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The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims of a fatal head on collision on Interstate 41 this week.   But Sheriff Dale Schmidt says 82 year old Grace Campagna from Campbellsport died when her vehicle collided head on with a car driven by 34 year old Ying Vang of Oshkosh.  Campagna and Vang were pronounced dead at the scene.  Investigators say Campagna was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of 41 near Highway 67 […]

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a so-called grandparent scam in Dodge County.   The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says a suspect, identified only as a Canadian National,  was indicted last week by a federal grand jury  on several charges including the fraud in Dodge County.   The investigation began in May when the Dodge County Sheriff's Office received a report that an elderly resident received a call  that their grandson […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday attempting to end the state's near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees.  The 2011 law, known as Act 10, has withstood numerous legal challenges over the past dozen years and was the signature legislative achievement of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who used it to mount a presidential run.  The latest lawsuit […]

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died of a genetic heart condition, his family says.  Ryan, who was 22, died Tuesday at a Duluth hospital. His obituary said he went into cardiac arrest one week earlier following a football team workout in the weight room. Until then, no one knew about the heart condition.  His obituary said he was “doing what […]

Wisconsin christmas tree growers continue to thrive despite challenges.  State Christmas Tree Producers Association spokesman Greg Hann says he thinks it's going to be another strong year with strong sales.  Hann says christmas tree growers have adapted to unusual weather patterns, such as this summer's drought, by changing industry common practices.  Hann says the industry also naturally adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and has been thriving since.

In 1983, Milwaukee trio Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut, an album that would quickly enter the college-rock pantheon for its spirited acoustic punk.  Forty years later, Craft Recordings has released a deluxe edition of the record, in which the cult band turns back the clock to a moment of intense creative output.  “Violent Femmes (Deluxe Edition),” out Friday, is a competent remaster and a brilliantly curated collection of artifacts, with more than […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Evers Administration today invited Wisconsinites to join the annual State Capitol Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Fri., Dec. 1, 2023, at 12 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This year, the celebration will be hosted by Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Executive Director Elmer Moore Jr., and the governor and members of the Evers Administration will be joined by musical guests […]

 Dr. George E. Koonce, Senior Vice President for University Relations at Marian University and former linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, has been selected for one of The Black Excellence Awards, for being an exceptional person who has made a positive impact toward the City of Milwaukee.  The award is sponsored by WISN-TV 12, The Milwaukee Business Journal and the Greater Milwaukee Urban League.  “I am honored and humbled by the Black Excellence Award,” […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is producing as many long pass completions as anyone in the league in his first year as a starter.  Yet the key to his recent surge has been his willingness to settle for a smaller gain when a big play isn’t available. Love has thrown for 590 yards with five touchdown passes and no interceptions during the two-game winning streak […]