Congratulations to Trinity Barrett-Paap! The 6th grader from FDL Christian School correctly spelled the word "attenuated" to win the 2023 Fond du lac Spelling Bee held Thursday at Theisen Middle School. Chloe Boehringer of St. Peters Lutheran School was the runner-up. Thirty two spellers competed.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman says he will ask regents to approve a 5% tuition increase for the next academic year. Rothman told the state Assembly's universities committee on Thursday that he will ask regents to approve the request at their meeting in April. Rothman told the committee the increase will ensure that the system can continue to offer students a world-class education. He […]
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter last week entered home hospice care after a series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement that the 98 year old Carter "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention." So what is hospice care? Zach Vercauteren is the system director of Hospice Services with SSM Health at Home in Fond du Lac. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is calling for selling a historic state office building near the state Capitol, as well as two other large office buildings blocks from the Capitol, as part of a plan that would reduce state government’s footprint in Madison by nearly 30%. The proposal is part of a larger plan to consolidate state offices in Madison to save money and also allow for the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's embattled parole commission would be forced to open up meetings and post its decisions online under a plan two Republican legislators laid out Wednesday. Republicans have heaped criticism on the commission after it decided to parole convicted murderer Douglas Balsewicz last May. He'd served 25 years of his 80-year sentence for fatally stabbing his wife Johanna Balsewicz in 1997. The move outraged her family, who insisted they […]
AARP Wisconsin says provisions in governor Tony Evers' proposed budget would benefit seniors and unpaid family caregivers statewide. AARP Wisconsin state director Martha Cranley says one proposal would provide a $500 individual income tax credit for family caregivers. Cranley told WFDL news AARP also supports a provision to fully expand Medicaid. Cranley says strengthening Internet services and infrastructure are essential. Cranley says the critical needs of Wisconsin's 50-plus population must not […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Northern Wisconsin land owners are asking a federal judge to order the removal of barricades set up by a Native American tribe in a decadelong dispute over roads on tribal land. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, home and business owners have only been able to leave their residences for medical appointments since the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians put up four […]
The Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent admits it hurts that draft U.S. rules would allow plant-based drunks that bill themselves as milk to keep using the name. The Food and Drug Administration says plant-based beverages don't pretend to be from dairy animals and consumers aren't confused by the difference. Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent Tina Kohlman says the rules also call for voluntary extra nutrition labels […]
A Fond du Lac man faces drug charges following the execution of a search warrant at a Fond du Lac residence. On Wednesday Fond du Lac police with assistance from the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group Drug Unit conducted the search in the 100 block of West Bank Street recovering what was described as more than 100 tablets containing methamphetamine. The search warrant was served at the address shortly […]