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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year. Republican lawmakers have proposed about 50 bills in 20 states this year that would restrict or require public disclosure of DEI initiatives. The bills have a heavy focus on higher […]

Moraine Park Technical College in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has created an articulation agreement to support students impacted by the UWO Fond du Lac campus closure.   MPTC president Bonnie Baerwald says UWO students pursuing an associate degree can continue their classes at MPTC with a guaranteed transfer of all of their UW associate degree credits.  Baerwald says students will transfer their UWO credits to Moraine Park to complete their associate […]

MADISON, Wis., (February 13, 2024) – The new year is off to a hot start for the travel industry, particularly with cruising. Travel professionals with AAA – The Auto Club Group say cruise lines saw record breaking booking days last year, and that trend has carried into 2024.    “We’ve seen cruise ships already sell out of suites and cabins with balconies for various spring and summer itineraries,” said Debbie […]

Fond du Lac, Wis. (February 13, 2024) – The Mid-America Economic Development Council recently selected the 2024 recipients for the annual Bob Ady Scholarship Program.  The scholarship program is named in memory of Bob Ady, a champion for economic development in the U.S. and especially the Mid-America region.    This scholarship program is available for Mid-America Economic Development Council members and non-members.  Applicants were evaluated based on their interest in economic development overall, as […]

Three Beaver Dam firefighters were injured, one seriously, in an air boat training exercise crash on Beaver Dam Lake. The crash occurred shortly after 7:30pm Monday on Grape Island and the cause remains under investigation.

The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of a new Athletic Director and English Language Arts Coordinator.  At their meeting Monday night the school board promoted Fond du Lac High School and STEM Academy German teacher, Thomas Triller to  the new English Language Arts coordinator post.  Triller replaces Lauren Sullivan who is stepping down March first after 10 years with the District to accept a position in the private sector.      Kevin Flegner […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP have used to grow their majorities and advance their agenda over the past 13 years. Wisconsin is a purple state where Republicans have held a firm grip on control of the Legislature even as Democrats have notched significant statewide wins in recent years. But the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court is nearing the release […]

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain announced Monday the discovery of the 244-foot bulk carrier Arlington just north of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The Arlington was fully loaded with wheat and headed to Owen Sound, […]

Three people were transported to the hospital following a three vehicle crash in Fond du Lac.  The crash happened around 3:30pm Monday at the intersection of Military Road and Hickory Street.    Sorensen Auto Sales owner Richard Sorensen told WFDL news on the scene he was working underneath his van when he heard the crash.  "Next thing you know I hear two separate bangs, came walking out and there's a […]