TOWN OF MAPLE GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s investigators in Wisconsin say they are willing to forgo any possible underage drinking violations in order to get more information about a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people, including some critically, The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says as many as 40 current and former Pulaski High School students were at the bonfire Friday night in the Town of Maple […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor is suggesting he does not support arresting doctors under the state's near total ban on abortions. Tim Michels is locked in a tight race with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, with abortion a major issue. Michels' position on abortion has been changing. He used to back the state's near total ban, but now he supports exceptions for pregnancies arising from rape […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man whose 5-year-old daughter and her mother were killed in a car crash involving the Wisconsin state Senate’s minority leader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the lawmaker. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that Brandon Fink, whose daughter Khaleesi Fink and the girl’s mother, Alyssa Ortman, were killed in the July crash, filed the lawsuit Friday in Ashland County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court. […]
Traffic is blocked following a two vehicle crash that has closed the Johnson Street overpass in Fond du Lac. The crash involving a shuttle van and pick-up truck happened around 11:30 Tuesday morning. Initial reports indicate there are no serious injuries.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police say a 5-year-old girl who was shot at a Green Bay home has died. Officers responded to a weapons call at an eastside residence about 5 p.m. Monday. The child was taken to the hospital. Police confirmed Tuesday she has been pronounced dead. Police say they are looking to speak with a 35-year-old Green Bay man as a person of interest in the case. […]
An ad hoc committee has been formed to plan a Centennial Rededication Ceremony for the historic Recording Angel sculpture in Waupun. Mayor Rohn Bishop says the Recording Angel was donated to Waupun by Clarence Shaler in October 1923 and placed at his wife's grave, overlooking the Forest Mound Cemetery. Bishop says a rededication ceremony is a proper way to honor the sculpture's 100 years.
With rates of anxiety and depression among children accelerating during the pandemic, several states are now allowing kids to take mental health days as an excused absence, and experts say it's a good idea. Director of Behavioral Health Community-Based services with SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region, Doctor Matt Doll, says taking a mental health day is important. Dr. Doll says the point of taking a mental health day isn't about […]
Inflation, the rate at which prices rise, jumped 8.2 percent in the 12 months to September, down from 8.3 percent in August. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs, says while its the third month in a row that price rises have slowed, its still high. The inflation rate was 8.5 percent in March when the Fed began aggressively raising interest rates. But Schoofs says there have been a number of factors that keep […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — There are plenty of issues hindering a Green Bay Packers offense that has produced just 10 points over its last six quarters. The Packers believe their problems start on the offensive line. The Packers are searching for ways to boost their offense as they carry a two-game skid into a three-game road swing. Green Bay is scoring 17.8 points per game to rank 24th out […]