In Hollywood, actor Kevin Bacon is a big star. In Wisconsin’s Kenosha County, Kevin Bacon is one big pig! The 450-pound porker wandered away from his pen last week before moseying down the road where he was caught hamming it up on the Molgaard family’s security camera. Jake Molgaard said Wednesday that his wife saw an “unusual shaped figure” on their driveway camera. Molgaard said the pig walked along the […]
MADISON, WI – Today, the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) approved three requests under Wis. Stat. 13.10 which provides $32M for UW System to focus on workforce initiatives; releases $5M for Marquette School of Dentistry to establish a dentistry residence program; and transfers $2.3M from a land sale at the Northern Wisconsin Center to pay down debt at the facility. Following the meeting, the Co-Chairs Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and […]
The Fond du Lac County Fair has announced its first big name entertainment for this year's Fair. Vanilla Ice with special guest Rob Base will perform on Thursday July 18. Tickets go on sale Wednesday March 13.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a possible smuggling ring at a Wisconsin prison that has resulted in the suspension of nearly a dozen employees. A spokesperson for Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that the governor and the state Department of Corrections asked the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal law enforcement authorities to launch an investigation at Waupun Correctional Institution in June. Spokesperson Britt Cudaback says […]
Two people were injured, one seriously, in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County. A 77 year old Beaver Dam woman was flown by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening injuries following the crash shortly before noon Thursday on Highway 151 at the intersection with county Highway DE a couple miles south of Beaver Dam. A preliminary investigation shows her vehicle was eastbound on DE when it entered the intersection colliding with a […]
Fond du Lac and Dodge County businesses impacted by a lack of snow this winter are encouraged to consider applying for Economic Impact Disaster Loan funds. Joe Venhuizen with Envision Greater Fond du Lac says the funds are available through the Small Business Administration. Venhuizen says the funds typically target businesses that specialize in skiing, snowmobiles, and other winter activities. Businesses in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties have until July 31 […]
The president of business operations for the Milwaukee Brewers says he is confident the team can compete for the Division title this season despite losing some top players and manager from last year. President of Business Operations Rick Schlesinger says he's excited about the upcoming season. "I've been doing this for 21 years and it never gets old," Schlesinger told AM 1170s Between the Lines program. "The novelty is still […]
FOND DU LAC – What do you get when you mix together generous local restaurants, delicious soups, a supportive community, and a great cause? A successful Soup du Jour fundraiser! In its fourth year, Holy Family Catholic Community’s Soup du Jour raised $5,500 for the Holyland Food Pantry and Holy Family Warming Shelter. Soup du Jour, Holy Family’s annual fundraiser, sells soup donated by Fond du Lac area restaurants and […]
MADISON, WI – On March 5, 2024, Senate Bill 568--relating to: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls was removed from the Senate Committee on Government Operations and was re-referred to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, where it was promptly scheduled for a public hearing. After testifying in support of SB 568, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released […]