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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to order that he be put on the primary ballot in the battleground state after he was excluded by the state's top Democrats who only put President Joe Biden's name on the ballot.  Phillips asked the state's highest court to take his case on Friday. On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court gave the committee that put […]

Getting through winter healthy means trying to protect yourself from respiratory viruses.  January can be the worst month for these illnesses.  When relatives, friends and co-workers are coming down with coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and fever, keeping viruses at bay means taking steps to protect yourself.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says perhaps the most important thing you can do is thoroughly washing your hands.  "Hand washing reduces the spread […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have sent a bill that would force state wildlife managers to set a firm cap on the state's wolf population to Gov. Tony Evers. The Assembly approved the bill on a voice vote Thursday. The Senate passed it in October. The bill comes after the state Department of Natural Resources adopted a new wolf management plan in October that didn't include a hard cap. […]

Republican congressmen Glenn Grothman and Mike Gallagher have introduced legislation to protect sturgeon spearing in Wisconsin.  Grothman says the SPEAR Act would proactively exempt the state of Wisconsin from any listing of lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.  Currently the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a species status assessment of lake sturgeon and considering listing lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.  Grothman says that would threaten the careful population management […]

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today the online application period for the Public School Open Enrollment Program for the 2024-25 school year opens next week.  Beginning Feb. 5, 2024, and running through April 30, 2024, parents and guardians can apply to send their children to any public school district in Wisconsin during the 2024-25 school year through the open enrollment program. Application materials and additional information on the […]

The Fed's preferred inflation guage has moved below 3% for the first time since March 2021, before the start of the central bank's rate-hiking campaign.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says inflation cooled last month even as the economy kept growing briskly.   Friday's government report showed that prices rose just 0.2 percent from November to December, a pace broadly consistent with pre-pandemic levels and barely above the Fed's 2% annual target.  Compared […]

Waupun Business Alliance members, 1. Nominations are now open for the Community Impact Award, to be presented at the Waupun Business Alliance annual banquet on March 28th. The Community Impact award is given to an organization or an individual who has made or is making a substantial positive impact on the future of Waupun’s residents, economy, or community. Please click here to nominate a person or organization. In addition to the community impact […]

COLUMBUS, Wis. — Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water will review the group’s progress from the past year and explore what’s next for conservation during its Soil Health Expo on Feb. 7. Details Who: Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water, a farmer-led watershed conservation group What: Soil Health Expo When: 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Where: Juneau Community Center, 500 Lincoln Drive, Juneau RSVP: Media should register by emailing […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park Technical College was recently recognized for its comprehensive framework for strategically investing in benefits, compensation, and employee communication to support the health, financial security, and career growth of its employees at a sustainable cost structure. In Gallagher’s 2023 U.S. Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey, the College was identified as an organization that excelled in implementing successful strategies for managing people and programs.   Moraine Park […]