Month: October 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin law firm is suing to stop federal student loan forgiveness, saying President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan is discriminatory and amounts to taxation without representation. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday asking a judge to issue an order immediately halting student loan forgiveness until the lawsuit plays out. The lawsuit argues that Biden had no […]

The Dairy State is home to the World Dairy Expo this week.  The event started Sunday and runs through Friday.  Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent Tina Kohlman says for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, international visitors are returning to the event in Madison.  The 55th annual event is attracting up to 15,000 guests per day and features exhibitors from across the state including Fond du […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a cattle fraud scheme that he tried to cover up by killing two Wisconsin brothers. The U.S. attorneys office said 28-year-old Garland Nelson, of Braymer, must forfeit more than $215,000 after admitting to mail fraud and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He entered the plea just days after pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree […]

Investigators say a woman who was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 41 in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties was apparently suffering from some mental issues.   Shortly after 11pm Monday the Winnebago County Dispatch Center notified the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office that the woman had told authorities she was being held against her will.   Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Lieutenant Chris Dobyns says the chase, at Interstate speeds,  […]

NEW LONDON, Wis. (AP) — An adult and 13 students have been injured and taken to hospitals after a cargo van crashed into the back of a school bus in northeastern Wisconsin. Police say the bus from the Manawa School District was stopped at some railroad tracks in New London when it was rear-ended by the van about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. There were 36 people on the school bus, including […]

Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation  has accepted a Business Friend of the Environment Award from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturers association. During a ceremony at its headquarters in Madison, WMC named Mercury the award winner in the Sustainability – Large Business category. WMC has presented its Business Friend of the Environment awards to Wisconsin businesses annually for the past 32 years.  […]

Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall.  And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra strength kind.   There's no way to predict how bad this flu season will be, but Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says Australia just emerging from a nasty flu season could be an indicator.  "That is a likely indicator to what […]

The Big Ten West is a mess. It’s also mesmerizing. Wisconsin and Nebraska already have fired their head coaches. Minnesota took up the mantle as West favorite last week and was upset at home. Illinois is one of the hottest teams in the nation after outscoring two nonconference opponents and Wisconsin 89-13. Even Nebraska suddenly thinks it could make a run. Six teams are 1-1 in conference play and tied […]