As summer comes to an end, join us at Septemberfest for one last “perfect summer day,” where we will have a retro themed blast from the past. This event returns to downtown Ripon, Saturday, September 16th, as a full day of family fun. Thank you to our Title Sponsors: Alliance Laundry Systems, SSM Health, and Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Special Properties. Septemberfest will kick off Friday night with […]
Wisconsin roads are getting more crowded - and hazardous - as more than 845,000 students prepare to return to school. This time of year is particularly dangerous due to the combination of young inexperienced drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists who will all share the road in the early morning and afternoon hours. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 64 percent of child pedestrians killed in traffic crashes occurred during the weekday […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election skeptics from across Wisconsin are pushing for the GOP-controlled state Senate to fire the state’s top nonpartisan election official. Onlookers turned out in force at a hearing Tuesday. They are criticizing Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. Many repeated debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Some Senate Republicans are trying to force a vote on firing Wolfe, despite the Legislature’s attorneys and the state […]
A two year old girl was found safe after she was reported missing overnight at a Green Lake campground. The girl was found sleeping on a sidewalk early Tuesday morning with the help of infrared vision on a drone. She was reported missing from her campsite at the Hattie Sherwood Campground on Lawson Drive in Green Lake.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face of recent criticism. Barrett did not offer any opinion, or speak directly about, recent calls for the justices to institute an official […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators are considering a bill that would weaken Wisconsin regulators' oversight of small zoos. Right now public and private zoos accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association are exempt from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' licensure requirements. Unaccredited zoos must obtain licenses, which lay out pen specifications, record-keeping requirements and animal treatment standards. Sen. Van Wanggaard and Rep. Alex Dallman have proposed a […]
Fond du Lac Morning Rotary and Fond du Lac Evening Satellite Rotary distributed 1,500 books to area students through its Books for Backpacks program during the Back to School event at the Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club / YMCA on Saturday, August 19. Each students was able to select a book to take home. They also received a backpack and school supplies from Back to School. More than […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans on Tuesday proposed a nearly $3 billion tax cut targeting the middle class, but it's unclear whether Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is on board after he vetoed a similar tax cut just last month. “We’re giving the governor a second chance to do the right thing,” Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee, said at a news conference announcing the plan. Republicans […]
As summer winds down many Wisconsin residents will be heading out of town. Wisconsin AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says a lot of people will be traveling for one last summer vacation before kids go back to school. Jarmusz says Thursday afternoon, August 31st will be the busiest time on the road. Gas prices are similar to last year. The month of August has brought some relief, and prices are expected to remain steady […]