Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a garage in Fond du Lac County. Shortly before 8am Tuesday firefighters were called to a residence at N6708 Karst Drive from a passerby who reported smoke coming from the garage door. A sheriff's deputy helped a 71-year-old man safely exit the residence along with two pet dogs. The Lamartine Fire Department, with assistance from the City of Fond du Lac, Town […]
An inflation guage favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign the slowdown in U.S. consumer price increases is occurring unevenly from month to month. Prices rose 0.3 percent from December to January, up from 0.1 percent the previous month. But, retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says a more encouraging sign is that prices were up just 2.4 percent from a year earlier, down from a 2.6 percent […]
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the US Food and Drug Administration to take urgent action to protect babies and young children from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter to the FDA the coalition urged the FDA to issue specific guidance to the baby food industry to require testing of all finished food products for lead and other toxic […]
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is issuing a public health alert for Bacon Cheddar Beef Burgers produced by Nilssen’s Foods in Clear Lake. This alert is due to the product being misbranded and containing undeclared allergens. The aforementioned product contains two known allergens, hydrolyzed soy protein and anchovies, which are not declared on the product label. Product was sold at Nilssen’s Market and […]
MADISON - Representative Jerry O’Connor (R- Fond du Lac) released the following statement on Gov. Evers’ latest vetoes of the Legislative Republicans’ middle-class tax cuts: “How disingenuous of the Governor to veto another round of tax cuts for Wisconsin’s Middle Class and senior citizens. The tax cut proposals presented by the legislature conform to the parameters the Governor laid out for tax cuts. Yet, once again he turns his back […]
Madison, WI – State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers vetoed 3 legislative Republican Proposals to cut taxes for middle-class families. “Prices continue to rise for middle class Wisconsin families. Gas, groceries, utilities – all the basic necessities in a family budget – are skyrocketing out of control. Wisconsinites need relief now. “Last week, my Republican colleagues and I sent the Governor several proposals to cut […]
“The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to see updated respiratory virus recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These updates reflect what the latest data and science are telling us. Today we know that far fewer people are being hospitalized and dying in Wisconsin due to COVID-19 compared to prior years. We know that we have more tools than ever to fight the virus. […]
Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying he won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there. That’s according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and emails. Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis turned over more than 1,400 pages of documents, emails, texts and other materials that offer a detailed account of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator says he will run for an open congressional seat representing northeastern Wisconsin. Andre Jacque of De Pere announced Monday that he will run for the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Mike Gallagher. Gallagher abruptly announced last month he won't seek re-election after he angered his fellow Republicans by refusing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Former state Sen. Roger […]