Month: September 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A third Democratic candidate has announced that she’s running for a western Wisconsin congressional seat held by freshman Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in one of the presidential battleground state’s swing districts. Former La Crosse County Board Chair Tara Johnson on Wednesday announced her candidacy. She joins former small-business owner Rebecca Cooke, who ran for the seat and lost last year in the primary, and Aaron […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has blocked Wisconsin election officials from using a federal voter registration form, finding they never formally approved its use. Conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit last year asking a judge to declare the National Mail Voter Registration Application illegal in the state. The lawsuit alleges that the Wisconsin Elections Commission never authorized the use of the form and […]

A social worker with SSM Health Palliative Care says while end of life decisions are never easy, they are essential .   Deb Toth says the more you put into end of life planning before a stressful event, the easier it is later for you and your loved ones.  Toth says there are a lot of important questions to think about.  "We really recommend anyone 18 years or older complete a document," […]

The cause of a fire that extensively damaged a Fond du Lac home Monday remains under investigation.   Nobody was injured in the fire at 213 Military Road.  When firefighters arrived early Monday morning the fire had quickly spread up the side of the house into the second floor and attic.  Residents were alerted by smoke detectors and were able to safely escape the burning structure.   One pet dog was rescued, a second dog is still unaccounted […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate a car vs motorcycle crash that killed the motorcycle operator and passenger.   The crash happened Friday evening on Van Dyne Road at Subway Road when a vehicle failed to stop for a stop sign, striking a motorcycle.  The victims were identified as 58 year old Paul De Lap and 56 year old Pamela De Lap both of Oshkosh.   Paul DeLap was a Winnebago […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz alleging that she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign. It's a setback to Republican arguments that those remarks could warrant impeachment. Protasiewicz on Tuesday released a letter from the Wisconsin Judicial Commission informing her that “several complaints” regarding comments she had made […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say part of a pier where dozens of University of Wisconsin students and others were celebrating Labor Day collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitalized and slightly injuring about 20 others. Video shot from Lake Mendota’s shoreline shows that a part of the metal pier just east of the Union Terrace stage on the Madison campus collapsed Monday afternoon, sending some people falling into […]

Fond du Lac city officials want public feedback on the design of a new bridge at Lakeside Park.  A public information meeting will be held Wednesday, September 6th on the design of a new bridge that will replace the Promen Drive arch bridge in Lakeside Park.  City engineer Chris Johnson says construction is currently planned for 2025.  The meeting starts at 5pm  Wednesday at the Lakeside Park Pavilion.

According to a new study conducted by Envision Greater Fond du Lac, SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has a $914 million annual economic impact on the local Fond du Lac community.  The study shows that SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac continues to be one of the top employers in the community, now employing nearly 3,000 people. Additionally, SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has a total job impact of […]