Month: June 2021

A Waupun man was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash that closed state Highway 33 in Dodge County for several hours Tuesday.  The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says a dump truck operated by a 67 year old Campbellsport man stopped in the westbound lane of 33 just west of Heart Street  for construction when it was struck by a semi,  operated by a 54 year Waupun man.    The dump  truck driver was […]

A Fond du Lac man escaped serious injury in a two vehicle crash that seriously injured the other driver.   The cxrash happened Tuesday morning on Interstate 43 in Manitowoc County.  According to the State Patrol a car driven by a 24 year old Stevens Point man was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed collided with a northbound vehicle operated by a 65 year old Fond du Lac man.  The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s state budget is projected to see “unprecedented” revenue growth of $4.4 billion above previous estimates by the middle of 2023. The news delivered Tuesday prompted Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to call for more spending on education. Republicans urged caution and promised tax cuts. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he favors up to a $4 billion tax cut. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau delivered the revised […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wasn’t with the Green Bay Packers for their first mandatory minicamp session. This marks the latest chapter in the standoff between the team and its MVP quarterback. Rodgers also hadn’t participated in the Packers’ voluntary organized team activities. That represented change from his usual offseason routine. The Packers have the option to fine Rodgers just over $93,000 if he misses all three minicamp […]

A Fond du Lac girl was critically injured after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle.  Rescue personnel were called to the area of East Johnson and Amory Streets shortly after 9pm Monday .  An eight year old girl was transported to St. Agnes Hospital in critical condition and then flown by helicopter to Children’s Hospital.   A preliminary investigation  indicates that a vehicle travelling west bound on Johnson Street, driven by a 50-year-old […]

A retired Ripon College economist says he agrees with the assessment of Treasury secretary Janet Yellen  that the economic recovery is going to be Bumpy.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says any inflation pressures would  likely be only temporary.  Schoofs says the good news is unemployment continues to fall and the U.S. economy grew at a solid rate during the first quarter.