The Fond du Lac Cardinals Athletic Department is excited to share that Kyle Jefferson will begin the 2023-24 school year as our head track and field coach. Coach Jefferson, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 2012, will oversee both the boys' and girls' track programs. During his time at Wisconsin, he excelled in both track and field and football. He was a letter winner from 2008 to 2012 and […]
The Agnesian HealthCare Foundation has received 3,000 Bombas socks to share with individuals served by the SSM Health Samaritan Clinic, emergency rooms, and long-term care facilities. Bombas is a comfort-focused, basics apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. The company was originally founded in 2013 because socks are the #1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. Underwear and T-shirts are #2 and #3 respectively. While the […]
Bail has been set at $1 million cash for a Ripon man accused of stabbing another man following a fight. Forty five year old Carlos Mendez Villegas is charged with Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and Aggravated Battery with use of a dangerous weapon. Mendez is accused of stabbing and beating a 35 year old man in the head with a pipe following an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been using an alternative state email account under the name of a late Hall of Fame baseball player as a security measure, his spokesperson said Monday. Evers, a Democrat, used a taxpayer-funded email account with the name “warren.spahn@wisconsin.gov" to discuss public business with top-level Cabinet appointees and others, the conservative outlet Wisconsin Right Now first reported on Sunday. Warren Spahn is a Hall […]
Inflation has reached its lowest point in two and a half years. The unemployment rate has stayed below four percent for the longest stretch since the 1960s. And the U.S. economy has repeatedly defied predictions of a coming recession. Yet according to a raft of polls and surveys, most Americans hold a glum view of the economy. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says many factors lie behind the disconnect, including politics. […]
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Nov. 22, 2023) – In 2023, intensifying extreme disasters took a devastating toll on people in the U.S. who turned to the American Red Cross for help coping with a record number of billion-dollar disasters. So far this year, an all-time high of 25 billion-dollar disasters ravaged communities across the country. In addition, families sweltered in the nation’s hottest summer on record, including in communities that rarely experience […]
Students will learn how to turn raw data into knowledge to solve today’s workforce challenges through the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s new School of Informatics. Launching this month, the innovative school will engage students and regional organizations to better understand and apply cutting-edge technology—think AI, cybersecurity and augmented reality. “The School of Informatics is about being future ready for our students and for our region and state. It will harness […]
Many Wisconsinites will donate to charities, nonprofits, and other organizations this holiday season. During Charity Fraud Awareness Week, November 27 through December 1, and in celebration of Giving Tuesday on November 28, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is joining the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in an effort to ensure donors’ money reaches real charitable organizations, not scammers taking advantage of their generosity. “Consumers […]
The number of people sickened by salmonella from cut and whole cantaloupes has more than doubled in a week. Health officials have identified 99 infections across the U.S. Three more brands have joined the recall list: Rudy brand whole cantaloupes and Freshness Guaranteed and RaceTrac brand pre-cut cantaloupes. Most of the cases are in Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Two people died in Minnesota. Health officials are telling people […]