GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers insists he’s still having fun even as he plays through a thumb injury while trying to lead a slumping offense on a .500 team. “This has been my love since I was 5 years old. I still love waking up every day knowing I’m coming into 1265 (Lombardi Avenue),” the four-time MVP said Wednesday as he referenced the address of […]
The Fond du Lac County executive says he hopes to make a decision soon on a new emergency management director. The county's first choice, Waupun Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa, changed his mind and decided to stay in Waupun. County executive Sam Kaufman says a committee is currently reviewing applications for the post. Kaufman says he hopes to make a recommendation for the county board to consider at their November meeting. The vacancy was […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three families dealing with the loss of loved ones who recently died suddenly in Minnesota and Wisconsin say they have the added burden of dealing with scammers who are trying to solicit donations using fake online accounts. In Wisconsin, 14-year-old Evah Garcia and 15-year-old Winter Brouillard, both Rice Lake students, were killed when the vehicle they were riding in crashed Oct. 10. The families of both teens […]
Campaign spending is setting records in races to oversee state elections. It's been spurred by races involving candidates who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Trump is backing many of these candidates to take top election posts in critical swing states. , In Wisconsin, many Republicans angry at Biden's 2020 win in the state seek to dissolve the state's bipartisan elections commission and vest election management […]
The Fond du Lac County executive says the biggest issue addressed in a proposed 2023 county budget is health insurance for county employees. Sam Kaufman presented his first budget since being elected county executive earlier this year at Tuesday night's county board meeting. The proposed budget includes a change in the insurance carrier to save money. Kaufman says the county is switching to Dean Health Care after the current carrier came […]
Fond du Lac Noon Kiwanis has installed its new officers and directors for 2022-2023. Since 1917, Fond du Lac Noon Kiwanis has helped children wake up in a community that believes in them, nurtures them, and provides the support they need to thrive. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. FDL Noon Kiwanis supports the YMCA Learn […]
October is manufacturing month. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Vander Velde says manufacturing is the leading industry in Fond du Lac County, employing thousands of people directly and indirectly. Vander Velde says the Sixth Congressional District is the number one manufacturing district in the country in terms of manufacturing jobs. Vander Velde says while area manufacturers continue to grow, they also continue to experience a labor shortage.
TOWN OF MAPLE GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s investigators in Wisconsin say they are willing to forgo any possible underage drinking violations in order to get more information about a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people, including some critically, The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says as many as 40 current and former Pulaski High School students were at the bonfire Friday night in the Town of Maple […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor is suggesting he does not support arresting doctors under the state's near total ban on abortions. Tim Michels is locked in a tight race with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, with abortion a major issue. Michels' position on abortion has been changing. He used to back the state's near total ban, but now he supports exceptions for pregnancies arising from rape […]