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2-17-25 director of fdl advocap head start program says funding freeze threatens program

The director of the Fond du Lac ADVOCAP Head Start program says president Donald Trump’s effort to freeze federal grants is threatening to close the Fond du Lac program.  April Mullins-Datko told WFDL news the Fond du Lac program has been locked out of their federal funding.  Mullins Datko says the Fond du Lac Head Start program has not been reimbursed for January, but is still open because they have […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-17-25 us senator ron johnson joins finance committee republicans in vowing to oppose any short-term tax package

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, in sending a letter to President Donald Trump vowing to oppose any tax package that only provides temporary relief. “You were elected […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-17-25 wisconsin attorney general, and 13 attorneys general issue statement on preliminary injunction in birthright citizenship case

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in releasing the following statement in response to a preliminary injunction being granted by a federal judge against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order terminating birthright citizenship. “President Trump may believe that he is above the law, but today’s preliminary injunction sends a clear message: He is not a king, and he cannot rewrite the […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-17-25 world migratory bird day

Dear Bird City Friends, World Migratory Bird Day is coming, can’t you feel the migrants eager to return to their northern homes? Anyone hear the spring song of the Cardinal? The cold weather seems to have slowed the mating genes! Do you realize that at this time last year, the ice was off the retention pond at 151 and 41 and Sandhill Cranes were in the water just 12 months ago? […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-17-25 beaver dam playground movement looks to expand programming in 2025

[Beaver Dam] – Playground Movement Beaver Dam (PMBD) kicked off the new year with its annual meeting last month where four new members of the Board of Directors were approved, one of which was high school freshman Mathew Sether. He’s been a volunteer with the organization since 2021 and is excited to contribute to Playground Movement’s mission with a more formal leadership role.   “I’ve always wanted to give back to […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-17-25 fdl dock spiders announce promotional calendar

FOND DU LAC, WI – The 2025 Fond du Lac Dock Spiders promotional schedule has something for everyone! The home slate features 15 giveaway items, Daily Specials each day and night of the week, special appearances, live music, and gameday themes. Without further ado, see below for the 2025 promotional schedule in its entirety! MAY Sunday, May 25 – Dock Spiders Fan Fest with Exhibition Game: Fans can meet the 2025 […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-14-25 winter weather advisory

Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-Including the cities of Germantown, Kenosha, New Berlin, Mayville, Elkhorn, Fond Du Lac, Lake Geneva, Waukesha, Oostburg, Brookfield, Fort Atkinson, Watertown, Mequon, West Bend, East Troy, Muskego, Cedarburg, Howards Grove, Waupun, Beaver Dam, Jefferson, Whitewater, Racine, Delavan, Hartford, Grafton, Menomonee Falls, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, and Milwaukee ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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2-14-25 milwaukee schools audit finds widespread problems

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee public school district struggles with a “culture resistant to change” that has undermined its ability to function properly, disproportionately harming its most vulnerable students, an audit ordered by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers released on Thursday found.  Evers, who served as Wisconsin's superintendent of schools before becoming governor, ordered the independent audit last year after it became known the district failed to submit financial reports to the […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025

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2-14-25 fdl man convicted in drug overdose death

A Fond du Lac man has been convicted in a drug overdose death. Jeremy Stoll pleaded no contest to First Degree Reckless Homicide in the June 2022 overdose death of a man in the  town of Lamartine.   An autopsy showed the cause of death was mixed drug toxicity including fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.  A sentencing hearing will be held in June.

todayFebruary 13, 2025