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WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a second person has died after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in southern Wisconsin. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the second death Thursday. The identities of the persons killed haven’t been released. The plane had taken off Wednesday from Watertown Municipal Airport, about 4 miles from the crash site. It crashed around 9 a.m. at Brandt Quirk Park in Watertown, a city […]

MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A proposal to regulate wedding barns in Wisconsin as part of an overhaul of the state’s liquor laws won bipartisan support, advancing as the Republican-controlled Legislature moves swiftly to enact the sweeping bill. An Assembly committee voted Thursday 12-2 to pass the measure just two days after a public hearing at which owners of wedding barns across the state said the proposed changes would put […]

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul Friday announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. The drug makers and pharmacies will start releasing funds to a national administrator later this summer and money is expected to start flowing to state and local governments by the end  of 2023.   Kaul says "The opioid crisis has resulted in harm to countless people, […]

The Fond du Lac County Board has approved an agreement to have the village of  Brandon-Fairwater contract out police services with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.   Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the village board president reached out to his office after the village police chief announced that he would be retiring this month.  Waldschmidt says its a trend that is being seen across the state.   Waldschmidt says a sheriff's […]

The Fond du Lac County Board has voted to eliminate two county committees.  Meeting Tuesday night the board approved resolutions eliminating the Natural Beauty Council and the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum Advisory committee.  County executive Sam Kaufman interest in participation in the Natural Beauty awards has seen a steady decline in recent years.   Kaufman says the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum committee was never intended to be a long-term committee.  Kaufman says his  suggestion is […]

SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac is giving $5,000 to the Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County to support their services for families and children.  The Family Resource Center of  Fond du Lac County serves children and families through a variety of services and parenting programs.   The Family Resource Center’s parent education services and Distribution Center have served more than 800 families and just about 2,000 children in the past five years.  […]

A restroom ceiling fan is to blame for a fire that damaged a Fond du Lac coffee shop.  Shortly before 8:30am Thursday firefighters were called to The Uba Brews, Blends and Bites coffee shop on South Main Street quickly extinguished the fire before it could spread to the attic.  The fire started in the motor of the bathroom vent fan and spread to some combustibles in the restroom.   Nobody was injured.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says in a newspaper report that he won't sign the state budget if Republican lawmakers cut funding for the state's university system's diversity officers and initiatives. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants to cut the UW System's budget by $32 million, the amount he says is spent on diversity initiatives. Evers, a Democrat, tweeted Tuesday […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a compromise designed to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt that also boosts funding for all other smaller communities in the state. The deal was struck between Republican lawmakers, leaders in the heavily Democratic city and Gov. Tony Evers. The package includes spending over $1 billion more on K-12 schools and tying aid to Milwaukee and other communities to the state sales […]