Month: June 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are proposing a new plan to address pollution from PFAS chemicals. The state Senate's natural resources plan held a public hearing Monday on a bill from Sen. Robert Cowles and Rep. Eric Wimberger that would create grant programs; curtail regulations on the chemicals; mandate studying options for treating contaminated water; streamline permitting for upgrades to public water utilities to address the chemicals; […]

Two people escaped serious injury in a pickup versus semi trailer crash in Dodge County.  The crash happened shortly before 9am Monday on Highway 151 at Jackson Road in the town of Calamus.   A preliminary investigation shows a northbound pickup driven by 25 year old Austin Krause of Reeseville collided with a semi truck and trailer driven by 56 year old Robert Krieg of Juneau.   Krause was flown by helicopter to a hospital with non […]

Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says passage of a debt ceiling bill by congress to avoid default is good news.  Schoofs  says the U.S. was facing a potentially disastrous default if congress failed to act.  With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling.  Suspending the nation's debt limit until 2025 after the next presidential election ensures the Treasury can borrow to […]

Walleye Weekend returns  to Fond du Lac this weekend centering around the Merc National Walleye Fishing Tournament.   Fond du Lac Festivals Executive director Pete Wilke says the event is held this Friday through Sunday at Lakeside Park.   Wilke says all of the money raised over the weekend goes to area nonprofit organizations.  In addition to the fishing tournament there are plenty of activities for kids and adults including the Walleye Run/Walk,  […]

Art on the Town in downtown Beaver Dam is celebrating winning the state’s  Main Street Makeover contest resulting in a reality television style 24-hour makeover of the interior of the business.   Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the state’s lead economic development organization, is making a stop in Beaver Dam Monday evening to celebrate the businesses' reopening.  Last fall Art on the Town was announced as one of three winners  in […]

Advisory for PM2.5 (Orange) Start Date/Time: Sunday, June 4 - 8:00 am CDT End Date/Time: Tuesday, June 6 - 12:00 am CDT Counties: Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on the 2024 presidential race in which Wisconsin will once again be a battleground.  Democrats, recognizing that four of the past six presidential elections in the state have been decided by less than a […]

Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident outside a Fond du Lac gas station last month.  A 16 year old Fond du Lac boy,  and 19 year old man are being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail facing a charge of Party to a Crime of Attempted First Degree  Intentional Homicide.   The arrests were made following the execution of a search warrant   at a South Marr Street residence.  The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to try to force a northern Wisconsin town to pay for failing to renew access easements on tribal land. U.S. Attorney Timothy O'Shea filed the action in Madison on Wednesday. The lawsuit opens another front in a dispute between the town of Lac Du Flambeau and the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The town […]