Radio Plus

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the results from the 2022 Census of Agriculture were published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Census of Agriculture is taken every five years in order to aggregate agricultural information for each state including farm size, commodities, and impact.  “The census data released today highlights that Wisconsin’s agricultural diversity is our strength,” said Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and […]

Fond du Lac police are calling the death of a woman involved in a traffic crash suspicious.  Shortly before 6:30pm Tuesday rescue personnel responded to a crash in the area of West Follett and North Main Street. The driver, a 33 year old woman, was found slumped over the steering wheel and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. A three year old passenger was not injured. Police are investigating the circumstances that led […]

Waupun interim police chief Jeremy Rasch has been hired as chief.  The Waupun Police and Fire commission made the appointment by unanimous decision. Rasch has served in the department for more than 20 years and has been the deputy chief since 2017. He has been the interim chief since Scott Louden resigned in December.  Rasch will be sworn into office Monday.

The Fond du Lac County Executive is coming under fire for using the official county Facebook page to make a political statement about the singing of the Black National Anthem  at the Super Bowl.  County Executive Sam Kaufman posted  "Enough. 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'  is a beautiful song  and well written,  but it is not the National Anthem.   We have one national  anthem  'The Star-Spangled Banner'  and I will always […]

Two Beaver Dam firefighters injured in an airboat crash on Beaver Dam Lake have been released  from the hospital and a third remains hospitalized.  The crash happened shortly after 7:30pm Monday while the Department was conducting ice rescue  training on Beaver Dam Lake near Grape Island.  During the training, a fire department hovercraft struck the island and injured three Firefighters on board.   All three Firefighters were treated on scene by Beaver Dam Paramedics […]

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Tuesday for a new health care facility in Fond du Lac.  Froedert ThedaCare Health Inc. is building a new  health campus, including emergency department, ambulatory care services on West Johnson Street.  Cathy Jacobson is the CEO of Froedert Theda Care Health.  "We are confident our combined health system will continue to promote health and wellbeing for everyone that we are privileged to serve,"  Jacobson said.  Froedert […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday passed legislative maps that were proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers — a move designed to prevent the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from implementing maps that might be even worse for Republicans.  Republicans conceded defeat, while Democrats said they were afraid of being tricked.  “It pains me to say it, but Gov. Evers gets a huge win today,” Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said, adding that […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year. Republican lawmakers have proposed about 50 bills in 20 states this year that would restrict or require public disclosure of DEI initiatives. The bills have a heavy focus on higher […]

Moraine Park Technical College in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has created an articulation agreement to support students impacted by the UWO Fond du Lac campus closure.   MPTC president Bonnie Baerwald says UWO students pursuing an associate degree can continue their classes at MPTC with a guaranteed transfer of all of their UW associate degree credits.  Baerwald says students will transfer their UWO credits to Moraine Park to complete their associate […]