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Dozens of US states, including  Wisconsin, California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms. The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is resigning next week after spending less than a year leading the agency that has been at the forefront of fights over combating water pollution and hunting wolves. Adam Payne sent a letter to Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announcing his intention to leave the agency on Nov. 1 and retire next year. Payne says he needs […]

The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the 2023-24 budget and tax levy.  School District Chief of Finance and Operations Mike Gerlach says the budget reflects the spending of $5.3 million for a new artificial turf football stadium and includes a tax levy increase of 13.7 percent.  "It doesn't mean each individual's property value is going to go up 13.7 percent.  The mill rate is going to be $6.46 per […]

Zombie debt is defined as debt that has been “raised from the dead,” so to speak. It could even be something you never owed at all. When a person doesn’t pay a debt, the lender will take action – by phone, letter, or even a court case – to collect the money they are owed. In some cases, though, the debtor simply can’t pay or can’t be found. In other […]

The League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area is hosting our Annual Holiday Gala Meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2023. The event will begin with a social hour at 5:30pm at Vines and Rushes, 410, County Road E, Ripon WI. A buffet dinner will follow at 6:30pm. The program will begin at 7:00pm. The cost of the meal is $20. Members of the public are encouraged and welcome to […]

Thanksgiving is a time of community, sharing, and of course, gratitude. For the fourth year in a row, Holy Family Catholic Community will have all three qualities in full supply as it provides free takeout Thanksgiving meals to people throughout the Fond du Lac area.  Holy Family’s Thanksgiving meal began in 2020 as a way to make sure those who were unable to prepare a meal or who would be […]

Reigning AP national player of the year Zach Edey is a unanimous selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America team in college basketball. The big man tested the NBA waters before deciding to play one more season for No. 3 Purdue. Edey is joined by Marquette guard Tyler Kolek, Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, Duke big man Kyle Filipowski and North Carolina forward Armando Bacot. Edey was the consensus national player […]

Democratic governor Tony Evers is expected to veto a bill that bans gender-affirming surgery for minors in Wisconsin.   The senate gave final approval last week and Fond du Lac Republican senator Dan Feyen voted in favor.  "Right now if you're under the age of 18 you can't even get a tattoo, you can't even buy spray paint, so I don't think it's appropriate that minors should be receiving care like this […]

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says slower economic growth may be needed to conquer stubbornly high inflation.  Powell said last week inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to a 2% target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says he agrees.  "He (Powell) used the word surprise,"  Schoofs told WFDL news.  "...which in the terminology of Powell is a real […]