Month: March 2024

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified two people involved in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County last week.    The crash happened last Tuesday on Highway 151 at County Highway DE.  A preliminary investigation shows a car was eastbound on DE when it attempted to cross over 151 and was struck by an SUV.  The car driver, 76 year old Raymond Wagner of Fall River,  was flown by helicopter to UW Hospital in […]

Authorities on Monday released the names of seven Virginia residents and a Wisconsin man who were killed when their van collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin. A 2-year-old child was the only survivor.  The Clark County sheriff’s office says the van’s driver, James K. McCoy, 46; Linda Byler, 44; Lydia Byler, 24; Orla Schrock, 24; Ellen Schrock, 23; Delila Schrock, 21; Suzanna Hertzler, 18; and a 6-month-old child died at […]

Free agent running back Josh Jacobs has reached a deal with the Green Bay Packers in a story first reported by ESPN.   The Packers are also releasing running back Aaron Jones.   Jacobs, who turned 26 on Feb. 11, missed the Raiders' final four games with a quad injury and finished with career lows in games played, rushing yards, yards per carry,  and rushing touchdowns.  Meanwhile left tackle  David Bakhtiari has been released by the Green Bay Packers after 11 seasons with […]

Ground cinnamon sold in U.S. discount stores is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert last week about the products.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer  Kim Mueller says they includes stores in Wisconsin including cinnamon sold at the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores, among others.   The cinnamon contains lead at levels that could be unsafe for […]

Now that Daylight Saving time has arrived, darker mornings and the lost hour of sleep will lead to more drowsy drivers.  New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals that drowsy driving is a quiet killer stalking our roads.   State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says drowsy driving is a much bigger problem than traditional crash  data suggests.  The study found that drowsy driving is a factor in roughly ten times […]

It appears the influenza season has peaked locally and statewide.  Amanda Carlson is the regional medical director for infection prevention at SSM Health in Wisconsin.  Carlson says virus levels started to go down, went back up,  and are again going down.  Carlson says we'll know in about a month if the flu season has already peaked.

MILWAUKEE – (March 9, 2024) – This morning, more than 1,100 people raised nearly $430,000 at the 2024 Fight For Air Climb Milwaukee, locally presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The event supports more than 744,000 people living with lung disease in Wisconsin.  Climbers of all skill levels raced to the top of 411 E. Wisconsin Center to raise awareness and money to fight lung disease through research, education, […]

After more than 10 months of planning and implementation, SSM Health at Work is partnering with the City of Waupun and Waupun Area School District to open the Waupun Employee Wellness Clinic, which opened on February 26 at 608 W. Brown Street, Waupun.  The clinic features two exam rooms, and a lab draw area with services being provided by Abigail Jenkins, APNP, a family medicine nurse practitioner, with support by an […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state Senate committee is recommending the full chamber fire two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that called for limiting campus diversity positions in exchange for state funding.  The Republican-controlled Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue voted 5-3 along party lines Thursday to recommend the full body refuse to confirm regents Dana Wachs and John Miller. They voted against the deal twice last December. […]