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The executive director of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling is joining the Wisconsin lottery this month  to raise awareness about problem gambling.  March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month.  Rose Blozinski says help is available via phone, online chat, or text messaging.   Blozinski says problem gambling is defined as all gambling behavior patterns that compromise, disrupt, or damage personal, family, or vocational pursuits.  Approximately two million U.S adults are estimated to […]

Bail has been set at $2 million cash for a Fond du Lac woman in connection with the death of a West Bend woman.   Twenty year old Annaka Trudell is charged with First Degree Intentional Homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, and party to a crime of armed robbery in the death of 33 year old Ashley Calo of West Bend.  Calo was found slumped over the steering wheel […]

A psychiatrist and licensed nurse from Fond du Lac has been convicted of  illegally distributing controlled substances.  Seventy seven year old John Whelan faces up to four years in prison and three years extended supervision after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled  substances and lying to federal agents.  The U.S. Attorney's Eastern District of Wisconsin office says Whelan and another nurse prescribed controlled substances outside their professional  practice from a home in Fond […]

by Vaughn R. Larson On Jan. 17, 1838, the 1st Wisconsin Territorial Assembly approved legislation requiring free, able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 45 to serve in the territorial militia. But 10 months earlier, territorial governor Henry Dodge commissioned Morgan L. Martin as a captain and commander of the Green Bay Rangers.   That date — March 5, 1837 — is considered the birth of the Wisconsin National Guard. […]

MADISON - Representative Jerry O’Connor (R- Fond du Lac) released the following statement on the April and November 2024 statewide referendums. “The legislature has approved five referendum questions where Wisconsin voters can make their voices known on the issues they have overwhelmingly told us matter to them.  The decision to go directly to the voters with these referendums follows the Governor’s repeated vetoes of bills passed by the legislature.  With […]

MADISON, Wis. --- As Wisconsin springs forward and daylight-saving time begins, it is also an opportunity to prepare for unpredictable weather.   “With spring comes more risk flooding and severe weather,” said Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Greg Engle. “That’s why it’s a great time to review what to do in an emergency and take steps to make our homes more resilient to all hazards.”    Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 10 […]

Two people were injured, one critically, in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County.  The crash happened shortly after 4pm Tuesday on Highway 151 at County Highway DE.  A preliminary investigation shows a car was eastbound on DE when it attempted to cross over 151 and was struck by an SUV.  The car driver, a 76 year old Fall River man, was flown by helicopter to UW Hospital in Madison with life-threatening injuries.  The SUV […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers left broadcasting behind when he took over as the Milwaukee Bucks’ coach at midseason, but he remains as talkative as ever.  That chattiness has helped the Bucks dramatically improve their defense since his arrival in late January. The Bucks have won six straight games and own the NBA’s best defensive rating since the All-Star break.  “It’s a lot of talking with Doc,” All-Star guard Damian Lillard said Monday […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has signed a Republican-authored bill that expands Wisconsin's child care tax credit. Evers signed the bill Monday after vetoing three other GOP-authored tax cut proposals on Friday. The bill Evers signed expands the state child care tax credit to 100% of the claimants’ federal child care tax credit. Currently filers can claim only 50% of the federal credit on state taxes. The […]