Month: December 2024

MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today released the following statement on a new report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum showing that due in part to a record number of school district referendum being approved, property taxes are expected to rise statewide.  “As we have seen across the state, with high referendum approval rates in November, communities value public schools and understand the need to appropriately fund our kids’ futures. […]

Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Including the cities of Portage, Westfield, Sauk City, Sheboygan Falls, Hartford, Madison, Milwaukee, Watertown, West Bend, Baraboo, Mayville, Neshkoro, Howards Grove, Lodi, Brookfield, Berlin, Waukesha, Markesan, Beaver Dam, Lake Wisconsin, Oxford, Muskego, Mequon, Waupun, Fort Atkinson, Endeavor, Princeton, Fond Du Lac, Montello, Prairie Du Sac, Grafton, Germantown, Plymouth, Columbus, Cedarburg, New Berlin, Reedsburg, Menomonee Falls, Jefferson, and Oostburg ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills […]

Nobody was injured in a garage fire in Fond du Lac County.   The Rosendale Fire Department along with fire departments from Lamartine Fire, Eldorado Fire,  Brandon-Fairwater Fire, Waupun Fire, RIT 1, Ripon Ambulance, and Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Michael Montey property on Davis Road. When emergency personnel arrived on scene the garage was emitting heavy smoke.  The fire was quickly extinguished […]

GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe willingly returned to the U.S. after four months and was charged Wednesday with obstructing an intense lake search by staging a phony tragedy.  Ryan Borgwardt, who had been living in the country of Georgia, appeared in a Green Lake County court a day after flying home.  A judge entered a […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help him carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally.  Lawmakers in a growing number of states are proposing to give local law officers the power to arrest people who entered the country illegally, mirroring recent laws in Texas and elsewhere […]

Former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau confronted Brett Favre last year at a memorabilia show and angrily accused the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of deliberately going down on a record-breaking sack.   The tense exchange is shown in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “The New York Sack Exchange,” which premieres Friday. It chronicles the Jets' fearsome foursome defensive line of the 1980s that included Gastineau, Pro Football Hall of […]

NEENAH, Wis. (December 9, 2024) – Menasha Corporation announces President and CEO Chris Drees has been honored as a Wisconsin 275 Most Influential Business Leader for 2024. The BizTimes Milwaukee publishes the Wisconsin 275 to recognize the most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state.  Drees has led Menasha Corporation since 2023 when he was named President and Chief Executive Officer and elected a director of the Corporation. He […]

Adventure out on Saturday, December 21, at 6:30 p.m. as we celebrate the beginning of a new solar year and explore one of the longest nights of the year! Meet at the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit’s Zillmer Trails shelter building. The trailhead is located at W833 County Road SS,  Campbellsport, which is just west of New Prospect. A Wisconsin State Park System vehicle admission sticker is required.  […]

Byron, WI, December 11, 2024 – Local historian Bill Behm will speak at the Byron Historical Society meeting on December 16, 2024, sharing his research on Lomira area Civil War soldiers. In addition to photographs, Behm’s program includes background on the training received by the soldiers, battles in which they participated, and Civil War monuments. A brief business meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Byron Town Hall, located […]