Month: July 2024

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 24, 2024) — Jimmy Graham, an NFL All-Pro tight end who has found a passion for flying as great as he did for football, has been named chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles Program. Young Eagles has introduced more than 2.3 million young people to aviation since 1992 through free introductory flights conducted by EAA-member pilot volunteers.  The announcement was made during […]

Dyson Nunn, RN, an SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital Emergency Department charge registered nurse, received the surprise of a lifetime thanks to family and friends as he was recognized by the Milwaukee Brewers as the “Hero of the Game” on July 11, 2024.  Dyson was nominated by Lucas Lacrosse, a fellow lead Emergency Department charge registered nurse.  As Hero of the Game, Dyson was recognized for his 18 years of military service. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers were bracing for the possibility that Christian Yelich misses significant time after placing the All-Star outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of inflammation in his lower back.  Yelich is scheduled to see a spine specialist on Thursday to figure out his next steps, including whether he needs season-ending surgery.  “Everybody plays through stuff, but sometimes, you just can't,” he said. “That's kind of where […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People fishing in Wisconsin will soon be able to carry firearms after a rule banning them was rescinded by the state following a lawsuit brought by gun rights advocates.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources agreed in an order released Wednesday to rescind the rule barring anglers from carrying firearms. The lawsuit challenging the ban as a violation of the constitutional right to bear arms was brought […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol.  Workers lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips into position outside a Capitol entrance Tuesday, and then encased it in a crate ahead of Saturday's unveiling.  “This is beautiful,” said Michael Johnson, a civil rights advocate who came […]

NEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near the site of an airshow in eastern Wisconsin. The Winnebago County sheriff's office says that the bodies of 37-year-old Sean Tommervik of Philadelphia and 32-year-old James G. Sullivan of Brooklyn were found Monday in the wreckage in a farm field. The Lancair Super ES […]

The Fond du Lac Public Works director has unveiled a proposed budget for next year.  Paul DeVries told the city council that two of the big ticket items are a bio-solids dryer and renewable natural gas at the Wastewater Treatment plant.  DeVries says one of the big street projects in 2025 will be the reconstruction of South Main Street.  DeVries says the project will involve the reconstruction of South Main from […]

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is signaling an end to lockdowns at two maximum-security prisons.  In-person visitation at Waupun Correctional Institution returned Monday, along with increased recreation time for inmates at Green Bay Correctional starting July 28th.  Corrections secretary Jared Hoy says  "both institutions continue to make positive changes as the facilities resume normal operations."    Four inmates have died at the Waupun prison in the last year.   Months after Governor Tony Evers and DOC promised […]

The Waupun mayor says it's still uncertain whether the community will be eligible for money from the Wisconsin Disaster Fund to recoup costs incurred from last month's flood.  Mayor Rohn Bishop says a federal disaster declaration has not been issued, and emergency management directors are working with Dodge and Fond du Lac County officials to determine if Waupun meets the threshold for the Wisconsin Disaster Fund.   Bishop says during the flood […]