Month: February 2024

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A group of teenagers believed to be from the Chicago area broke into a luxury car dealership in Wisconsin and drove off with nine vehicles worth more than a half-million dollars, police said.  Sunday's heist at a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership in Waukesha was captured on surveillance camera footage showing nine masked suspects filing into the dealership before each drives off in a car in the city about […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a bill that would unlock $125 million to fight so-called forever chemicals. But Gov. Tony Evers isn't on board with the plan. The Assembly passed the proposal 61-35 on Thursday. The Senate passed it back in November. It goes next to Evers' desk. The bill would create a grant program to help municipalities test for PFAS chemicals at water treatment […]

MADISON, Wis. – The spring of 2023 saw historic flooding hit parts of Wisconsin, which forced roads to close and put communities in danger. As spring weather returns to the state, ReadyWisconsin asks everyone to plan for the possibility floodwaters will rise again.   To encourage everyone in the state to be prepared, Gov. Tony Evers has declared Feb. 25 through Mar. 2 as Flood Safety Awareness Week in Wisconsin.   “Flooding […]

Hogs for Heroes, a Wisconsin-based charity, is now accepting applications from injured Wisconsin Veteran Riders for their next SIX Harley-Davidson motorcycles to be gifted this May-July of 2024. The first application period of 2024 runs through March 2, 2024. Apply early and be considered for every Harley we are able to gift this year.  Application criteria and materials are available on our “Application & Selection” page on www.hogsforheroeswi.org. Note that the application […]

FOND DU LAC – This March, area organizations working to serve those in need will benefit from a bowl of soup and a heaping helping of the community’s generosity when Holy Family Catholic Community’s Soup du Jour returns.  On Saturday, March 2, Holy Family will sell a wide range of delicious soups donated by Fond du Lac area restaurants to benefit the Holyland Food Pantry and Holy Family Warming Shelter. […]

Madison… Following action in the Wisconsin State Legislature, Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) now has 22 bills, which she authored, awaiting the governor’s action.    “I am happy with all of the progress we have made this session,” said Ballweg. “I have had eight bills signed into law so far and I look forward to the governor taking action on the remaining bills.”    After years of work with local government and stakeholders, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Out-of-state hunters and anglers would face higher license fees under a bill the Wisconsin Assembly approved Thursday. The measure would raise a variety of hunting, fishing and trapping license fees for out-of-state residents to help shrink a deficit in the state’s fish and wildlife account. The Assembly passed the legislation 97-0, sending it on to the Senate. The state Department of Natural Resources estimates the changes […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed legislation that would bar hunters in northern Wisconsin from killing any does for four years. The Republican-authored measure is designed to help the northern herd replenish itself after an anemic nine-day gun hunt in the region in November. According to the state Department of Natural Resources, hunters killed 14.7% fewer bucks in the region compared with the five-year average. The doe […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Forest County Potawatomi tribe on Thursday called on Wisconsin lawmakers and other state leaders to search for bipartisan solutions to problems including human trafficking and affordable housing.  James Crawford, chair of the Potawatomi, delivered the annual State of the Tribes address in the Assembly chamber. In addition to Assembly members, other attendees included leaders from the state's 11 other federally recognized tribes, state […]