 jobs. It's a significant number of people and very well paying jobs." Grothman says some of those jobs […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — David Villa, the head of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, has died at age 66. The board announced Monday that Villa died on Saturday. The cause of his death was not released. Villa joined the investment board in 2006 as chief investment officer and was named executive director in 2018. The investment board manages the Wisconsin Retirement System on behalf of 652,000 current and former […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville. The Rock County Sheriff’s Department says the plane had reported a problem to the airport tower before the tower lost contact about 9:27 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators believe the pilot was trying to return to the airport when the plane crashed about a mile south of […]
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Ice coverage on Lake Superior has increased by nearly 25% over the past week thanks to the long stretch of subfreezing temperatures. The lake was experiencing historically low percentages of ice in January. According tot he National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that changed Monday when nearly 32% of the lake had ice. That's a rapid increase from 7% just a week ago. The Star Tribune reports […]
A 17-year-old Chick-fil-A employee won a new car during a company Christmas raffle, but gave it to her friend and co-worker who commuted to the job on a regular basis on a bicycle. What are the details? According to Today, 17-year-old Haley Bridges of Appleton, Wisconsin, gifted a vehicle to her 19-year-old friend and co-worker, Hokule'a Taniguchi, who had been commuting to and from work on a bicycle all fall and […]
The Rosendale-Brandon School Board has voted in favor of a plan to close the Brandon Middle School, sending those students to Rosendale. The vote was six to three and after the meeting one board member turned in his resignation. Superintendent Wayne Weber say the consolidation plan is in response to a projected 30% drop in enrollment over the next four years. School officials say the consolidation, including eliminating some positions could save the district […]
A good samaritan helped Fond du Lac firefighters responding to a car fire at the Fleet Farm gas station Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle on fire near the gas pumps. A driver with a snow plow used the plow blade to push the vehicle away from pumps and firefighters extinguished the fire. Nobody was injured. https://twitter.com/i/status/1361511893312172032
A propane torpedo heater appears to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a garage in Fond du lac last week. Firefighters were called to the scene on East 12th Street between Marr and Main Streets Friday afternoon. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says the fire does not appear to be suspicious. O’Leary says the bitter cold makes it difficult for firefighters. Nobody was injured in the fire.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is downplaying the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month. He said that it “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection to me.” Johnson’s comments Monday came after he voted Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. Johnson said in the interview that Trump’s attorneys “eviscerated” arguments made by Democrats seeking to convict Trump for instigating […]