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The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension that makes his deal run through 2024, according to a person familiar with the situation.    Although the person didn’t reveal terms, ESPN and NFL Network reported that the extension included $13.5 million in guaranteed money and could be worth up to $22.5 million.  The extension comes as Love prepares for his first season as the Packers’ starting quarterback following […]

A Hilbert man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County. It started Monday evening following a traffic stop on Interstate 41 near Johnson Street and reached speeds of up to 130 mph before it was terminated. The suspect vehicle later crashed near County highway N. The driver was arrested following a short foot chase. He faces multiple charges including possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled a hospital couldn't be forced to give a deworming drug to a patient with COVID-19, saying a county judge did not cite a legal basis for ordering the facility to administer ivermectin. The  Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved it for use in treating COVID-19 and warns that misusing ivermectin can be harmful. Tuesday's decision upholds a lower court's ruling against […]

The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of a new middle school  principal and two assistant principals for next school year.   Meeting in a special session Monday evening  the board approved hiring Alexandra Garcia-Bankowski as Sabish Middle School principal.    She has been an assistant principal at Fond du Lac High School since 2021.  Michael Blaskowski has been hired as an assistant principal at Sabish.  He served as a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators have approved the state's share of a settlement stemming from a multistate lawsuit accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of contributing to the nation's opioid crisis. A coalition of states and local governments secured settlements in November and December with opioid manufacturers Teva and Allergan as well as with pharmaceutical chains Walmart, Walgreens and CVS totaling $19.2 billion. Wisconsin is in line to receive about […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen is facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Madison police say Allen was arrested at a block party on an alcohol-related offense and officers found the gun while searching him. Police say the gun was stolen, although they did not provide any details. It was not immediately clear whether Allen had an attorney. Wisconsin officials have said they are aware […]

DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a matter of minutes. The brown cloud's intensity caked even the insides of vehicles in dirt. As darkness enveloped them, some cars and trucks hurtling down the road put on their brakes; others didn't.  They slammed into one another, leaving them mangled or in some cases, burned. And […]

Repair work continues on the Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Lighthouse.  Fond du Lac Advisory Park Board member John Papenheim says crews have removed and replaced siding,  and rotted studs, along with concrete cap, cleaning and tuck pointing.   Meanwhile, Papenheim says work is also ongoing on a major street and parking lot renovation project  on  Lighthouse Drive.   All of the work is slated to be completed by the end of May.

This week's snow was  a rarity for this time of year.   National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Collar says measurable snowfall in May has happened only a handful of times on record, six times in the past 100 years.   While, we didn't see any significant snowfall Monday in east central Wisconsin, heavy snow was reported in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's upper peninsula.  Collar says the good news is temperatures are going to […]