Month: January 2023

SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has received an international quality award for its HeartFlow program.  SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic cardiologist Dr. Marc Atzenhoefer says the award recognizes SSM Health Fond du Lac in the top 18 percent of global medical centers in coronary CT imaging.  Dr. Aztenhoefer says HeartFlow is used in conjunction with coronary CT technology to diagnose coronary artery disease.  Dr. Atzenhoefer says physicians are provided […]

Governor Tony Evers says he thinks a bill legalizing medical marijuana may pass this legislative session.  "It sounds like it.  Legislators seem to have an interest in it,"  Evers told AM 1170s Between the Lines program.  Senate Republican leader Devin LeMahieu says he thinks a bill to create a medical marijuana program in the state could be passed this legislative session as long as regulations are put forward to ensure it's for […]

Two people were injured, one seriously in a head on collision on slippery roads in Fond du Lac County.  Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says the crash happened Thursday morning on state Highway 67 near Campbellsport.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says the crash happened when one vehicle crossed over the center line.   The driver of the vehicle that crossed over was flown by helicopter to Froedert Hospital in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly gave a final, bipartisan push Thursday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail. The measure will now go before voters to be ratified in the statewide April 4 election. Its passage in the Assembly by a 74-23 vote marks the culmination of a push by Republican lawmakers to speed […]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Snow with hourly rates approaching 0.75 inch to 1 inch  an hour with a brief period of freezing rain also possible.  Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast  Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are calling for the Republican leader of the state Senate to remove his appointee to the state's bipartisan election commission over comments he made about minority turnout in Milwaukee. Ten of the 11 Democratic members of the Senate signed onto a statement Wednesday asking Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to rescind his appointment of Commissioner Robert Spindell, who publicly applauded GOP tactics in Milwaukee […]

Marsy's Law for Wisconsin is partnering with the Fond du Lac County District Attorneys Office and ASTOP  to highlight crime victims' rights.  Red silhouettes were on display Tuesday outside the Fond du Lac city-county government center  to spread awareness of Wisconsin's nearly three year old constitutional amendment.  State director for Marsy's Law for Wisconsin, Nela Kalpic, says the silhouettes are a reminder of the importance of advocating on behalf of survivors.  "And […]

The Fond du Lac County Tobacco Prevention and Control coordinator says a new report that shows cigarette sales in Wisconsin plummeting over the past 20 years shows that prevention efforts have paid off.  Johanna Brotz says higher taxes and a statewide smoking ban have had a significant impact.  The number of packs of cigarettes purchased in the state dropped from 420 million in 2001 to just under 193 million in 2022.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee County circuit judge has raised more money over the last six months of 2022 than her three rivals combined in the pivotal race that will determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Janet Protasiewicz and the other three candidates filed the required campaign finance reports late Tuesday. The top two vote-getters in the Feb. 21 primary will advance to the April 4 election. […]