Month: December 2024

GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children to go to Eastern Europe is in police custody, online records show.  Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system, a service that provides information to crime victims such as a person's jail custody status. No charges […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state that year.  Jim Troupis, who was Trump’s attorney in Wisconsin, Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who advised the campaign, and Mike Roman, Trump’s director of Election Day […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state's presidential electors must meet to cast Wisconsin's 10 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump.  State law calls for the electors to meet on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, which this year is Dec. 16. But federal law requires […]

Milwaukee, Wis. – When shopping or donating this holiday season, watch out for schemes trying to swipe your cash or steal your personal information.  You can avoid most of the scams on this list by taking a few simple precautions. Always exercise caution with social media ads promoting discounted items, holiday events, job opportunities, and donation requests, as well as direct messages from strangers. If you are asked to make a payment […]

The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross is encouraging people to donate blood and or platelets this holiday season.  Red Cross spokesperson Laura McGuire says while all blood types are needed, Type O blood donors and those giving platelets are especially urged to give now.  Record-breaking November travel is expected to carry into the new year, which could cause some potential donors to put off blood donation until after the holiday season.

America's job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers' payrolls.   Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says last month's hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October.  Friday's government report provided the latest evidence the U.S. job market remains durable even though it has lost significant momentum from the […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers and Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Cassie Mordini, today announced another record-breaking year for Wisconsin’s outdoor recreation industry in 2023. According to the latest release of data from the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), outdoor recreation contributed $11.2 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, growing […]

MILWAUKEE — “Power in numbers” was the theme on the evening of December 3 as the Citizens Utility Board celebrated the 45th anniversary of its founding in 1979.  Wisconsin was the first state in the country to create a nonprofit consumer advocate for utility customers. CUB gives voice to residential, farm and small business customers in cases involving monopoly utilities.  It was 50 years ago this fall that consumer crusader Ralph Nader […]

Fond du Lac, WI (December 4, 2024) - The Fond du Lac Family YMCA has announced that world-renowned gymnast and two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 YMCA National Gymnastics Championship & Invitational. Opening Ceremonies will take place on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.   Jordan Chiles, a globally recognized figure in gymnastics, has captivated audiences with her athletic excellence and […]