Investigators say nothing has been ruled out following a fire that destroyed a house and several nearby structures in Fond du Lac County. Sheriff's captain Chris Randall says the early Tuesday morning fire destroyed the 6,000 square foot home on Draeger Lane in the town of Forest, spreading to other nearby buildings. Randall says the cause of the fire remains under investigation and says nothing has been ruled out when asked if […]
Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire in a woodpile before it caused extensive damage to a barn. A passing motorist reported the fire Tuesday night at the Ken Gudex farm on Highway 67. The owner said he had a controlled burn earlier but it must have rekindled in the wood pile.
E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday. The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe kidney complications, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Infections were reported between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11, […]
One in five children in America live with hunger. Some children miss meals and are faced with daily uncertainty about food as their parents try and balance buying groceries and paying bills. The Ripon Area School District provides breakfast free to all of its students every day, however lunch must be purchased. While the district does offer free and reduced cost lunches to low-income families, the SSM Health Ripon Community […]
As the world says good-bye to more and more members of America’s Greatest Generation, Ripon College has granted the birthday wish of a woman who’s turning 100 this month. In 1942, Lois Ohnstad attended Ripon College in Ripon, WI, but wasn’t able to graduate. Her daughter, Debra, says Lois’ only regret in life is not earning her bachelor’s degree. After Debra reached out to Ripon College, President Victoria Folse visited Lois in […]
A one vehicle rollover crash in Dodge County has claimed the life of an Oconomowoc man. The crash happened Tuesday morning on state Highway 26 south of County Road S. A preliminary investigation shows a car was northbound on 26 when it entered the gravel shoulder. The driver lost control of the vehicle and skidded across both lanes of traffic, entering a ditch before vaulting into a farm field which caused the vehicle to overturn […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin will have another choice to make after casting their ballots for president in November — whether to explicitly bar foreign nationals from voting. At the bottom of the ballot is a statewide referendum authored by Republican legislators asking for permission to amend the state constitution to clearly prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting in any election held in the state. Part of a GOP push across […]
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that this upcoming Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day. More than 155 events are planned across Wisconsin on Saturday, October 26, 2024, with more than 275 participating law enforcement agencies, where Wisconsinites are encouraged to dispose of unwanted and unused medications. “Drug Take Back Day provides a great opportunity to safely dispose of your unused and unwanted medications,” […]
This Thanksgiving, Holy Family Catholic Community will seek to spread goodwill through great food when it offers its fifth year of free Takeout Thanksgiving Meals on Wednesday, November 27. As people isolated to stay healthy during the pandemic, Thanksgiving looked different for many in 2020. Such a change led Holy Family to ask the question: What can we do to share the feeling of community and care in a time […]