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12-12-22 fdl county drug bust

A northern Wisconsin man is in custody on drug charges following another traffic stop on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County.   Shortly before 6pm Friday a sheriff's deputy observed a vehicle quickly exit the Interstate at South Hickory Street and pull into the Kwik Trip parking lot in what appeared to be an attempt to avoid being located.  The deputy conducted a traffic stop for multiple moving and equipment […]

todayDecember 10, 2022

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12-12-22 wisconsin school closes after spider bites

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin middle school was closed for the day after a student and a teacher were bitten by spiders. Dozens of yellow sac spiders have been found at Wilson Middle School in Manitowoc, according to a letter from Principal Cory Erlandson. More than 30 spiders had been killed by Friday morning. Superintendent James Feil says classes at the school were dismissed early Thursday after the student […]

todayDecember 10, 2022

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12-12-22 vos wants more tax cuts

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants to cut taxes by “significantly” more than $3.4 billion in the next state budget, while remaining coy about how he wants to address major issues like funding for schools and local governments. Vos discussed how he would like to see the Legislature handle the state’s projected $6.6 billion budget surplus during a virtual event Friday hosted by the […]

todayDecember 10, 2022

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12-12-22 hope on the block donation

Each year National Exchange Bank & Trust in Fond du Lac collects items under the Christmas Tree at the 130 South Main Street location throughout the holiday season. This year, the bank is collecting donations for Hope on the Block, an organization that has after hours pantries filled with essentials to help those in need when other organizations are closed.  For every item donated, National Exchange Bank will donate $1, up […]

todayDecember 9, 2022

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12-12-22 how senators ‘defied political gravity’ on same sex marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on the Senate floor, but her mind was on the other side of the Capitol.  The House was voting that July afternoon on Democratic legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to an abortion. And it was suddenly winning more Republican votes than Baldwin — or anyone else — had […]

todayDecember 9, 2022

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12-12-22 fdl property tax rates decline

The City of Fond du Lac says property tax rates continue to decline.   The property tax rate for property owners in the City of Fond du Lac will be lower for 2023 tax bills than for any year since 2010.  The current mill rate will be $22.91.  That compares to a mill rate of $23.16 13 years ago.   The mill rate is based upon  taxes levied  by the county, the City […]

todayDecember 9, 2022

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12-12-22 fdl street closure

A portion of South Park Avenue in Fond du Lac will be closed  this week.  South Park between 6 th Street and 9 th Street will be closed beginning Monday, December 12th  and will reopen Friday afternoon December 16th.   The closure will be in place to allow the water utility to replace and restore a lead  service on S Park Avenue.

todayDecember 9, 2022

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12-10-22 three dead in watertown fire

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three people are dead after a house fire in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Watertown early Friday morning. Police and firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 12:30 a.m. and were told that residents were still trapped inside. The fire department says smoke and flames engulfing the home pushed back firefighters who attempted to enter the building. Police have not released the names or ages of […]

todayDecember 9, 2022

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12-10-22 wisconsin state health secretary leaving post

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s state health secretary who has held the job the past two years, including as the COVID-19 vaccine was first being distributed, is leaving Gov. Tony Evers administration. Evers announced Friday that Karen Timberlake will be leaving the post on Jan. 2. Timblerlake is the second Cabinet member to announce since Evers won reelection that they will not be returning. Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston […]

todayDecember 9, 2022