Month: December 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s natural resources board has voted to proceed with regulating so-called forever chemicals in the state’s groundwater. The unanimous vote Wednesday by the state Natural Resources Board comes 10 months after groundwater regulations for PFAS chemicals were scrapped under pressure from the state’s powerful business industry. Regulators in February adopted standards for surface and drinking water. Those went into effect in June. It will take about […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group qualified for tax breaks from the state of Wisconsin for a second year in a row in 2022 under revised contract terms that lowered benchmarks the technology company needed to meet. The Taiwan-based company qualified for $8.6 million in tax credits based on creating 768 eligible jobs at its southeastern Wisconsin facility and making a $77.4 million capital investment by the end of 2021. […]

The Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control Program Coordinator says she is pleased with an agreement reached between the Wisconsin Department of Justice and 32 other states with JUUL Labs.  The $435 million agreement resolves a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette  manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices.  Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control Program coordinator Johanna Brotz tells WFDL news the agreement has been a long time coming.  "We've known […]

Fond du Lac Police captain Scott Krause has graduated from the FBI National Academy.  The 21 year veteran of the Fond du Lac Police Department graduated during ceremonies in Quantico, Virginia December 8.  "It was a very, very humbling experience,"  Krause told WFDL news.  "I was there with 234 law enforcement officers from all across the world."  Krause has served on the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group Drug Unit, […]

The secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is encouraging residents to shop small this holiday season.  WEDC secretary Missy Hughes made the comments during a stop in downtown Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon. "Shopping local not only helps that particular business owner but it helps the whole community,"  Hughes told WFDL news.  Hughes made stop at several North Main Street businesses, many celebrating their first or second holiday shopping […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A nonpartisan audit is calling on Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to be more transparent about how he distributes billions in federal COVID-19 relief funds. The Legislative Audit Bureau said that Evers’ Department of Administration did not provide information it claimed the governor based his decisions on when handing out some $3.7 billion in pandemic aid to state programs. Republican lawmakers have previously criticized the governor’s […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed gay marriage legislation into law before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflects growing acceptance of same-sex unions. “This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms,” Biden said Tuesday on the South Lawn of the White House. “And that’s why this law matters to every single American.” Lawmakers from both parties were there, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement on the Respect for Marriage Act being signed into law by President Biden: “Today, we are making history and making a difference for millions of Americans. We are telling the millions of same-sex and interracial couples that we see them and we respect them. I am thinking of couples like my dear friends Margaret and Denise, who no longer have to […]

Dodge-Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, and Oostburg ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Wet snow, heavy at times. Some mix with sleet will be   possible early on. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches.    Winds gusts of 25 to 35 mph. * […]