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FOND DU LAC, WI - More working, single parents will take the next step to get their degrees, thanks to a generous gift by SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac to Marian University of Wisconsin.   The $50,000 gift will benefit the Marian’s Working Families Grant program, which provides financial assistance to single parents pursuing their dream of a college degree.   The check was presented by Katherine Vergos, president of SSM Health St. Agnes […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has confirmed that a horse in Dunn County, Wisconsin, has tested positive for West Nile virus. The positive test is a sign that mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus are present in Wisconsin and can transmit the virus to people and other animals.  The horse is the first reported West Nile virus infection in the state this year. Currently, no human cases of West Nile […]

Eleven truck and tractor pull classes will be contending for placement just outside of Beaver Dam on Saturday, July 8. “The Pull”, presented by J&A Branded, is a full evening of competition held at the Dodge County Fairgrounds from 6-9pm, which will feature competitive vehicles from the Midwest Tractor and Truck Pullers and other participants from the area.  Attendees will enjoy seeing the following classes compete on July 8: MTTPA Classes Barnyard […]

An Appleton man is in custody following a more than 20 mile long high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.   The chase started early Wednesday morning after the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received information from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office that a stolen vehicle was traveling southbound on Interstate 41 nearing Fond du Lac County.   A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the vehicle on Interstate 41 near Lone Elm Road […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official has ended in partisan deadlock. Republicans have called for Meagan Wolfe to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential election. Wolfe has defended the decisions she's made and fought back against false claims of election fraud, including those made by former President Donald Trump. As Wolfe's term nears an end, the state's six election commissioners, […]

The Fond du Lac city manager says a bipartisan deal to provide more funding to local governments across Wisconsin is good news for Fond du Lac.   Roughly $1.6 billion in aid to local governments, known as shared revenue, would be paid for by tapping 20 percent of the state's 5-cent sales tax.  Aid would then grow along with sales tax revenue.  Fond du Lac city manager Joe Moore says shared revenue has […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders say there will be no substantive changes to the state budget, meaning that a cut in funding to the University of Wisconsin that puts the entire spending plan in jeopardy of being vetoed will remain. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press in separate interviews Tuesday that no changes are planned. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has […]

A Republican co-chair of the legislature's Joint Finance committee says a state budget up for approval this week is good for Wisconsin taxpayers.   The GOP-controlled legislature is expected to pass the plan this week, sending it to Democratic governor Tony Evers.   Republican state representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam says $32 million cut from the University of Wisconsin System budget would have been spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.  Born says the […]

The unemployment rate is up locally in the latest reporting period.  The Dodge County unemployment rate increased six-tenths of a percent to 2.4 percent in May.   The May unemployment rate in Fond du Lac County was 2.2 percent, up from 1.9 percent in April.  The city of Fond du Lac's jobless rate jumped from 2.2 percent to 2.6 percent last month.