A portion of South Park Avenue in Fond du Lac will be closed this week. South Park between 6 th Street and 9 th Street will be closed beginning Monday, December 12th and will reopen Friday afternoon December 16th. The closure will be in place to allow the water utility to replace and restore a lead service on S Park Avenue.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three people are dead after a house fire in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Watertown early Friday morning. Police and firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 12:30 a.m. and were told that residents were still trapped inside. The fire department says smoke and flames engulfing the home pushed back firefighters who attempted to enter the building. Police have not released the names or ages of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s state health secretary who has held the job the past two years, including as the COVID-19 vaccine was first being distributed, is leaving Gov. Tony Evers administration. Evers announced Friday that Karen Timberlake will be leaving the post on Jan. 2. Timblerlake is the second Cabinet member to announce since Evers won reelection that they will not be returning. Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston […]
Marquette-Green Lake-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-Iowa-Dane-Lafayette-Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, and Blanchardville ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Wet, heavy snow. A period of freezing rain is expected for portions of southwest Wisconsin ahead of snow […]
Columbus High School football coach Andrew Selgrad has been named Wisconsin Associated Press High School Football Coach of the Year. Selgrad received the honor after leading Columbus to a WIAA Division 4 championship this year, over Waukesha Catholic Memorial. There were snowy conditions as Capitol Conference champion Columbus rallied for a 23-21 victory last month, completing an undefeated 14-0 season. Selgrad said being named Coach of the Year is an […]
Wherever his football journey takes him next, Blake Schraufnagel will always remember where it started. It’s safe to say the Mayville community won’t be forgetting the running back anytime soon, either. On Thursday, Schraufnagel was selected as Wisconsin Associated Press Player of the Year for high school football in 2022. The selection is made by a statewide media panel. “My freshman year of high school, our varsity team was 2-7 and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is providing nearly $36 billion to shore up a financially troubled union pension plan. The federal aid is intended to stop severe cuts to the retirement incomes of more than 350,000 Teamsters workers and retirees. The Biden administration says it's the largest-ever federal payment to a union pension fund. The money for the Central States Pension Fund is part of a broader $1.9 […]
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has awarded $1 million in producer-led watershed protection grants to 43 farmer-led groups for 2023. The grants are designed to support producer-led conservation solutions by encouraging innovation and farmer participation in on-the-ground efforts to improve Wisconsin's soil health and water quality. The Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water is receiving a nearly $38,000 grant.
A Fond du Lac man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first degree intentional homicide. Thirty two year old Timothy Brown entered the plea during an arraignment hearing this week. Brown is charged in the August 20 shooting death of 40 year old Brandon Johnson. Johnson was found dead in the 200 block of Marquette Street with multiple gunshot wounds. Brown was bound over for trial following a […]