WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump. In the November election, she said, “it's a choice between freedom and chaos.” “In this campaign, I promise you, I will proudly put my record against his any day of the week,” Harris said. “We believe in a future where every […]
The number of pertussis cases in Fond du Lac County is increasing. The Fond du Lac County Health Department announced earlier this month it was working with 15 cases of pertussis and their providers. SSM Health Fond du lac Regional Clinic Ambulatory Operations Administrator Missy Tate says the numbers are still going up. Tate says at least two additional cases were confirmed last week. Tate says infected people can spread pertussis […]
SSM Health’s three local hospitals - Ripon Community Hospital, St. Agnes Hospital and Waupun Memorial Hospital - are providing patients another convenience through walk-in mammogram visits. This convenient option gives patients the opportunity to receive mammograms without the need for a prior appointment and without a provider’s order. Walk-in mammogram visits just require that women are over 40 years of age, have no current breast concerns, no breast cancer diagnosis […]
Hello Waupun! As you know I have been working to make code enforcement more of a priority during my time as mayor. I find it super annoying that while we have so much going on in Waupun, and so many small businesses investing in our city, that we have a few dilapidated buildings with lousy owners, who apparently have no shame mucking up our community. The biggest eyesore is of […]
MADISON – The12th annual Foster Youth Graduation Celebration was held today at the Executive Residence to honor an inspiring group of Wisconsin students. Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers joined Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Emilie Amundson in recognizing foster youth who recently graduated from high school, completed milestones in post-secondary education, or who attained other educational achievements. “Doing what’s best for our kids is what’s best […]
When Legislative Republicans went to work crafting our state budget that went into effect just over a year ago, we coined it the Made for Wisconsin budget. By that we meant our budget would be made for all of Wisconsin, so regardless of whether it’s the City of Beaver Dam, rural Forest County or the City of Milwaukee, our budget invests in your community. Looking back, we can see these investments […]
MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers toured Milwaukee Area Technical College’s (MATC) workforce training facility to celebrate the $49 million investment Baldwin brought home for Wisconsin’s Tech Hub to grow the state’s personalized medicine and biohealth sector – advancing research and innovation, growing our economy and creating jobs, and boosting American competitiveness in a cutting-edge industry. During the visit, Baldwin and Evers, who were […]
NEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a plane crashed in a Wisconsin farm field near the site of an air show, killing the two people on board. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office says sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responding to the crash in the eastern Wisconsin town of Nekimi on Monday afternoon found the aircraft fully engulfed in flames. The crash site is about 2 miles south of the 71st EAA […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November. But election administration experts say the timing of Biden’s exit makes it unlikely that any Republican ballot access challenges will succeed, with some calling the idea “ridiculous” and “frivolous.” Democrats are […]