Career Connections Academy is one of Wisconsin’s largest hands-on career expos for middle school students and we need your help to make it a success! This program is designed to teach local 8th grade students about different career pathways and opportunities available in the Fond du Lac area by way of a hands-on career expo. This event impacts nearly all 8th grade students across the Fond du Lac area. This […]
Aaron Rodgers defied conventional medicine by returning to practice just 77 days after surgery for a torn Achilles tendon. How he did it should be the No. 1 question instead of questioning his motivation. Even if Rodgers doesn’t play again for the New York Jets (4-7) this season because it wouldn’t make sense if they’re eliminated from the playoff race, his remarkable recovery sets a standard. Every player who tears an […]
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims of a fatal head on collision on Interstate 41 this week. But Sheriff Dale Schmidt says 82 year old Grace Campagna from Campbellsport died when her vehicle collided head on with a car driven by 34 year old Ying Vang of Oshkosh. Campagna and Vang were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say Campagna was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of 41 near Highway 67 […]
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a so-called grandparent scam in Dodge County. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says a suspect, identified only as a Canadian National, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on several charges including the fraud in Dodge County. The investigation began in May when the Dodge County Sheriff's Office received a report that an elderly resident received a call that their grandson […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday attempting to end the state's near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees. The 2011 law, known as Act 10, has withstood numerous legal challenges over the past dozen years and was the signature legislative achievement of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who used it to mount a presidential run. The latest lawsuit […]
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died of a genetic heart condition, his family says. Ryan, who was 22, died Tuesday at a Duluth hospital. His obituary said he went into cardiac arrest one week earlier following a football team workout in the weight room. Until then, no one knew about the heart condition. His obituary said he was “doing what […]
Wisconsin christmas tree growers continue to thrive despite challenges. State Christmas Tree Producers Association spokesman Greg Hann says he thinks it's going to be another strong year with strong sales. Hann says christmas tree growers have adapted to unusual weather patterns, such as this summer's drought, by changing industry common practices. Hann says the industry also naturally adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and has been thriving since.
In 1983, Milwaukee trio Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut, an album that would quickly enter the college-rock pantheon for its spirited acoustic punk. Forty years later, Craft Recordings has released a deluxe edition of the record, in which the cult band turns back the clock to a moment of intense creative output. “Violent Femmes (Deluxe Edition),” out Friday, is a competent remaster and a brilliantly curated collection of artifacts, with more than […]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Evers Administration today invited Wisconsinites to join the annual State Capitol Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Fri., Dec. 1, 2023, at 12 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This year, the celebration will be hosted by Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Executive Director Elmer Moore Jr., and the governor and members of the Evers Administration will be joined by musical guests […]