Month: October 2022

Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe in Rio, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for various packaged foods purchased on or before Oct. 12, 2022. The affected products, which carry a mark of inspection with establishment No. 293, include 18 products.: Potato Soup, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Beef Stroganoff, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Shredded Beef, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Chicken Vegetable Soup, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Beef Stew, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Italian Lasagna, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes got personal in their final debate Thursday before the Nov. 8 election, with each candidate attacking the other as being a liar, radical and out of touch with the average Wisconsin voter.   Johnson, who is seeking a third term, and Barnes, the lieutenant governor, are locked in a tight race that could determine which party controls the […]

The surprising New York Jets are seeking their first 4-2 start since 2015 as they prepare to visit the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are attempting to bounce back after squandering a 14-point lead in a 27-22 loss to the New York Giants at London. The Packers have never lost consecutive regular-season games within the same season since Matt LaFleur's arrival as coach in 2019. The Packers are 18-1 in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for personal testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The panel voted unanimously Thursday to compel the former president to appear. Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the committee's vice-chair, said, “We must seek the testimony under oath of January Sixth’s central player." Earlier in Thursday's hearing, the last before next month's congressional elections, the panel presented video of […]

This week is OCD Awareness Week with a goal of raising awareness of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and related disorders and treatment.  Chrissy Ewerdt says her son Cole was diagnosed with OCD when he was ten.  Cole says it's been a difficult journey because his behavior can be easily misunderstood. "As awkward as I may look, you may see the outside, but no one really sees the inside,"  Cole told AM 1170s […]

Envision Greater Fond du Lac is on record supporting two school referendums that will appear on the November ballot.  The Envision Board of directors has voted to endorse a North Fond du Lac School District building referendum, and a $55 million Moraine Park Technical College building referendum.  Envision president Sadie Vander Velde says MPTC programs are developed based on the needs of local employers.  The MPTC referendum asks voters for permission to […]

The Waupun Fire Chief says during Fire Prevention Week this week, make sure that you have a fire escape plan, just in case.  This year's theme is Fire Won't Wait, Plan Your Escape.  Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says make sure to include at least two ways to exit every room in your home in your escape plan.  Also make sure that you have working smoke alarms on each level of your […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The company that provided medical services at a Wisconsin jail has been found guilty in the 2016 dehydration death of an inmate. Armor Correctional Health Services Inc., based in Miami, was charged in 2018 with a felony and seven misdemeanors after its employees were accused of neglecting to check on Terrill Thomas during his week in isolation at the Milwaukee County Jail. Guards cut off Thomas' access […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — On Milwaukee’s largely Hispanic, working-class south side, voters are fed up with rampant lawlessness. Food and gas prices are creeping beyond their paychecks’ reach. Those bread-and-butter issues, combined with strong Christian values, appear to be making this traditionally Democratic voting bloc more receptive to Republican candidates. And the GOP has been courting Latinos here with unprecedented outreach efforts. Wisconsin delivered minuscule margins for Trump in 2016 and […]