There were a handful of contested school board races in Fond du Lac county Tuesday. There were two contested races in Tuesday's election for Waupun School Board. Karen Gibbs was elected to an at-large seat on the board. Incumbent Jodi Schultz was reeelected to the seat representing the towns of Fox Lake, and Trenton and city of Fox Lake. In the Ripon School District, Denise Martinez, Lori Machmueller, Katie Grady and […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump has again used language denounced by Democrats to hammer President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border as he campaigned in two midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election. Trump on Tuesday was in Grand Rapids and Green Bar, where he railed against what he labeled “Biden’s Border Bloodbath.” He has been leaning into […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that banned absentee ballot drop boxes beyond the confines of election clerks' offices in the presidential battleground state. In a filing the day of Wisconsin's presidential primary, Evers asked the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited drop box locations. Former President Donald Trump had claimed without evidence that drop boxes led to voter […]
The driver of a vehicle involved in a rollover crash in Dodge County has been arrested for drunken driving. Twenty year old Preston Schraufnagel of rural Randolph was seriously injured in the crash Monday afternoon on state Highway 60 east of Columbus. A preliminary investigation shows a pickup was eastbound on 60 when Schraufnagel failed to negotiate a curve, overcorrected, and lost control of the vehicle before it overturned. He was transported to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill Tuesday that was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature to ban high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. Evers had promised to veto the bill ever since it was introduced. Democrats did not have the votes to stop its passage in the Legislature. He vetoed it in the Capitol surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, transgender advocates, the […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102. Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California, following congestive heart failure, his daughter, Louann Daley said, adding she was beside him along with two of her brothers, James and Jeff. The Arizona lost 1,177 sailors and Marines […]
The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 153,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed this year with colorectal cancer, and 53,000 will die from the disease. Dr. Richard Rosenberg is a gastroenterologist with SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic. Dr. Rosenberg says colorectal cancer may not cause any symptoms, especially in its early stages, but is highly treatable if caught early. He says that's why screening is important. […]
Optimism on main street declines as inflation looms as a top challenge. That according to the latest National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index. The Index decreased in February to 89.4, marking the 26th consecutive month below the 50 year average of 98. NFIB state director in Wisconsin Bill Smith told WFDL news 23 percent of small business owners reported that inflation was their single most import business problem […]
The city of Fond du Lac is entering into a development agreement to renovate an historic downtown building. City manager Joe Moore says the developer is proposing housing on the first and second floor of the former Beernuts/Brickle Building on South Main Street, with commercial space on the Main Street portion of the building. Moore says the closure of the former tavern and the building going on the market creates an opportunity to […]