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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced “175 Years of Wisconsinites” as the theme for the 2023 Wisconsin State Capitol Holiday Tree to celebrate the many Wisconsinites who have contributed to making Wisconsin into the state it is today as the state celebrates 175 years of statehood.   In a letter to Wisconsin students, the governor encouraged kids of all ages statewide to find inspiration for their ornaments by reflecting on what […]

BRIEF BURST OF SNOW THIS MORNING MAY LEAD TO PATCHY SLICK TRAVEL... A brief burst of snow may lead to patchy slick travel this morning as snow sticks to bridges and overpasses. Temperatures will gradually warm above freezing through 11 AM. Snow today will lead to total accumulations of around 1 to 2 inches from central to southeast Wisconsin. Cautious driving is advised during the morning and afternoon commute,  as this will be the first accumulating […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims of  last week's fatal head on collision near the Dodge-Fond du Lac County line that claimed two lives.   The crash happened early Wednesday morning on Highway 151 near Highway 49, when a wrong-way box truck collided head on with a car, killing the driver and a passenger in the car.   The car driver was identified as  25 year old Danis L. Vargas Alvarenga.   The […]

The nation's economy expanded at a robust 4.9 percent annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs is surprised.  "I definately would have thought you were kidding me if you had told me six months ago that would be the number,"  Schoofs told WFDL news.  "In fact I […]

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A live cluster bomblet and ammunition have been found in a donation dropped off at a thrift shop in southeastern Wisconsin. Police say an employee at the Janesville Goodwill made the discovery while conducting inventory Friday morning. The store and surrounding area were evacuated as a bomb squad was called in to remove the small bomb and ammunition. Bomblets are part of cluster bombs which contain […]

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Rashan Gary announced Monday that he agreed to a four-year contract extension, bringing a bit of good news to a team that has lost four straight games. Gary announced the four-year, $107 million extension that included a $34.6 million signing bonus on social media. The Packers announced the extension later Monday without revealing terms. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that […]

Wisconsin Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he's glad congressman Mike Johnson has been elected speaker.   Grothman says Johnson is very well liked by fellow Republicans and everyone wishes him well.  Grothman says Johnson benefitted from not being in a leadership position where he had to make enemies.  Grothman says Johnson was never in a powerful enough position  "to have to punish people or tell people what to do."   That may […]

Engineering News-Record (ENR) has listed Ahern as a ‘Top 600 Specialty Contractor’ of 2023. Ahern was ranked 86th this year, moving up after ranking 88th in 2022. The annual ranking is determined by a company’s construction revenue from a subcontracting capacity.  The list also captures the top contractors in various sub-categories. Ahern was ranked 3rd in the ‘Top 20 Firms in Fire Protection and Sprinklers.’ The firm also ranked 10th in ‘Top 20 […]

For more than 127 years, SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has played an instrumental role in offering quality, compassionate care close to home, while giving back to the community through donations to non-profit organizations or planning how to address unmet health needs with community partners.   Those years of caring service, as well as SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac’s overall impact on the many communities its team serves, was […]