The surprising New York Jets are seeking their first 4-2 start since 2015 as they prepare to visit the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are attempting to bounce back after squandering a 14-point lead in a 27-22 loss to the New York Giants at London. The Packers have never lost consecutive regular-season games within the same season since Matt LaFleur's arrival as coach in 2019. The Packers are 18-1 in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for personal testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The panel voted unanimously Thursday to compel the former president to appear. Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the committee's vice-chair, said, “We must seek the testimony under oath of January Sixth’s central player." Earlier in Thursday's hearing, the last before next month's congressional elections, the panel presented video of […]
This week is OCD Awareness Week with a goal of raising awareness of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and related disorders and treatment. Chrissy Ewerdt says her son Cole was diagnosed with OCD when he was ten. Cole says it's been a difficult journey because his behavior can be easily misunderstood. "As awkward as I may look, you may see the outside, but no one really sees the inside," Cole told AM 1170s […]
Envision Greater Fond du Lac is on record supporting two school referendums that will appear on the November ballot. The Envision Board of directors has voted to endorse a North Fond du Lac School District building referendum, and a $55 million Moraine Park Technical College building referendum. Envision president Sadie Vander Velde says MPTC programs are developed based on the needs of local employers. The MPTC referendum asks voters for permission to […]
The Waupun Fire Chief says during Fire Prevention Week this week, make sure that you have a fire escape plan, just in case. This year's theme is Fire Won't Wait, Plan Your Escape. Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says make sure to include at least two ways to exit every room in your home in your escape plan. Also make sure that you have working smoke alarms on each level of your […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The company that provided medical services at a Wisconsin jail has been found guilty in the 2016 dehydration death of an inmate. Armor Correctional Health Services Inc., based in Miami, was charged in 2018 with a felony and seven misdemeanors after its employees were accused of neglecting to check on Terrill Thomas during his week in isolation at the Milwaukee County Jail. Guards cut off Thomas' access […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — On Milwaukee’s largely Hispanic, working-class south side, voters are fed up with rampant lawlessness. Food and gas prices are creeping beyond their paychecks’ reach. Those bread-and-butter issues, combined with strong Christian values, appear to be making this traditionally Democratic voting bloc more receptive to Republican candidates. And the GOP has been courting Latinos here with unprecedented outreach efforts. Wisconsin delivered minuscule margins for Trump in 2016 and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — An activist investor that has been pressing department chain Kohl’s to make changes to turn around its business is now upping the ante.Macellum Advisors GP, LLC, which has nearly 5% of the outstanding common shares of Kohl’s, is pushing the company to oust some of its long-term directors including its chairman Peter Boneparth, which it says represents a “shadow board.” The latest efforts come as Kohl’s […]
A toddler has died after being struck by a vehicle in Dodge County. Shortly after 5pm Wednesday rescue personnel were called for a report of a child that had been struck by a vehicle on private property in rural Beaver Dam. The four year old child was flown by helicopter to an area hospital and pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation.