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MADISON – State and federal efforts to connect people with disabilities to meaningful career opportunities achieved a new milestone in Wisconsin, setting a record high for the number of working-age individuals employed, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.  The achievement, celebrated recently at Madison College by Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Amy Pechacek and U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, follows years of investments […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a Fond du Lac auto shop.  Shortly before midnight Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on North Military Road to find smoke showing from the garage doors of the auto shop that was attached to other businesses.  The auto shop and its contents were destroyed.  Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots.   Republicans and Democrats have been pushing voters to cast ballots early, leading to the surge and reports of people waiting in line for hours at clerks' offices […]

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau has a warning for residents:  healthcare scams are after your personal information.  The BBB's Lisa Schiller says unfortunately healthcare scams are common especially now with Medicare Open Enrollment which runs through December 7th.   Schiller says the scam typically starts with an email, text message, or phone call that appears to be from a government agency.  Schiller says if you receive a call like this, don't trust a […]

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 […]