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MADISON – The Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin released the following statement after We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp filed rate cases Friday afternoon with the Public Service Commission. Altogether the utilities are asking for increases of more than $800 million for customers in eastern and northern Wisconsin.  CUB is the consumer advocate working on behalf of residential and small business utility customers across the state.   Here are some comments […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of David Casey to serve as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), effective April 29, 2024. Casey previously served as the deputy secretary of DOR, and his appointment fills the vacancy created by former Secretary Peter Barca’s departure.  “We are excited David is returning to state service as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue,” said Gov. Evers. “I look […]

Dodge County Treasurer, Kris Keith, reminds taxpayers to review their 2024 Notice of Changed Assessment if they receive one from their assessor. She says, “this is the time of year assessors begin finalizing assessments.  A property’s 2024 assessment is a snapshot of that property’s status as of January 1 each year.”   December’s real estate bills are based on each year’s January 1 assessment. Tax bill calculations are based on that […]

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is celebrating its seventh annual Power of Community Week April 15–20, 2024. Bank employees are engaged in their communities throughout the year, and this special week highlights the collective impact of Wisconsin's banking industry. The WBA Power of Community Week highlights the relationships banks have with local residents, business owners, farmers, and community leaders. The WBA Power of Community Week coincides with […]

A Middleton man is in custody following a high speed chase in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties that reached speeds in excess of 130 miles an hour. The chase started shortly after 7:30pm Saturday on Highway 151 near East Salem Road and ended nearly 30 miles later on Highway 26 in Fond du Lac County when a state Patrol trooper rammed the suspect vehicle.  The driver, 23 year old Gregory Pauly of Middleton, […]

A Beaver Dam man was critically injured in an alcohol related motorcycle crash.   The crash happened early Sunday morning on Owl Road in the town of Calamus.  Deputies who arrived on the scene performed life saving measures and the victim was flown by helicopter to a hospital with life threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

Sparks from a passing train are believed to be the cause of two grass fires in Fond du Lac over the weekend.  Saturday afternoon Fond du Lac firefighters responded to the area of Highway 151 and the railroad tracks  just east of the South Hickory Street on-ramp for a grass fire.   Shortly after arrival another call came in for a second grass fire on the north side of 151 along Kohlman Road.  Both fires were […]

Scams can impact every business regardless of location, size or industry.  But they are especially a problem for small businesses.  The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is out with it's top 10 scams targeting small businesses.   The BBBs Lisa Schiller says Business email compromise fraud is essentially an email phishing scam.   Schiller says phony invoices are a problem because generally the amount is small enough to not initially raise a red […]

Several school districts across Wisconsin asked voters for permission during last week's spring election to spend millions of dollars in operations referendums and the Fond du Lac School District superintendent says it may be on the horizon for the Fond du Lac School District.  Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says concerns about the state underfunding public education has been debated for the past 30 years and says the district is forecasting a major budget […]