GREEN BAY, Wis (Sept. 9, 2024) — In September, the American Red Cross stresses the continuing critical need for blood products to ensure patient care. Donors of all blood types are asked to give now to keep blood supply levels rising after a summer shortage. Type O blood donors and those giving platelets are especially needed. A steady increase in lifesaving blood products is vital to ensuring hospitals stay ready […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Freeland pitched one-run ball for six innings and Sam Hillard hit a three-run homer as the Colorado Rockies beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 4-1. Freeland (5-7) allowed an unearned run on three hits and struck out four for his ninth quality start of the season. The 31-year-old left-hander improved to 5-3 in his last 13 starts since returning from a left elbow strain that landed […]
A tactical situation Sunday afternoon in Beaver Dam was quickly resolved without incident. A portion of Madison Street was shut down and residents were asked to shelter in place. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says about a half hour later the situation was resolved and the street was reopened. The Sheriff's Office assisted Beaver Dam police at the scene.
The Green Bay Packers wasted a golden opportunity to start their season on a winning note with Jordan Love running their offense. Now they're going to try to bounce back without their franchise quarterback, at least for a little while. Love was helped off the field in the closing seconds of the Packers’ 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday in Brazil. A person familiar with the situation said Love had injured his medial […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans a four-day campaign trip through major swing states after the Democrat’s debate with Republican Donald Trump. Her “New Way Forward” tour will include a new television spot, rallies, canvassing events and programs designed to target important voting groups. The period after Tuesday's debate in Philadelphia marks the start of the aggressive sprint toward the end of what has been a dramatic race. […]
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — Just before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny. “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so […]
Werner Harmsen Funeral Home, of Waupun, announced today it has purchased Kratz Smedema Funeral Home, with locations in Cambria and Fox Lake. In 1968 founder Mike Werner opened Werner Harmsen Funeral Home, as well as Werner Harmsen Furniture in downtown Waupun. Today 17 employees support the pair of family-run businesses, including partners Tyler Schulz who joined the team in 2012, Spencer Beek in 2020, and Wayne Buteyn in 1973. Werner Harmsen […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, are working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to eggs from a Wisconsin farm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 65 people in nine states have become infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella. This includes 42 people who live in […]
Hello Waupun! You're invited to join in for a really cool ribbon cutting on October 5, for both the new Food Truck Alley but also the City of Sculpture, Sculpture Tour! In the fall of 2023, the Waupun Common Council was asked to consider participation in a program that would increase public art displays across the City. Jeni Maly, the owner of ImagineThat! Art Studio, and an art teacher with […]