Month: October 2022

168 Results / Page 7 of 19

Local News

10-24-22 beaver dam business finalist in main street makeover contest

A Beaver Dam business is one of six finalists in Wisconsin's Main Street Makeover contest.    Art on the Town owner Kris Schumacher-Rasmussen moved her DIY art studio out of her home into a downtown storefront in 2019,  transitioning almost immediately into a curbside service business.  Since reopening to in-store traffic the studio has expanded services creating the need for enhanced marketing and a revamped storefront and  classroom space.  Two of the six finalists will […]

todayOctober 21, 2022

Local News

10-23-22 summer-like weather this weekend

After fall weather settled in a couple weeks ago summer-like weather is returning to Wisconsin this weekend.  National  Weather Service meteorologist Aidan Kuroski says high temps this weekend are forecast in the low 70s, and possibly close to 80 degrees in southern Wisconsin.  Strong winds are also in the forecast with wind gusts in excess of 30 miles an hour at times.

todayOctober 21, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 hope on the block to help fdl’s homeless

The community is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Hope on the Block cabinet at the Fond du Lac Public Library.   Library director Jon Mark Bolthouse says the cabinet provides essential supplies to help an individual get through the night when other agencies have closed for the day and  the community's homeless shelter is full.  Supplies available include sleeping bags, blankets, hygiene kits, COVID tests and more.  As of […]

todayOctober 21, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 health system discloses breach tied to online data tracker

CHICAGO (AP) — The personal health information of up to 3 million patients in Illinois and Wisconsin may have been exposed to outside companies through tracking technology used on a large hospital system’s electronic health records website. Advocate Aurora Health, which operates 27 hospitals, said in a statement Thursday that the breach may have exposed information including patients’ medical provider, type of appointment or medical procedure, dates and locations of […]

todayOctober 20, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 justice barrett rejects appeal over biden student debt plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program. Barrett did not comment Thursday in turning away the appeal from the Brown County Taxpayers Association, which also has lost rounds in lower federal courts. The group wrote in its Supreme Court filing that it needed an emergency order to put the […]

todayOctober 20, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 packers look to get back on track at washington

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are looking to get back on track against the Washington Commanders with new starting quarterback Taylor Heinicke. The Packers have lost consecutive games in the same season for the first time since Matt LaFleur took over as coach in 2019. Green Bay is favored to end the skid at Washington. The Commanders turn to Heinicke after Carson Wentz broke […]

todayOctober 20, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 dairy margin coverage program

Dairy producers can now enroll for 2023 coverage through the Dairy Margin Coverage program.  Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent Tina Kohlman says it's an important safety net program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that helps producers manage changes in milk and feed prices.   Last year USDA's Farm Service Agency took steps to improve coverage, especially for  small and medium sized dairies, including offering  a new Supplemental DMC program, and […]

todayOctober 20, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 4 still hospitalized at burn centers following bonfire explosion

TOWN OF MAPLE GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Four people remain hospitalized in Wisconsin burn centers with injuries from a bonfire explosion last week during a party in the Town of Maple Grove. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says the explosion happened late Friday when a 55-gallon drum that was a quarter full of a mixture of gas and diesel fuel was placed on the fire. The sheriff’s office says some […]

todayOctober 20, 2022

Local News

10-21-22 wisconsin parade suspect gives tearful opening statement

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year gave a tearful opening statement as he defends himself at trial. Darrell Brooks faces 76 charges in the Nov. 21 tragedy in Waukesha. He dismissed his attorneys days before his trial began earlier this month, electing to represent himself. Prosecutors rested […]

todayOctober 20, 2022