After spending last week in the deep freeze, temperatures this week are forecast well above normal. National Weather Service meteorologist, Taylor Patterson says high temps this week are forecast in the mid to upper 30s. Patterson says that's ten to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. The mild temperatures are expected to continue into next week:
With temperatures rising AAA is warning Wisconsin residents about ice dams which can damage your roof and the inside of your home. AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says ice dams are common in the Midwest and can form anywhere there are drastic temperature shifts. Jarmusz says it's important to know what you're looking for because ice dams can cause costly repairs to your attic, walls, ceilings, insulation and flooring. Ice dams form when […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has secured federal dollars to complete the largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history, going around Republicans who had blocked it. The state Department of Natural Resources planned last year to spend about $4 million in stewardship dollars to cover about a quarter of the price tag for a conservation easement on nearly 56,000 acres of property in northern Wisconsin known as the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the swing state of Wisconsin to announce $5 billion in federal funding for upgrading the Blatnik Bridge and for dozens of similar infrastructure projects nationwide. It's part of the Democratic president's election year push to persuade voters to reward him for his policy achievements. Biden made his pitch Thursday in a state that's part of the “blue wall” trio of states where […]
Wisconsin earns mostly failing grades for tobacco control policies in the latest American Lung Association's 'State of Tobacco Control' report. The 22nd annual report finds that Wisconsin received two F grades, two D grades, and one B grade to prevent and reduce tobacco use. Fond du Lac County Tobacco Prevention and Control coordinator Johanna Brotz says the state received F grades for funding state tobacco prevention programs and ending the sale of all […]
There was little change in the local unemployment rate last month. The Dodge County unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a percent to 2.3 percent in December. The Fond du Lac County rate fell from 2.3 to 2.2 percent. The city of Fond du Lac's jobless rate in December was 2.8 percent, up from 2.7 percent in November.
Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA) released its December 2023 Wisconsin Real Estate Report today. Wisconsin’s existing home sales fell 6.2% in December 2023 relative to December 2022. The statewide median price rose 8.0% to $271,000, which is similar to the pattern seen throughout 2023. New listings of Wisconsin existing homes rose 6.3% in December, compared to that same month in 2022, and this led to an increase […]
Fond du Lac County has a new Clerk of Courts. Fond du Lac County Circuit judges have appointed Deputy Clerk of Courts Michelle “Shelly” Weber to the post. Weber replaces Ramona Geib who retired December 22, 2023. Weber has selected Cassandra Bonack as the Deputy Clerk of Courts. Weber has 23 years of experience in the Clerk of Courts office serving the past eleven years as the Deputy Clerk of Courts. Prior to that she served […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly sent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers a redistricting proposal on Wednesday that largely adopts maps he proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents who would have to face one another in November. Evers is all-but certain to veto the plan, which would then leave it to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to install the state's new maps. The liberal-controlled state Supreme Court […]